Computer Hardware Checkpoint 1

A monitor is an input device.

• True

• False

A keyboard is an output device.

• True

• False

A CPU provides the instructions and processing power the computer needs to do its work.

• True

• False

A hard drive stores digital information.

• True

• False

An external hard drive stores digital information and is portable.

• True

• False

A thumb drive is not portable.

• True

• False

A mouse pad controls the motion of a pointer in two dimensions in a graphical user interface (GUI) on a desktop computer.

• True

• False

A mouse controls the motion of a pointer in two dimensions in a graphical user interface (GUI).

• True

• False

A printer connects to the computer by cable or wirelessly.

• True

• False

A scanner is a device for printing information from the computer on paper.

• True

• False