Computer Components Quiz

Plastic/metal box that stores all the computer’s internal components.

• CPU

• Hard Drive

• Case

• RAM

The part that plugs into the wall and provides all other internal components with the electricity they need.

• Graphics Card

• Power Supply

• Motherboard

• RAM

Main circuit board that all the other components plug into. It lets the components send electrical currents composing data between each other.

• Motherboard

• Hard Drive

• Case

• Graphics Card

Often referred to as simply “the processor”, it’s where your computer “does things”. Very little storage. Can do massive calculations. Often referred to as the center part of your computer’s brain.

• RAM

• CPU

• Graphics Card

• Power Supply

Often referred to as simply “memory”, it offers less storage space but provides VERY FAST access to data. Stores data that is needed for quick access.

• Hard Drive

• Motherboard

• RAM

• Case

Houses the GPU, this componenet is actually a computer in itself. Its job is to quickly render complex images and even 3D scenes on your monitor.

• Graphics Card

• CPU

• Power Supply

• Hard Drive

Often referred to as simply “storage”, it can be one that is made up of a spinning magnetic disk or it can be a solid state. It's where large data/files can be stored, but it offers relatively slow access to data.

• RAM

• Hard Drive

• Motherboard

• Graphics Card

CPU stands for...

• Cooling Power Unit

• Central Processing Unit

• Central Power Unit

• Computer Personal Unit

This internal computer component tends to get hot, so computer manufacturers have to find ways to cool this internal computer component off.

• RAM

• GPU

• CPU

• Hard Drive that spins

One way a computer cools off is by adding a _________________, which is a piece of metal that draws heat away.

• Cooling gel layer

• Heatsink

• Ceiling Fan

• Thermometer