WorksheetsInternal Hardware Devices in a Computer and Their Functions
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
This is used to make visual images that can be displayed on a monitor
heat dispersal
storage device
optical drive
sound
graphics card or video card
Hardware used to drive speakers is usually built into the motherboard- what am I talking about?
graphics card or video card
sound
heat dispersal
storage device
optical drive
the fan and heat sink are needed by the CPU and other hot parts of the computer so they don't burn out, what do we call this system
graphics card or video card
sound
heat dispersal
storage device
optical drive
This uses laser light to read data from CDs and DVDs
sound
heat dispersal
storage device
optical drive
how quickly a component works (the faster the better)
clock speed
cache memory
PSU
Cache
is a fast memory that is used as a data buffer
a slow memory
is clock speed
What is data bus?
a circuit that connects one part of the mother board to another
a fast clock speed
local memory
what is a system on a chip
a device that is run on a single chip
a device that needs many chips to run
device that sits on top of a chip
what is a chip?
an integrated circuit
a single component
is soldered onto an electronic circuit board
is soldered onto an electronic circuit board to connect the chip to the rest of the device
all of them
Examples devices containing soc (system on a chip)
microwave
tablet
mobile phone
all of them
name two components of heat dispersal system
heat sink and fan
fan and projector
heat sink and projector
Motherboard
the brain of the computer, processes all data
connects all components
stores all data permanently
cools the CPU
CPU
supplies power to the components
the heart of the computer, connects all the components
connects the hard drive to the motherboard
the brain of the computer, executes all the programs
hard drive
plays dvds
storage for all software and files on the computer
allows the computer to "think"
cools the CPU
power supply
cools the CPU
supplies and regulates electrical current to all of the components
stores all the data on a computer
is the brain of the computer; executes all programs
CPU Fan
sits on top of the heat sink, and draws heat away from the CPU so it doesn't overheat
cools the entire computer
acts like the CPUs assistant
sits directly on top of the CPU, and cools the CPU while it is working
heat sink
stores all software and files
helps lower the temperature of the CPU by distributing heat on its fins
supplies power to the CPU
helps lower the temperature of the CPU with its fan blades
DVD/CD Drive
a disc for watching movies or listening to music
streams video
the disc contained on a hard drive
writes data onto removable discs, or reads data off of the disc.
RAM
permanently stores data like software and user files on a computer
is the brain of the computer, executing all programs
temporarily stores data allowing which increases the computer's processing power
temporarily stores data if you hard drive runs out of space
graphics card
processes images and sounds
processes images for display on the monitor
makes video games run faster
stores all images and videos on your computer
circuit
any cable that connects two components
cables that run from the power supply to the components to transmit electricity
path between two or more points along which an electrical current can transmit data.
a copper wire that conducts electricity
A peripheral
a screen that is very large, such as an IMAX screen that is so large you can't see the whole thing at once.
device such as a keyboard or printer, that is not part of the essential computer and are connected through ports.
any screen used to display graphics such as streaming videos or video games.
input devices
