Computer Terms

Question 1

Laptop

Answer 1

Small Portable PC

Question 2

Desktop

Answer 2

Stationary Pc

Question 3

Power Supply

Answer 3

Converts main AC to low-voltage regulated DC power

Question 4

Motherboard (Main Circuit board)

Answer 4

Allows communication between components

Question 5

CPU (Central processing unit)

Answer 5

Executes instructions of computer programs

Question 6

Graphics Card

Answer 6

Generates a feed of graphics

Question 7

GPU (General processing unit)

Answer 7

Specialized electronic circuit designed to accelerate computer graphics; graphics cards main component

Question 8

Network Interface Controller

Answer 8

Connects a computer to a computer network

Question 9

Hard Disk Drive ( HDD)

Answer 9

Electro-mechanical storage device

Question 10

Solid-State Drive (SDD)

Answer 10

Storage device that uses integrated circuit assemblies

Question 11

RAM (Random access memory)

Answer 11

Form of a computer memory that can be read and changed in any order, used to store working data and machine code.

Question 12

USB (Universal Serial Bus)

Answer 12

Industry standard that specifies the physical interfaces and protocols for connecting, data transferring and powering of hosts.

Question 13

Monitor

Answer 13

An output device that displays info in pictorial/textual form

Question 14

Mouse

Answer 14

Hand held input device

Question 15

Keyboard

Answer 15

Input device which uses an arrangement of buttons