Inside the Computer!

Match the following

• CPU

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• Hard Drive

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• Fan

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• Ram

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• Motherboard

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Which component performs the main functions and controls the other parts of the computer?

• Hard Drive

• CPU

• RAM

• ROM

Which of these is the short-term memory?

• CPU

• RAM

  (Random Access Memory)

• ROM

  (Read Only Memory)

• Hard Drive

Which of these is the long-term memory?

• ROM

• Keyboard

• CPU

• Hard Drive

Fans help keep our computer cool. What other component helps keep the computer cool?

• ROM

• Computer Mouse

• Hard Drive

• Heat Sinks

What is the Motherboard?

• It is a circuit board that connects all of the components of the computer

• It is a board named after your mother

• It is a little city inside your computer

• It is the component that controls all of the other computer parts

​ Most personal computers have a ​ (a)   that holds all of the inner workings of the computer. Computers usually have a ​ (b)   to output information from the computer like images and video. Touchscreens can also input information. ​ (c)   allow you to input text information to your computer. ​ A ​ (d)   allows you to input selections and choices into your computer by clicking items.

• computer case
• screen
• Keyboards
• computer mouse

Which of these is NOT a digital device?

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