Computer Parts and Ports

Name the computer hardware component that holds and protects the other hardware components

• Computer case/tower/file

• Motherboard

• Peripheral device

• Power supply

Which is the computer’s long-term memory (storage)

• Central Processing Unit (CPU)

• Random Access Memory (RAM)

• Hard drive

• Optical drive

The two types of Hard Drives include the Hard Disk Drive and the __________________

• Optical Drive

• Solid State Drive

• CPU

• RAM

Name the part that supplies electric power to the computer

• CPU

• RAM

• Power Supply

• Motherboard

This allows the computer to read data from a disk or write data to a disk

• Optical Drive

• Video/graphics card

• RAM

• Solid State Drive

The "heart" of the computer is a nickname for the

• CPU

• Hard drive

• RAM

• Motherboard

The “brain” of the computer is the _____________

• Hard Disk Drive

• RAM

• CPU

• Motherboard

The computer’s short-term memory (storage) is the ___________________

• RAM

• Hard Disk Drive

• Solid State Drive

• Optical Drive

Name the hardware component that handles the display of pictures and movies

• Video/graphics card

• Motherboard

• Hard drive

• Flash drive

CPU stands for

• Computer Processing Unit

• Central Printing Unit

• Central Processing Unit

• Cyber Processing Unit