computer hardware computer technology jeopardy review by c. lyman © july 2007
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Computer Hardware Computer Technology Jeopardy Review
By C. Lyman
© July 2007
Computer Technology Hardware Jeopardy
Computer Types
Input Devices
Output Devices
Measures Hardware
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Credits
That’s all folks.
Exit
Computer Types $100
Desktop
Computer Types $100
What is another name for a home or personal computer?
Computer Types $200
Small portable computer with it’s own power supply
Computer Types $200
What is a laptop or notebook computer?
Computer Types $300
PDA
Computer Types $300
What is a Portable Digital Assistant or hand held computer?
Computer Types $400
Large very powerful computer
Computer Types $400
What is a mainframe or supercomputer?
Computer Types $500
Server
Computer Types $500
What is a computer that provides services, like a Web or print server?
Input Devices $100
Mouse
Input Devices $100
What is a device that is move with the hand to point at different areas on the screen?
Input Devices $200
A device used to enter information into the computer by clicking keys
Input Devices $200
What is a keyboard?
Input Devices $300
A device that can convert picture to digital files or text into a digital document
Input Devices $300
What is a scanner?
Input Devices $400
An input device used to convert sound into a digital input
Input Devices $400
What is a microphone?
Input Devices $500
An input device use to measure temperature, movement, or pressure
Input Devices $500
What is a sensor?
Output Devices $100
CD-ROM
Output Devices $100
What is a read only compact disk?
Output Devices $200
An output device used to create a display on paper
Output Devices $200
What is a printer?
Output Devices $300
Peripheral
Output Devices $300
What is a device connected externally to a computer?
Output Devices $400
Picture Element
Output Devices $400
What words did the word “pixel” come from?
or What is one colored dot on a computer
monitor?
Output Devices $500
Resolution
Output Devices $500
What is the measurement that tells how many pixels are currently displayed on you screen?
Measures $100
bit
Measures $100
What is a binary digit?
Or What is a 0 or 1?
Measures $200
About a trillion bytes
Measures $200
What is a gigabyte?
Measures $300
The speed of a processor
Measures $300
What is hertz or cycles per second?
Measures $400
byte
Measures $400
What is 8 bits?
Or How many digits are needed to represent one
letter or character digitally in the computer?
Measures $500
1024
Measures $500
How many bytes are in a kilobyte?
Or How many kilobytes are in a megabyte?
Or How many megabytes in a gigabyte?
Hardware $100
CPU
Hardware $100
What is the central processing unit?
Or What is the “brain” of the computer?
Or What is a another name for an Intel Pentium?
Hardware $200
RAM
Hardware $200
What is random access memory?
Or What is memory used by the computer while
it is on where programs are loaded and current data stored?
Hardware $300
Secondary storage
Hardware $300
What is a hard drive?
Or What is storage that does not go away when
the power is turned off?
Hardware $400
Hardware $400
What is a motherboard?
Hardware $500
Hardware $500
What are computer ports?