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Group <#> -- <9/4/07> , pd. <7> Hardware Guru Terms & Pictures Terms to Define 1. BIOS (explain acronym and define)- a coded program embedded on a chip that recognizes and controls various devices that make up the PC.( Binary Input/Output System, Basic Integrated Operating System) 2. CD-Rom Drive- CD-ROM is a storage medium for digital data 3. CD-RW Drive - can also create ordinary CDs, though not rewrite them. 4. Chipset - a group of integrated circuits, or chips, that are designed to work together, and are usually marketed as a single product 5. Computer- a programmable device, usually electronic in nature, that can store, retrieve, and process data. 6. CPU (explain acronym and define) - is the component in a digital computer capable of executing a program (central processing unit) 7. Fan- a primitive in 3D computer graphics that saves on storage and processing time. 8. Floppy Drive - a data storage device that is composed of a disk of thin, flexible magnetic storage medium encased in a square or rectangular plastic shell 9. Hard Drive- is a non-volatile storage device which stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating platters with magnetic surfaces 10. Keyboard- are designed for the input of text and characters and also to control the operation of a compute 11. Laptop- a small mobile computer 12. Monitor- piece of electrical equipment which displays viewable images generated by a computer without producing a permanent record. 13. Motherboard - the central or primary circuit board making up a complex electronic system, such as a modern computer 14. Mouse- A device used to move a pointer around on the computer screen 15. PCI/Expansion Slot - socket on the motherboard for extension cards 16. Power Supply - a device or system that supplies electrical or other types of energy to an output load or group of loads 17. RAM (explain acronym and define)- a type of data storage used in computers.( Random access memory) 18. ROM (explain acronym and define)- a class of storage media used in computers and other electronic devices. (Read-only memory) 19. Sound Card- a computer expansion card that facilitates the input and output sound under control of computer programs

Group <#> -- <9/4/07> , pd. <7> 20. Video Card - an item of personal computer hardware whose function is to generate and output images to a display. Picture Identifying Now that you have defined all your parts you need to label the following 2 pictures. Type the name of the item next to the matching number from each picture. Picture 1 1.keyboard 2.mouse 3.disk drive 4.card drive 5.speakers 6.monitor (7 – 8 – 9 – 10 you will identify in Picture 2)

Picture 2 (NOTE: this picture was taken from one of the Hardware Specific Links sites.) 1.BIOS 2.Chipset 3.Microprocessor 4a.hard drive 4b.zip drive 4c.dvd driver 4d.1.44 MB floppy (Name the four pieces that would be stored in the orange area #4) 5.case fan 6.Motherboard 7.Memory 8.Modem 10.Sound Card 11. Video Card (Name the three pieces that could be plugged in to either slot #8, #10, or #11)

Group <#> -- <9/4/07> , pd. <7> 9.Power Supply

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