INTRODUCTION TO CSS Flashcards
An electronic device that manipulates information or data.
Computer
It is any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do.
Software
It is any part of your computer that has a physical structure.
Hardware
These are designed for use at a desk or table.
Desktop Computer
It is a computer that serves up information to other computer on a network.
Server
Battery or AC- Powered personal computer that are more portable than desktop computers.
Laptop
A mobile computing device that is designed to be held in one or two hands.
Tablet
It was the first widely sold personal computer with a Graphical User Interface or GUI
MAC
This type of computer began with the original IBM PC that was introduced in 1981.
PC
The core of a computer system.
System Unit
This is used to interact with items on your computer screens.
Mouse
It is an output device that displays video images and texts.
Monitor
It is an input device the main way to enter information into your computer.
Keyboard
This is used to play sounds.
Speaker
This is an external hardware output device that takes electronic data stored on a computer or other device and generates a hardcopy of it.
Printer
It is the main circuit board.
Motherboard
This is the specification of a motherboard.
Motherboard Form Factors
This is the hardware within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program.
Central Processing Unit
This is a processor’s rating that measures a certain number of information processed per second.
Clock Speed
This serves as the processor’s connection to the system memory.
Front Side Bus
This enables the processor to speedily access recently used information.
Cache
It is a hardware device that allows information to be stored and retrieved on a computer.
Random Access Memory
This is a non volatile memory hardware device that permanently stores and retrieved data on a computer.
Hard Disk
Convert direct current power that your motherboard drives another peripherals need.
Power Supply Unit
This is an expansion card which generates a feed of output images to a display.
Graphics Card
It is the connector on a motherboard or on a separate adapter that allows a device to connect a computer.
Port
This port is used to insert microphone.
MIC
This is referred to as audio in and sound in.
Line In
This is referred to as audio out and sound out.
Line Out
