Computer Hardware Flashcards
What is motherboard?
is the main circuit board of a computer.
What is the power supply?
changes normal household electricity into electricity that a computer can use.
What is Hard Drive?
is the device a computer uses to store information long-term.
What is RAM? What do it stand for ?
Random-access- memory temporarily stores information inside a computer. The information is lost when the computer is turned off.
What is Expansion Card?
allows the addition of new features to a computer.
What is Expansion Slot?
is a socket on the motherboard to plug in expansion cards.
What is Hard disk ?
A disk on which information is saved and stored in the computer even when it is not connected to a power supply.
What is the monitor?
An output device that displays information in pictorial form, allowing the user to interact with the computer interface and open programs typically using a keyboard and mouse.
What is CPU? and what do it stand for?
Central Processing Unit is a A control center that converts data input to information output. This is a highly complex, extensive set of electronic circuitry that executes stored program instructions.
Network Cables
These cables connect and transfer data and information between computers.
Wi-fi Routers
transmit, receive, and decode information sent using radio waves.
Laser Printers
These printers use a laser to form a pattern of electrostatically charged dots on a light-sensitive drum, which attracts toner (or dry ink powder). The toner is transferred to a paper and is fixed by a heating process.
