Hardware Software

What is Binary Code?

• A language that computers speak made up of 0s and 1s.

• A secret spy language used during WWII.

• A code of honor that knights followed.

• The bar code on items that you buy at the grocery story.

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________ is all the physical parts of a computer you can touch.

• Software

• Hardware

• Input

• Output

This part of the computer is the brains of the computer. It bosses the other parts of the computer and tells them what to do. It is very smart, but has no memory of it's own. What is this part called.

• GPU

• RAM

• CPU

• ROM

This is the smaller fast memory that works with the CPU to store information. Everything it stores is forgotten when the computer is turned off. What is this computer part?

• CPU

• GPU

• ROM

• RAM

A keyboard is a type of device used to put data or information into a computer. What is the name for this type of hardware?

• Output device
• Storage device
• Processing device
• Input device

A monitor is a type of device that allows a computer to send data or information out to the user. What is this type of hardware called?

• Input device
• Output device
• Storage device
• Processing device

All the images on your computer screen are controlled by a processor. What is the name of this internal hardware?

• CPU (Central Processing Unit)

• RAM (Random Access Memory)

• GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)

• Hard Disk Drive

This is a type of storage or memory in a computer. It keeps pictures and games saved on your computer. What is the name of this internal hardware?

• Processor
• RAM
• Hard Drive or Mass Storage

• Motherboard

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________ is the name for all the apps and games on your computer.

• Software
• Hardware
• Internet
• Email

Which step shows the binary code sent from the computer to the output device?

• Step 3

• Step 2

• Step 5

• Step 6