WorksheetsHardware Intro Vocab
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Output Device
A piece of computer equipment on which information can be stored.
Ex. Hard Disk Drive, USB Flash Memory, CD, DVD, etc.
Any hardware device used to send data from a computer to another device or user.
Ex. Monitors, Projectors, Printers Headphones, Speakers
A peripheral device that accepts data and feeds it into a computer.
Ex. Keyboard, Mouse, Touch Screen, etc.
Storage Device
A piece of computer equipment on which information can be stored.
Ex. Hard Disk Drive, USB Flash Memory, CD, DVD, etc.
A set of instructions, data or programs used to operate computers and execute specific tasks.
Ex. Video Player, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, etc.
A non-volatile data storage device. Maintains stored data when turned off.
Ex. SATA, SSD, and NVMe
Hardware
A set of instructions, data or programs used to operate computers and execute specific tasks.
Ex. Video Player, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, etc.
A power supply provides components with electric power.
Ex. Motherboard, RAM, CPU, Hard Drive, Disc Drives, etc.
Refers to the physical elements of a computer. Most can’t be seen though, they’re inside the computer case.
Ex. Keyboard, Monitor, Mouse, and Processing Unit
Software
The part of a computer in which operations are controlled and executed.
Ex. Single-core, dual-core, quad-core, hexa core, octa-core, and deca core
A set of instructions, data or programs used to operate computers and execute specific tasks.
Ex. Video Player, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, etc.
A device that enables a user to input text into a computer or any electronic machinery.
Ex. Virtual Keyboard, Gaming Keyboard, Smart Phone Keyboard, etc.
Input Device
A peripheral device that accepts data and feeds it into a computer.
Ex. Keyboard, Mouse, Touch Screen, etc.
Any hardware device used to send data from a computer to another device or user.
Ex. Monitors, Projectors, Printers Headphones, Speakers
Refers to the physical elements of a computer. Most can’t be seen though, they’re inside the computer case.
Ex. Keyboard, Monitor, Mouse, and Processing Unit
Central Processing Unit
The part of a computer in which operations are controlled and executed.
Ex. Single-core, dual-core, quad-core, hexa core, octa-core, and deca core
A printed circuit board that controls the output to a display screen.
Ex. GPUs come in two different types: Integrated and Dedicated
A computer input device in the form of a small panel containing different touch-sensitive areas.
Ex. Two primary types:
Resistive and Capacitive
Keyboard
A device that enables a user to input text into a computer or any electronic machinery.
Ex. Virtual Keyboard, Gaming Keyboard, Smart Phone Keyboard, etc.
A hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface.
Ex. Gaming Mouse, Magic Mouse, Wireless Mouse, Wired Mouse, etc.
An electronic visual computer display that includes a screen.
Ex. LED Monitors, Plat Panel Monitors, etc.
Processing Device
Refers to the physical elements of a computer. Most can’t be seen though, they’re inside the computer case.
Ex. Keyboard, Monitor, Mouse, and Processing Unit
Any device inside a computer that interprets and manipulates incoming data during this stage.
Ex. Network Card, Video Card, Sound Card, Motherboard, etc.
A set of instructions, data or programs used to operate computers and execute specific tasks.
Ex. Video Player, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, etc.
Hard Disk Drive
A cloud computing model that stores data on the Internet through a cloud computing provider who manages and operates data storage as a service.
Ex. Apple (iCloud), Dropbox, etc.
A non-volatile data storage device. Maintains stored data when turned off.
Ex. SATA, SSD, and NVMe
A form of computer memory that can be read and changed in any order.
Ex. Hard Drives, CD writers, DVD, etc.
Mouse
A form of computer memory that can be read and changed in any order.
Ex. Hard Drives, CD writers, DVD, etc.
A hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface.
Ex. Gaming Mouse, Magic Mouse, Wireless Mouse, Wired Mouse, etc.
