Computer Knowledge Flashcards
(10 cards)
What is the mother board
The heart of the computer, everything is either on the mother or attached to it
What is a CPU
Directly attached to motherboard
Executes programas and receives data input
What is BUS
Moves signals throughout the computer, if further away from CPU, could be slower
What is a sound card
Responsable for sound, attached in a special slot on mother board
What is the graphics card
Responsible for the images you see on the screen
Attached to mother board on special slot
What is RAM
RAM chips are inserted as sticks onto motherboard
Stores temporary information, if computer turns off, ram is emptied
It’s volatile
What is ROM
ROM chips are attached to motherboard
Does not lose info when computer is turned off
Not volatile
What is Cache
Copies data from ROM but can be accessed a lot quicker
What is a hard drive disk
Connects to motherboard with a cable , has lots of storage such as terabytes
What is a solid state drive (ssd)
Store memory but run a lot faster than hard drives (expensive