Hardware Flashcards
Hardware
Tools, machinery and other durable equipment
Computer
An electronic device for storing and processing data
Memory
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
Storage
The retention of retrievable data on a computer or on other electronic system, memory
Peripheral device
Is generally defined as any auxiliary device such as computer mouse or keyboard that connects to and works with the computer in some way.
Input devices
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 devices
An output device is any device used to send data from a computer to another device or user.
Processing devices
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
Is the brain of the computer where most calculations take place (Central Processing Unit
Core
The central or most important part of something
Types of CPUs
Celeron core, i3Core, i5Core, i7Core
Optical drive
Is a type of computer disk drive that reads and writes from optical disk
Router
A power tool with a shaped cutter
Server
A computer or a computer program that manages access to a centralized response or service in a network