A non-volatile data storage device. Maintains stored data when turned off.
Ex. SATA, SSD, and NVMe
Monitor
A device which can be slotted into a computer to allow the use of audio components for multimedia applications.
Ex. What turns your iTunes files into music on your MacBook.
The part of a computer in which operations are controlled and executed.
Ex. Single-core, dual-core, quad-core, hexa core, octa-core, and deca core
An electronic visual computer display that includes a screen.
Ex. LED Monitors, Plat Panel Monitors, etc.
Power Supply Box
A cloud computing model that stores data on the Internet through a cloud computing provider who manages and operates data storage as a service.
Ex. Apple (iCloud), Dropbox, etc.
A power supply provides components with electric power.
Ex. Motherboard, RAM, CPU, Hard Drive, Disc Drives, etc.
A main printed circuit board (PCB) in a computer.
Ex. ATX, Micro-ATX, and Mini-ITX
Graphics Card
A device which can be slotted into a computer to allow the use of audio components for multimedia applications.
Ex. What turns your iTunes files into music on your MacBook.
A main printed circuit board (PCB) in a computer.
Ex. ATX, Micro-ATX, and Mini-ITX
A printed circuit board that controls the output to a display screen.
Ex. GPUs come in two different types: Integrated and Dedicated
Touch Pad
A computer input device in the form of a small panel containing different touch-sensitive areas.
Ex. Two primary types:
Resistive and Capacitive
The part of a computer in which operations are controlled and executed.
Ex. Single-core, dual-core, quad-core, hexa core, octa-core, and deca core
A device that enables a user to input text into a computer or any electronic machinery.
Ex. Virtual Keyboard, Gaming Keyboard, Smart Phone Keyboard, etc.
Read Only Memory (ROM)
A main printed circuit board (PCB) in a computer.
Ex. ATX, Micro-ATX, and Mini-ITX
A form of computer memory that can be read and changed in any order.
Ex. Hard Drives, CD writers, DVD, etc.
Memory read at high speed but not capable of being changed by program instructions.
Ex. PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, etc.
Random Access Memory (RAM)
A form of computer memory that can be read and changed in any order.
Ex. Hard Drives, CD writers, DVD, etc.
Memory read at high speed but not capable of being changed by program instructions.
Ex. PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, etc.
A non-volatile data storage device. Maintains stored data when turned off.
Ex. SATA, SSD, and NVMe
Sound Card
A device which can be slotted into a computer to allow the use of audio components for multimedia applications.
Ex. What turns your iTunes files into music on your MacBook.
A printed circuit board that controls the output to a display screen.
Ex. GPUs come in two different types: Integrated and Dedicated
The part of a computer in which operations are controlled and executed.
Ex. Single-core, dual-core, quad-core, hexa core, octa-core, and deca core
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
A device which can be slotted into a computer to allow the use of audio components for multimedia applications.
Ex. What turns your iTunes files into music on your MacBook.
A main printed circuit board (PCB) in a computer.
Ex. ATX, Micro-ATX, and Mini-ITX
(USB) A common interface that enables communication between devices and a host controller such as a PC or smartphone.
Ex. USB
Cloud Storage
Any device inside a computer that interprets and manipulates incoming data during this stage.
Ex. Network Card, Video Card, Sound Card, Motherboard, etc.
A cloud computing model that stores data on the Internet through a cloud computing provider who manages and operates data storage as a service.
Ex. Apple (iCloud), Dropbox, etc.
A non-volatile data storage device. Maintains stored data when turned off.
Ex. SATA, SSD, and NVMe
Motherboard
A non-volatile data storage device. Maintains stored data when turned off.
Ex. SATA, SSD, and NVMe
A printed circuit board that controls the output to a display screen.
Ex. GPUs come in two different types: Integrated and Dedicated
A main printed circuit board (PCB) in a computer.
Ex. ATX, Micro-ATX, and Mini-ITX
