Ch.+8+RAP

Ch. 8 RAP

Parts of Computer-Motherboard, CPU-Clockspeed, memory

Memory-Place to store instruction, -Two Types-ROM-Read Only Memory -RAM-Randon Access Memory -RAM determines computing power

Whats a Gig?-Measurement unit, On/Off-A binary system, Bit, Byte, Metric System-Kilobytes-1000 bytes, Megabytes-1000 kilobytes or 1 million bytes, gigabytes-1000 megabytes or 1 billion bytes

Periperhals

Input devices-keyboard/mouse, camera, microphone

Output devices-Monitors, Projection Devices, Speakers, Printers

Monitors-Pixels, Resolution-Higher resolution the sharper and smaller the image, Resolutions can be changed, Resolution affects price

Printers-Ink Jet, Laser

Storage Devices-Internal (Non-Removable), Hard drive, Network Drive

Storage Devices-External (Removable), Floppy, Flash Drive, CD, DVD, External Hard Drive.

Ports-USB, Firewire, Monitor, VGA, S-Video, PCI