What is the power supply responsible for?

providing power to other components

What is a peripheral device?

an external device not needed for computer to run

What is the motherboard responsible for?

providing connections for other cables

What is the case responsible for?

holding and protecting other hardware components

What is the CPU responsible for?

processing all data sent through the computer

What is a cooling device responsible for?

maintaining the termperature of the CPU

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1
What is the power supply responsible for?
providing power to other components
long-term storage
providing connections for other cables
short-term memory
2
True or false: GPU stands for Graphics Processing Unit
True
False
3
What is a peripheral device?
an external device needed for computer to run
an internal device needed for computer to run
an external device not needed for computer to run
an internal device not needed for computer to run
4
What is the motherboard responsible for?
processing all data sent through the computer
short-term memory
providing connections for other cables
holding and protecting other hardware components
5
Which of the following best describes computer hardware?
physical components
a set of instructions
the only thing needed for a computer to run
intangible pieces of a computer
6
What is a monitor responsible for?
improve quality of the display
maintaining the termperature of the CPU
providing a display
providing power to other components
7
True or false: CPU stands for Computer Processor Unit
False
True
8
What is the case responsible for?
providing connections for other cables
short-term memory
holding and protecting other hardware components
processing all data sent through the computer
9
What is the CPU responsible for?
short-term memory
holding and protecting other hardware components
processing all data sent through the computer
providing connections for other cables
10
Which of the following hardware componenets is not needed for a computer to function?
Power Supply
Optical Drive
CPU
RAM
11
What is the graphics card responsible for?
maintain the termperature of the CPU
improve quality of the display
provide a display
providing power to other components
12
What is a cooling device responsible for?
improve quality of the display
providing power to other components
maintaining the termperature of the CPU
provide a display
13
True or False: RAM stands for Randomly Assigned Memory
False
True
14
True or false: PSU stnds for Power Supply Unit
False
True
15
What is the RAM responsible for?
short-term memory
long-term storage
providing connections for other cables
processing all data sent through the computer
16
What is a storage drive responsible for?
long-term storage
providing power to other components
short-term memory
providing connections for other cables

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