WorksheetsPIT Hardware and Software Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
An electronic device with a screen used for display is called a (a) .
What is a keyboard?
What is a PC?
A computer designed for general use by a single user.
Programs that operate your computer to perform a function.
A high-capacity, self-contained storage device containing a read-write mechanism plus one or more hard disks, inside a sealed unit.
The actions that a computer takes to execute commands a user makes.
What is Software?
A printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device.
Provides an internet connection, and connects devices to a local network.
An integrated circuit that generates the video signal sent to a computer display.
The programs and other operating information used by a computer.
What is a CPU
To provide an internet connection, and connect devices to a local network.
The primary component of a computer that acts as its “control center.”
An electrical device that offers electric power to an electrical load.
The programs and other operating information used by a computer.
Draw a Power Cord
What is a mouse
A small handheld device that is dragged across a flat surface to move the cursor on a computer screen, typically having buttons that are pressed to control functions.
an electrical cable that temporarily connects an appliance to the mains electricity supply via a wall socket or extension cord.
A printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors into which other circuit boards can be slotted.
An input device that allows a person to enter letters, numbers, and other symbols (together, these are called characters) into a computer.
What is Random Access Memory (RAM)
Integrated circuit that generates the video signal sent to a computer display.
The programs and other operating information used by a computer.
A computer's short-term memory, where the data that the processor is currently using is stored.
An electrical device that offers electric power to an electrical load.
What is a Power Supply
an electrical cable that temporarily connects an appliance to the mains electricity supply via a wall socket or extension cord.
Tools, machinery, and other durable equipment.
The programs and other operating information used by a computer.
An electrical device that offers electric power to an electrical load.
What is a Motherboard
A high-capacity, self-contained storage device containing a read-write mechanism plus one or more hard disks, inside a sealed unit. Also called hard disk drive.
A printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors into which other circuit boards can be slotted.
The primary component of a computer that acts as its “control center.”
A place in a computer where an expansion card can be inserted.
