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What is inside a computer and the main function?

Authored by Bailey Stevens

Instructional Technology

10th Grade

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What is inside a computer and the main function?
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a Motherboard?

The Computers Life

The main printed circuit board (PCB) in a computer

Providing connections and support for essential components such as the CPU, RAM, storage drives, expansion cards, and peripherals.

The largest printed circuit board in a machine's chassis

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the RAM?

The RAM is your computer or laptop's short-term memory

The RAM allows your computer to perform most of its everyday tasks, such as loading applications, browsing the internet, editing a spreadsheet, or experiencing the latest game

The RAM is used for immediate data storage and retrieval

Random-Access Memory

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the CPU?

the primary component of a computer that acts as its “control center”

Central Processing Unit

A CPU has three main parts: arithmatic logic unit (ALU), control unit (CU), and memory unit

The CPU is the shortest for binary digit

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is ALU?

The ALU is a key component of a computer's central processor unit

Arithmetic Logic Unit

Arithmetic logic unit (ALU) is a circuit board embedded within a computer's central processing unit (CPU)

Without the ALU, computers would be incapable of performing even the simplest tasks

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the GPU?

The GPU is an electronic circuit that can perform mathematical calculations at high speed

Graphics Processing Unit

The GPU is somthing that is needed to dedicated GPU for graphics-intensive gaming, editing video, and mining Bitcoin

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Control Unit?

The control unit fetches instructions from the CPU's memory, represented in bits, and translates those instructions into control signals in the form of pulses of electricity or light

A Central Control Unit is a component in a networked system that gathers and transmits information to manage and control multiple entities

The control unit acts as the brain of the CPU because it controls and manages the execution of instructions

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