Computer system components.

Question 1

What is hardware?

Answer 1

Hardware is the physical part of a computer system, the part that you can touch and see.

Question 2

What is software?

Answer 2

The instructions that tell a computer what to do.

Question 3

What is an input device?

Answer 3

An input device is a piece of hardware that is used to enter data into a computer.

Question 4

What is an output device?

Answer 4

An output device is a piece of hardware that is used to display data.

Question 5

What is a storage device?

Answer 5

A piece of computer equipment on which information can be stored.

Question 6

What is a processing device?

Answer 6

Processing devices are the components responsible for the processing of information in the computer system.

Question 7

What does a processing device include?

Answer 7

It includes devices such as the CPU, memory and motherboard.

Question 8

List 13 components of a computer system:

Answer 8

Speakers
Monitors
DVD drive
System unit
Printer
Hard drive
Flash memory card reader
Floppy disk drive
Mouse
Keyboard
Microphone
Floppy disk
DVD disks.

Question 9

List 5 output devices that you know:

Answer 9

Projector
Headphones
Printer
Computer speakers
Monitor.

Question 10

List 5 input devices that you know:

Answer 10

Scanner
Lightpen
Microphone
Keyboard
Mouse