Fundamentals of Computers

Printer

A good example of an output peripheral device.

Wireless Connections

A modern type of peripheral connection eliminates the need for cords.

Game Controller

A peripheral that can bring the game console experience to a desktop computer?

A collection of transistors and other components in a single package

An integrated circuit

Motherboard

Hardware component is used to join together other internal components inside the case.

Laptop

Hardware platform includes a small computer with an integrated flip-up monitor, smaller keyboard and integrated mouse system.

USB Plug

In the 1990s, what style of plug replaced nearly all pin-type connectors?

Peripherals

Input devices that are connected externally to the computer.

Exascale Supercomputer

Supercomputer recently approved for development in the U.S.

It has been a great predictor of computer power for over 40 years

The Moore's Law

ENIAC

The first, generally recognized computer.

Hard Drive

The largest storage device on a computer.

MIPS or MSU

The processing speed of a mainframe.

FLOPS or TFLOPS

The processing speed of a supercomputer is measured in what?

Holds the running programs and active data on your computer

The purpose of Random Access Memory (RAM).

Device Drivers

The small pieces of software that communicate between devices and your computer?

Shaking the device to see if anything is loose

This is NOT a valid troubleshooting technique for a non-working peripheral device?

Keys have only two possible states: "on" or "off"

What does it mean that a keyboard is a "digital" device?

Microcomputer

What type of computer are you likely to have at home?

1940s

When was the first computer invented?