Understanding Computers Flashcards
What is hardware?
What you can touch
What is software?
What you can not touch
Give 3 examples of hardware
Printer, speaker, monitor
Give 3 examples of software
Microsoft Words, Google Docs, ChatGPT
An output device is
Piece of hardware that displays/stores processed data
An input device is a
Device used to enter data into a computer
Give 2 examples of an output device
Printer, speaker
Give 2 examples of an input device
Keyboard, Mouse
What is the full form of CPU?
Central Processing Unit
What cycle tasks the CPU with getting the top instruction from a list?
Fetch-Decode-Execute
What is the purpose of Random Access Memory?
To store and retrieve information that must be used quickly
What is the purpose of Read Only Memory(ROM)?
Holds bootstrap loader that is executed when computer turns on
The CPU only understands
Binary code
