Understanding Hardware

Question 1

Blue-Ray Drive

Answer 1

Digital optical disc data storage format. It was designed to supersede the DVD format, in that it is capable of storing high-definition video resolution

Question 2

Computer Cooling

Answer 2

CPU fans, which are used in conjunction with heat sinks to prevent overheating of the components in central processing units. Case fans, which cool the surrounding area by circulating fresh air through the case by drawing out hot air, drawing in cooler air, or both.

Question 3

CPU

Answer 3

Is the brain of your computer. It handles all the instructions you give your computer, and the faster it does this, the better

Question 4

Desktop Computers

Answer 4

A desktop computer is a personal computer that fits on or under a desk. They usually consist of a monitor, keyboard, mouse and either a horizontal or vertical (tower) form factor.

Question 5

Disk Storage

Answer 5

Disk storage is a general category of storage mechanisms where data are recorded by various electronic, magnetic, optical, or mechanical changes to a surface layer of one or more rotating disks.

Question 6

Mouse

Answer 6

A computer mouse is an input device that is most often used with a personal computer. Moving a mouse along a flat surface can move the on-screen cursor to different items on the screen.

Question 7

Network card

Answer 7

A network interface controller (NIC, also known as a network interface card, network adapter, LAN adapter or physical network interface, and by similar terms) is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network.

Question 8

Power Supply Unit

Answer 8

A power supply unit (PSU) converts mains AC to low-voltage regulated DC power for the internal components of a computer. Modern personal computers universally use a switched-mode power supply.

Question 9

Printer

Answer 9

a machine for printing text or pictures onto paper, especially one linked to a computer

Question 10

Processor

Answer 10

A part of a computer, such as the central processing unit, that performs calculations or other manipulations of data. A program that translates another program into a form acceptable by the computer being used.

Question 11

DVD drive

Answer 11

An optical disc drive that reads and writes all common CD and DVD formats. All modern optical drives that come with personal computers are CD/DVD drives

Question 12

Flash Drives

Answer 12

a small electronic device containing flash memory that is used for storing data or transferring it to or from a computer, digital camera.

Question 13

Graphics Card

Answer 13

Definition. A video card connects to the motherboard of a computer system and generates output images to display. Video cards are also referred to as graphics cards. Video cards include a processing unit, memory, a cooling mechanism and connections to a display device.

Question 14

Hybrid Devices

Answer 14

A circuit, device, or component that comprises multiple elements or performs multiple functions not normally associated with one another.A hybrid communications system might support both digital and analog signals or perhaps both circuit switching and packet switching.

Question 15

Keyboard

Answer 15

panel of keys that operate a computer or typewriter.

Question 16

Laptops

Answer 16

a computer that is portable and suitable for use while traveling.

Question 17

Microphone

Answer 17

an instrument for converting sound waves into electrical energy variations, which may then be amplified, transmitted, or recorded.

Question 18

Monitor

Answer 18

an instrument or device used for observing, checking, or keeping a continuous record of a process or quantity.

Question 19

Motherboard

Answer 19

a printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors into which other circuit boards can be slotted.

Question 20

RAM

Answer 20

an acronym for random access memory, a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly; that is, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computers and other devices, such as printers.

Question 21

Scanner

Answer 21

a device for examining, reading, or monitoring something, in particular.

Question 22

Servers

Answer 22

a computer or computer program that manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.

Question 23

Smartphones

Answer 23

A cellular phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, Internet access, and an operating system capable of running downloaded applications.

Question 24

Sound Card

Answer 24

a device that can be slotted into a computer to allow the use of audio components for multimedia applications.

Question 25

Speakers

Answer 25

Speaker is defined as an electrical device used to make sound or music louder.

Question 26

Tablets

Answer 26

a computer that accepts input directly onto an LCD screen rather than via a keyboard or mouse.

Question 27

Webcam

Answer 27

a video camera that inputs to a computer connected to the Internet, so that its images can be viewed by Internet users.