Introduction to the Personal Computer

Question 1

Form Factor

Answer 1

The size, shape and physical layout of computer components such as case, motherboard, and power supplies

Question 2

Volts

Answer 2

The measure of the work that is required to move a charge from one location to another

Question 3

Ohms

Answer 3

The measure of resistance to the flow of current in a circuit

Question 4

Amps

Answer 4

The measure of the number of electrons moving through a circuit per second

Question 5

Watts

Answer 5

The measure of the work per second of electrical curent

Question 6

CPU

Answer 6

The brain of the computer

Question 7

RAM

Answer 7

The main temporary working storage location for data and programs (a.k.a. Random Access Memory)

Question 8

ROM

Answer 8

Memory location that stores basic operational instructions used by the CPU for booting the computer

Question 9

RAID

Answer 9

A redundant array of disk drives that provides redundancy and fault tolerance

Question 10

Solid State Drives

Answer 10

Storage Devices that are replacing magnetic disk drives for permanent data storage

Question 11

Hard Disk Drive

Answer 11

Magnetic disk drives that are used for permanent data storage

Question 12

Thin Client

Answer 12

Computers that rely on a central server for all, or most, data storage and processing resources

Question 13

Motherboard

Answer 13

The main circuit board inside the computer to which all computer components connect

Question 14

Chipset

Answer 14

Integrated circuits on the motherboard that control system hardware interaction with the CPU and motherboard