Introduction to computer
applications
What are the different kinds of computers? - answers-Desktops, Laptops and Netbooks,
Servers, Tablets/E-Readers, Mobile Phones "SMART phones", Game Consoles, TV's
What is the advantage of Laptops and Netbooks? - answers-laptops are portable,
Netbooks are small and light with limited speed and storage but easy access to internet
What is the purpose of a server? - answers-Computer that "serves up" information to
other computers
What does a game console do? - answers-Allows for non-gaming tasks (surfing web)
What is Hardware? - answers-you can physically touch it.
What are the four parts of Hardware? - answers-Input, Output Processing, Storage
What is an input device? - answers-Allows you to put things into the computer
Name examples of an input device. - answers-Keyboard, Mouse, Optical Character
Recognition Systems (OCR), Digital Camera, Video input camcorder, Microphone,
Gaming devices
What is involved in processing? - answers-Computer/Case tower
What are some things in processing - answers-Motherboard, Memory, connectors to
hard drive, expansion cars, Power supply unit
What is the Main circuit board containing CPU (central processing unit) or
microprocessor is the "brains" of the computer - answers-Motherboard
What is an output device? - answers-It gets things out of the computer
Give examples of an output device. - answers-Printers, Monitors, Speakers
What does a storage device do? - answers-Holds your material
applications
What are the different kinds of computers? - answers-Desktops, Laptops and Netbooks,
Servers, Tablets/E-Readers, Mobile Phones "SMART phones", Game Consoles, TV's
What is the advantage of Laptops and Netbooks? - answers-laptops are portable,
Netbooks are small and light with limited speed and storage but easy access to internet
What is the purpose of a server? - answers-Computer that "serves up" information to
other computers
What does a game console do? - answers-Allows for non-gaming tasks (surfing web)
What is Hardware? - answers-you can physically touch it.
What are the four parts of Hardware? - answers-Input, Output Processing, Storage
What is an input device? - answers-Allows you to put things into the computer
Name examples of an input device. - answers-Keyboard, Mouse, Optical Character
Recognition Systems (OCR), Digital Camera, Video input camcorder, Microphone,
Gaming devices
What is involved in processing? - answers-Computer/Case tower
What are some things in processing - answers-Motherboard, Memory, connectors to
hard drive, expansion cars, Power supply unit
What is the Main circuit board containing CPU (central processing unit) or
microprocessor is the "brains" of the computer - answers-Motherboard
What is an output device? - answers-It gets things out of the computer
Give examples of an output device. - answers-Printers, Monitors, Speakers
What does a storage device do? - answers-Holds your material
