Computer Vocabulary 1

A ____ is an electronic device that manipulates information or data

• Computer

• Phone

• Tablet

• Gaming console

___ is any part of your computer that has a physical structure

• Microchip

• Hardware

• Software

• Data

____ is any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do and how to do it

• Hardware

• Medium-ware

• Computer Handbook

• Software

___ is the tool you use to access the Internet

• Web browser

• Internet

• Website

True or False? A Server is a computer that serves up information to other computers on a network

• False

• True

A network is ___

• A system of two or more connected electronic devices for the purpose of sharing data

• A computer that serves up information to other computers on a network

• the computer´s main curcuit board

Peripherals is ___

• What you can see

• types of ports

• devices you can plug into the ports in your computer, such as a keyboard or printer, that is not part of the essential computer (i.e., the memory and microprocessor). These auxiliary devices are intended to be connected to the computer and used

___ is the computer´s main curcuit board

• Motherboard

• Sisterboard

• Hard drive

The Central processing unit (CPU) is ___

• sometimes called the brain of the computer, and its job is to carry out commands also called a processor, is located inside the computer case on the motherboard

• Things are stored

• Short term memory

True or False? Ram is your system's short-term memory

• True

• False