computer basics A

The _________________ is the main circuit board for the computer system. All other hardware connects to it.

________________measures the number of pixels in a digital image or display.

What does GPU stand for?

What does a motherboard do?

Is this a power supply?

Multiple "cores" allows a CPU to do multiple tasks at once.

If you plan to play 3D games or create videos with your computer, what type of graphics card do you need?

Which component does all the “thinking” for the computer?

All of the different components inside a computer use the exact same amount of power. True or False?

______________ are small little dots that make up the images on computer displays.

What's the most important component in a PC?

More ram equals......

Where is RAM located?

True or False: Some computers have a graphics card built into the motherboard.

Which type of memory’s contents are lost when the computer is turned off?

RAM is volatile memory

Temporary memory used for fast access to data used by programs currently running on a computer system is called _______.

What does CPU stand for?

What is the main container for the rest of the internal computer hardware?

Ryzen CPUs are made by _______________.

What does RAM stand for?

All of the physical parts of the computer that you can touch are known as ____________________.

What does CPU cooling do?

A ______________ is a piece of computer hardware that calculates all the pixels in the image you see on a monitor.