Unit 1 Review

What is this?

• Motherboard
• CPU
• Keyboard
• RAM

What is this?

• RAM
• ROM
• GPU/Graphics Card
• Hard Drive

What is this?

• NIC
• Power Supply
• ROM
• GPU/Graphics Card

What is this?

• Hard Drive
• Sound Card
• Optical Drive
• USB Port

What is this?

• ROM
• RAM
• Optical Drive
• Solid State Drive

What is this?

• Sound Card
• NIC
• System Unit/case
• RAM

What is this?

• Solid State Drive
• ROM
• NIC
• Power Supply

RAM

• Random Access Memory - short term memory.
• Cools CPU, fan
• Input device with alphabet, numbers, and symbols keys
• Type of hard drive with no moving parts. High-performance drive, fast and cannot be as easily damaged by dropping it

ROM

• Read only memory -long term memory
• Input device that lets you point and click on objects on the screen
• Used to connect almost any type of device to the computer
• Responsible for what you hear in the speakers or headphones

Video Card or GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)

• Responsible for what you see on the monitor
• Lets you read/play CDs and DVDs
• Read Only Memory
• Cools CPU, fan