Intro to Computers

Microcomputers, different from those giant mainframes and supercomputers, are designed for individuals. In fact, the microcomputer is often called the: ​​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• personal computer
• mainframe

________ and ________ computers are the most commonly seen microcomputers.

• Desktops and laptops

• Laptop and smartphone

• Paper and Desktop

• Pen and Pencil

Just like human beings, computers communicate through receiving and sending messages. We refer to those message receiving components as _______ devices and those which send messages as _____ devices.

• input devices and output devices

• Human devices and Inanimate devices

• Natural devices and Artificial devices

• Communication devices and Silent devices

All keyboards are made up of the main ______ area ​ (a)  

• main typing area
• mainframe

The keyboard has two sets of keys: the ______ keys and the _______ keys.

• Banana and Orange

• Cloud and unicorn

• function and control

• Galatic and intergalatic

Like a mouse, a touchpad is a pointing device. It features a ___________, which can translate the motion of your fingers to movement on screen.​ (a)  

• pointing
• dragging

LED monitors take advantage of the ________________ technology, which provides better quality images.​ (a)  

• light emitting diodes
• unicorn technology

Many printers use a _______________, or USB cable to connect to the computer.​ ​ ​ (a)  

• USB cable
• VHS cable

Once you open the computer, the first thing you see is a big board, which holds all the components together. We call it the ________, or sometimes the ____________.

• Motherboard or mainboard

• Sightboard or sight

• Gameboard or playing device

• Mothership or

  motherboard

Once you open a file or a program, the software and data will load from the ___________ back to the ______.

• cloud, server
• RAM, motherboard
• hard drive, RAM

• hard drive, processor