computers

Question 1

what are the 4 basic computer processes

Answer 1

input, process, storage, and output

Question 2

what are some examples of input devices

Answer 2

keyboard, mic, mouse, scanner

Question 3

what are some examples of output devices

Answer 3

CDs, DVDs, monitor, printer

Question 4

what is the cpu and its function

Answer 4

it is the central processing unit/ acts as computers brain

Question 5

what is SSD stand for and its function

Answer 5

solid state drive/ the most common type of hardware for storage and is also long lasting

Question 6

Sata

Answer 6

used to connect hard drives

Question 7

what does RAM stand for and what is its function

Answer 7

Random accesses memory/ stores short term memory in the CPU

Question 8

what is ROM and what is its function

Answer 8

a computer storage that can only be read and not written

Question 9

define cold boot

Answer 9

turning a computer on

Question 10

define warm boot

Answer 10

restarting a computer

Question 11

what does the computer case act as

Answer 11

the skin of the computer

Question 12

what does the mother bpoard act as

Answer 12

the spinal cord of the computer

Question 13

what does the buses( binary usage system) act as

Answer 13

they act as the nerves

Question 14

what does the monitor act as

Answer 14

the eyes

Question 15

what does the graphic card act as

Answer 15

the retina

Question 16

what does GPU stand for

Answer 16

graphic processing unit

Question 17

what do the speakers, headphones, and earphones act as

Answer 17

the ears

Question 18

what does the 3,5 min cable/ quarter cable act as

Answer 18

the ear canal

Question 19

what does the modem act as

Answer 19

mouth

Question 20

what is the DSL

Answer 20

(digital subscriber line) is a modem line the uses telephone lines to transport data

Question 21

how does the fiber transport data

Answer 21

through light pulses through glass

Question 22

what does the Ethernet 6 cable act as

Answer 22

teh vocal cords

Question 23

what does the power act as

Answer 23

the aorta

Question 24

what does the heat sink/or fan act as

Answer 24

the sweat glands

Question 25

what are transiters

Answer 25

they are the building block of the computer/ can be used to represent words, pictures or numbers/

Question 26

what code does transiters use

Answer 26

binary

Question 27

what is each 1 and 0 in binary code called

Answer 27

a bit

Question 28

how much transistors does a computers hard ware contain

Answer 28

it contains billions to process info faster

Question 29

what is software

Answer 29

a list of instructions telling transmitters what to do

Question 30

to work all computers need what

Answer 30

processes, memory, input devices, and output devices

Question 31

where is all hard ware connected through

Answer 31

the mother board

Question 32

what do the metal pathways on the mother board do

Answer 32

the wire hardware to one big circuit

Question 33

what is the operating system

Answer 33

helps master program the whole computer/manages interactions between hard ware and software

Question 34

what do computers uses to send electrical signals in binary code

Answer 34

switches

Question 35

what does one mean in binary code

Answer 35

on

Question 36

hat does zero mean in binary code

Answer 36

off

Question 37

what is the most common type of mouse

Answer 37

mechanical or ball mouse

Question 38

what happens when you move the mouse

Answer 38

the ball on the bottom transfers movement to slotted wheels

Question 39

what does each wheel in a ball mouse have

Answer 39

it has a light emitting diode (LED) and a light receiver called a photodiode

Question 40

what does the LED shoot across the wheels to the photodiode

Answer 40

light

Question 41

what does the flashing light from the LED to the photodiode cause

Answer 41

it causes pulsing electrical signals that transfer to your computer

Question 42

what does the computer see the pulses of light from the LED as

Answer 42

a pair of coordinates

Question 43

what year was the optical mouse released

Answer 43

in 1999

Question 44

what do optiocal mice have less of

Answer 44

they had less moving parts so less dirt got on sensitive areas

Question 45

in a ink jet printer, the futher the dots are apart means what

Answer 45

the lighter the image

Question 46

what 4 color does a printer use to add color

Answer 46

cyan, magenta, black, and yellow

Question 47

how are laser jet computers and ink jet computer similar

Answer 47

they both get signals from the computer