Unit 1 Vocab

Question 1

Hardware

Answer 1

A collection of physical parts of a computer system

Question 2

Computer

Answer 2

A electronic device for storing and processing data

Question 3

Memory

Answer 3

Any physical device capable of storing information temporarily or permanently

Question 4

Storage

Answer 4

A technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data.

Question 5

Peripheral device

Answer 5

A device that connects to and works with the computer in some way

Question 6

Input device

Answer 6

A piece of computer hardware equipment used to provide data and control signals to a information processing system

Question 7

Output device

Answer 7

any device used to send data from a computer to another device or user

Question 8

Processing device

Answer 8

any device in a computer that handles this intermediate stage

Question 9

Storage device

Answer 9

a piece of computer equipment on which information can be stored.

Question 10

CPU

Answer 10

the abbreviation for central processing unit

Question 11

Core

Answer 11

Central processing unit