Parts of a Computer

Question 1

bit

Answer 1

the smallest piece of information used by the computer

Question 2

byte

Answer 2

a piece of computer information made up of eight bits

Question 3

bus

Answer 3

an electronic pathway through which data is transmitted between components in a computer

Question 4

card

Answer 4

a printed circuit board that adds some feature to a computer

Question 5

CD-ROM

Answer 5

an acronym for Compact Disc Read Only Memory

Question 6

CPU

Answer 6

the Central Processing Unit - the processing chip that is the “brains” of a computer

Question 7

disk

Answer 7

a spinning platter made of magnetic or optically etched material on which data can be stored

Question 8

disk drive

Answer 8

the machinery that reads or writes the data from a disk

Question 9

expansion slot

Answer 9

a connector inside the computer which allows one to plug in a printed circuit board that provides new or enhanced features

Question 10

gig

Answer 10

short for gigabyte - 1024 megabytes

Question 11

hard drive

Answer 11

a large capacity storage device made of multiple disks stored in a rigid case

Question 12

K

Answer 12

short for kilobyte

Question 13

Mb or MB

Answer 13

short for megabyte

Question 14

memory

Answer 14

the temporary holding area where data is stored while it is being used or changed

Question 15

operating system

Answer 15

the system software that controls the computer

Question 16

PC

Answer 16

acronym for personal computer

Question 17

peripheral

Answer 17

an add-on component to your computer

Question 18

RAM

Answer 18

acronym for Random-Access Memory

Question 19

ROM

Answer 19

acronym for Read Only Memory

Question 20

serial port

Answer 20

a port that allows data to be transmitted in a series (one after the other), such as the printer

Question 21

the smallest piece of information used by the computer

Answer 21

bit

Question 22

a piece of computer information made up of eight bits

Answer 22

byte

Question 23

an electronic pathway through which data is transmitted between components in a computer

Answer 23

bus

Question 24

a printed circuit board that adds some feature to a computer

Answer 24

card

Question 25

an acronym for Compact Disc Read Only Memory

Answer 25

CD-ROM

Question 26

the Central Processing Unit - the processing chip that is the “brains” of a computer

Answer 26

CPU

Question 27

a spinning platter made of magnetic or optically etched material on which data can be stored

Answer 27

disk

Question 28

the machinery that reads or writes the data from a disk

Answer 28

disk drive

Question 29

a connector inside the computer which allows one to plug in a printed circuit board that provides new or enhanced features

Answer 29

expansion slot

Question 30

short for gigabyte - 1024 megabytes

Answer 30

gig

Question 31

a large capacity storage device made of multiple disks stored in a rigid case

Answer 31

hard drive

Question 32

short for kilobyte

Answer 32

K

Question 33

short for megabyte

Answer 33

Mb or MB

Question 34

the temporary holding area where data is stored while it is being used or changed

Answer 34

memory

Question 35

the system software that controls the computer

Answer 35

operating system

Question 36

acronym for personal computer

Answer 36

PC

Question 37

an add-on component to your computer

Answer 37

peripheral

Question 38

acronym for Random-Access Memory

Answer 38

RAM

Question 39

acronym for Read Only Memory

Answer 39

ROM

Question 40

a port that allows data to be transmitted in a series (one after the other), such as the printer

Answer 40

serial port