Parts of a Computer

Question	Answer
Fan = Image: Fan+Computer (binary/octet-stream)	Cools the components that may get hot.
Supplies power to the components. Image: Power+Supply (binary/octet-stream)	Power Supply
True or False? This is the Floppy Disk. Image: Optical+Drive (binary/octet-stream)	False. It was the Optical Drive.
Hard Drive = Image: Hard+Drive (binary/octet-stream)	Reads and writes data onto metal platters.
True or false? The RAM (Random Access Memory) stores temporary data that is forgotten. Image: Ram+Computer (binary/octet-stream)	True.
1 Gigahertz =	1 000 000 000 (1 billion) cycles, instructions carried out in a second.
Connects all components. Image: Motherboard (binary/octet-stream)	Motherboard.
Is this the CPU? What does it do? Image: Cpu+ (binary/octet-stream)	That is the CPU (Central Processing Unit). Processes and carries out the information.
What is the bootstrap loader?	It is a small program held in ROM to check if everything with computer is working and if all the peripherals are attatched.
Checks if all the peripherals are attatched and if the computer is working. RAM ROM	ROM

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	Created by Alice Odigie about 5 years ago