Hardware Flashcards
(16 cards)
Hardware
Tools, machinery, and other durable equipment.
Computer
An electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program.
Memory
Something remembered from the past; a recollection.
Storage
The retention of retrievable data on a computer or other electronic system; memory
Peripheral Device
A Peripheral Device is generally defined as any auxiliary device such as a computer mouse or keyboard that connects to and works with the computer in some way.
Input device
An Input Device is a piece of computer hardware equipment used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system such as a computer or information appliance.
Output Device
An Output Device is any device used to send data from a computer to another device or user.
Processing Device
A Processing Device is any device in a computer that handles this intermediate stage.
Storage Device
A piece of computer equipment on which information can be stored.
CPU
CPU is the abbreviation for central processing unit. The CPU is the brains of the computer where most calculation take place.
Core
The central part or most important part of something
Types of CPUs
Intel pentium D
Optical Drive
An optical disk drive (ODD) uses a laser light to read data from or write data to an optical disc.
Router
A power tool with a shaped cutter, used in carpentry for making grooves for joints, decorative moldings
Server
A computer or computer program that manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.
Modem
A combined device for modulation and demodulation, for example, between the digital data of a computer and the analog signal of a telephone line
