Computer Hardware Y7

Define Computer hardware

• the collection of physical parts of a computer system. 
• the color of the computer 
• how the computer looks 

Is the electronic circuitry within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetic, logical, control and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions.

• USB
• ROM
• CPU
• UPS

Which type of hard drive has no moving parts?

• RAM

• Motherboard

• Magnetic Drive

• Solid State Drive (SSD)

What is the main function of the CPU?

• To carry out processing of the data.
• To help with playing games.
• To fetch instructions from memory, decode them and execute the instructions.
• To heat up the computer.

What are registers used for?

• To check that students are in school.
• To temporarily hold bits of data needed by the CPU.
• To make sure that the CPU runs properly.
• To make the CPU faster.

Which of the following is an example of 'main memory'.

• Hard Drive
• USB Drive
• RAM
• ROM

If the RAM is upgraded from 512MB to 4GB, what will be the biggest benefit?

• More programs and data can be opened at the same time
• The operating system will be faster
• There will be more hard drive space
• The computer will be quicker if you open a document

What does ROM stand for?

• Random Only Memory
• Random Only Memory
• Rapid Only Machine
• Read Only Memory

What does volatile mean?

• Data is lost when the power is turned off

• Data is NOT lost when the power is turned off

What are these?

• Tower
• Motherboard
• Harddrive
• RAM memory