Computer Knowledge Flashcards

(10 cards)

1
Q

What is the mother board

A

The heart of the computer, everything is either on the mother or attached to it

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2
Q

What is a CPU

A

Directly attached to motherboard

Executes programas and receives data input

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3
Q

What is BUS

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Moves signals throughout the computer, if further away from CPU, could be slower

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4
Q

What is a sound card

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Responsable for sound, attached in a special slot on mother board

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5
Q

What is the graphics card

A

Responsible for the images you see on the screen

Attached to mother board on special slot

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6
Q

What is RAM

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RAM chips are inserted as sticks onto motherboard
Stores temporary information, if computer turns off, ram is emptied
It’s volatile

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7
Q

What is ROM

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ROM chips are attached to motherboard
Does not lose info when computer is turned off
Not volatile

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8
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What is Cache

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Copies data from ROM but can be accessed a lot quicker

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9
Q

What is a hard drive disk

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Connects to motherboard with a cable , has lots of storage such as terabytes

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10
Q

What is a solid state drive (ssd)

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Store memory but run a lot faster than hard drives (expensive

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