Name: Ayden Smith

Period: 7

Define the following words. Then write down what each word is used for and what
are some of the different options or sizes.

Computer Components Checklist

Component
Processor/CPU

What is it
used for?
What are
some
options/siz
es
Operating
system

Definition or Answer
Where most calculations take place in your computer.
Makes everything happen in your computer.
Dual-core, quad core, they are normally pretty small and
fit easily in your hand.

The software that supports a computers basic functions.

What is it
used for?
What are
some
options/siz
es

Doing things like using applications and doing things

with peripherals like printers.

Memory

A physical device that can store information you want to

be stored.
Store things on your computer and keep them there for
as long as you want.

What is it
used for?
What are
some
options/siz
es
Hard Drive

What is it
used for?
What are

Linux OS, Unix, Firefox OS.

RAM, 16gb, 8gb, ROM, solid-state.

A high-capacity self-contained storage device.

Stores all of your data. It is a physical drive.
They can have terabytes, gigabytes, and others. They
are normally a little bigger than your hand.

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Period: 7

some
options/siz
es
Optical Drive

What is it
used for?
What are
some
options/siz
es
Monitor

What is it
used for?
What are
some
options/siz
es
Monitor

What is it
used for?
What are
some
options/siz
es
Video Card

What is it
used for?
What are
some
options/siz

Type of disk drive that reads and writes data with laser
technology.
Use it for disks like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray disks.
They can be 5.25, and 3.5

A device used for observing or looking at something.

Watching or looking at things.
They go from different sizes in inches, example: 17.3
or18. They also have different displays like 1080p and
LED.

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A printed circuit board controlling output to a display.

Projects things on to a display like a monitor, depending
on what kind you have it can look better than others or
worse than others.
They have different power and size, width and height.
For example the NVidia GeForce GTX 690 is longer than
10 in length.

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es
Sound Card

What is it
used for?
What are
some
options/siz
es
Speakers

What is it
used for?
What are
some
options/siz
es
Keyboard

What is it
used for?
What are
some
options/siz
es
Mouse

What is it
used for?
What are
some
options/siz
Modem

What is it

A device you can put into a computer to use audio

components.
Input, process, and deliver sound. They help the amount
of sound from your computer.
They change size on how much sound it will project.

A device that converts signals into vibrations for you to

hear them.
Lets you listen to music and other things that you want
to.
It depends on what kind of quality you want they can be
small, medium, large, short, tall, fat, or thin.

Keys that help you operate a computer.

Typing things on your computer so you can access stuff
on your computer.
There are wireless ones, keyboards that are on your
phone which you use by touch.

It is a input device that allows you to move the cursor on

the screen.
Move and click things on the screen so you can do things
on the computer.
There are normal ones, ones used for gaming

A combined device for modulation and demodulation.

They let you transfer data to other things.

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used for?
What are
some
options/siz
es

Period: 7

They are pretty small some are around 3 cm and usually

attached to the wall.

Save this as Computer Components in your ECS folder and then print a
copy to turn in!