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WorksheetsIntroduction to Computers
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Is your phone considered a Personal Computer?
Yes
No
What does Personal Computer mean?
Designed for a single user.
You can only do personal business on it.
Only applies to a desktop computer.
If anyone else touches it, it will blow up.
What is the building block of all PC's? A special kind of electrical switch.
Computer
Transistor
Hard Drive
Electrode
A transitor is either low or high, and creates a code called:
switch
coding
binary
light
Each binary code is in 1's and 0's and is called a
byte
bit
ball
bait
What is software?
Mouse
Hard drive
Programs and Files
A marshmellow in the hard drive
What is hardware?
The outside "box" of the computer
Football helmet
Hammer
Physical components of a computer
What piece of hardware is considered the "brains" of the computer?
Hard drive
Processor
Transistor
Keyboard
A Processor:
prints a document
Speaks directions to you
interprets the insructions from the software
What does computer memory do? Select 2.
Keep track of software and stores open files
Remembers your shopping list
How the computer types on the screen
can make the computer go faster
What are 2 examples of input devices?
Printer
Mouse
Cellphone
Speakers
What are 2 examples of output devices?
Printer
Keyboard
Cell phone
Scanner
What is the computer part called that holds all of the main hardware components in place?
Keyboard
Hard drive
Processor
Motherboard
What do you absolutely need to run properly in order for your computer to work? It's like a master programmer for your computer, telling everything what to do.
Mouse
CD Drive
Operating System
Transitor
Which of the following is considered software?
CPU - Central Processing Unit
OS - Operation System
RAM - Random Access Memory
Graphics Chip
