Hardware On the Inside Flashcards
1
Q
What connects computers and allow them to talk to each other?
A
Modem
2
Q
What wakes up the computer and reminds it what to do?
A
Bios
3
Q
What is the brain of the computer?
A
CPU
4
Q
What has very good memory and can read but not write?
A
ROM
5
Q
What stores information on the computer with magnetic cylinders?
A
Hard Drive
6
Q
What can read and write but if it turns off, it can forget everything?
A
RAM
7
Q
What holds all of the other curcuit boards?
A
Motherboard
8
Q
What gives electricity into the computer?
A
Power Supply
9
Q
What handles the graphics that are displayed on the monitor?
A
Video Card
10
Q
What connects other hardware, like the keyboard, to another?
A
Port
