Computer Component Worksheet- Intro to Computers and …



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Mother Board

1. The chipset is part of the ___________________ system.

2. The Bios _______________ the basic functions of the computer and performs a _____________________ every time you turn the computer on.

3. Name the slots and ports found on a motherboard. (there are 6)

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

4. The microprocessor is the __________ of the computer.

5. A chip is also called an _______________ _________________.

Random Access Memory

6. RAM is used to _________________ information that the computer is working with. Once you turn the computer off, all information in RAM is deleted.

Power Supply

7. Power supplies are often referred to as _____________ ______________ ___________

8. Digital circuits typically use the ___ and ___ volts. Disk drives use the ____ volts.

Hard Disk

9. Hard disks use ___________________ to store information.



10. Data is stored in ______________ and _______________

Operating System



11. The purpose of an operating system is to _________________ and ______________ hardware and software so it is controlled and behaves in a _______________ way.

12. Name Four different operating systems that are used on computers. _______________ ______________ __________________ ____________________.

Local Area Network (LAN)



13. A home network is simply a _______________ of allowing _______________ to ____________________ with each other.



14. A LAN network lets you share ____________, _______________, _______________ and _______________,

15..The two most popular types are ________________ and _________________.

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