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Question 1

CPU

Answer 1

Central Processing unit

Question 2

Main memory (ram)

Answer 2

Random access memory

Question 3

HDD

Answer 3

Hard disc drive

Question 4

LED

Answer 4

Light emitting diode
Leucht Diode

Question 5

PCB

Answer 5

Printed circuit board
Gedruckte Leiterplatte

Question 6

Transistor

Answer 6

Transistor
Device that amplifies a signal or opens and closes a circuit

Question 7

Integrated circuit

Answer 7

Device made of semiconductor material
Contains many Transistors and performs a specific task

Question 8

Resistor

Answer 8

(Wiederstand)
Device made of material which opposed the flow of electric current

Question 9

Copaciter

Answer 9

(Kondensator)
Electronic component that stores energy in the form of an electronic field
It consists of tie conducting metal plates separated by an insulating material

Question 10

Connector

Answer 10

Anschluss
The part of a cable that plugs into a port or interface

Question 11

Printed circuit board

Answer 11

A thin plate on which chips (integrated circuits) and other electronic components are placed

Question 12

CPU

Answer 12

Central Processing unit, the brains of the computer where most calculations take place

Question 13

Hard disk drive

Answer 13

The device that reads and writes data on a hard disk

Question 14

Micro processor

Answer 14

A silicon chip that contains a cpu

Question 15

Motherboard

Answer 15

The main circuit board of a microcomputer

Question 16

Bus

Answer 16

A collection of wires through which data is transmitted from one part of a computer to another

Question 17

Rom

Answer 17

Read-only memory, computer memory in which data has been pre-recorded
Once data has been written into a ROM chip, it can be inserted to add new capabilities to the computer

Question 18

The component that supplies power to a computer

Answer 18

Power supply

Question 19

Backplane

Answer 19

Rückplatine
The large circuit board that contains sockets for expedition cards

Question 20

Network card

Answer 20

An extension board inserted into a computer so that the computer can be connected to a network

Question 21

Video card

Answer 21

A board that plugs into a PC to give it display capabilities

Question 22

Sound card

Answer 22

An expansion board that enables a computer to manipulate and output sound.

Question 23

Parallel port

Answer 23

An interface capable of transferring more than one bit simultaneously and which is used to connect external devices such as printers

Question 24

Serial port

Answer 24

An interface that can be used for serial communications, in which only 1 but is transmitted at a time

Question 25

Mouse port

Answer 25

A port designed for connecting a mouse to a PC

Question 26

Power cord

Answer 26

Netzkabel Cord used to connect an electrical device to an electrical outlet in order to provide power to the device

Question 27

Smallest unit of data It's either one or zero

Answer 27

Bit

Question 28

Byte

Answer 28

A group of eight bits make one byte

Question 29

Access time

Answer 29

The time it takes for information to be accessed

Question 30

Purpose

Answer 30

Zweck

Question 31

Reliable

Answer 31

Zuverlässig

Question 32

A means

Answer 32

Ein mittel

Question 33

Erhalten

Answer 33

To obtain

Question 34

Eine Gelegenheit

Answer 34

An occasion

Question 35

Erkennen

Answer 35

To recognize

Question 36

Ein Gerät

Answer 36

A device

Question 37

Verstärken

Answer 37

To amplify

Question 38

Ein Kreislauf

Answer 38

A circuit

Question 39

Ein Halbleiter

Answer 39

Semiconductor

Question 40

Elektrischer strom

Answer 40

Electric current

Question 41

Isolieren

Answer 41

To insulate

Question 42

Ausstrahlen

Answer 42

To emit

Question 43

To store

Answer 43

Speichern

Question 44

Leiten

Answer 44

Conduct

Question 45

Ein Draht

Answer 45

Wire

Question 46

Nachteil

Answer 46

Drawback

Question 47

Etwas benötigen

Answer 47

To require

Question 48

Etwas aufrechterhalten

Answer 48

To maintain something

Question 49

Define hardware

Answer 49

All parts you can physically touch

Question 50

Define software

Answer 50

A set instructions for a computer to perform specific operation

Question 51

Desktop computer

Answer 51

Not portable Consists of many units Separate input and output devices

Question 52

Laptop

Answer 52

Portable One unit

Question 53

Input devices

Answer 53

Camera Scanner Keyboard Microphone Mouse

Question 54

Output devices

Answer 54

Printed Speaker Monitor

Question 55

Peripheral devices

Answer 55

Image scanner External hard disk drive Printer