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Which part is a "big hunk of plastic that houses everything else"?
hard drive
case
power supply
motherboard
Which part plugs into the wall and provides electricity to other parts?
motherboard
CPU
optical drive
power supply
Which part is a wide and flat circuit board, with slots for other components?
power supply
RAM module
hard drive
motherboard
The CPU is an acronym for the ___
cybernetic processing unit
central processing unit
central power unit
circuit performance unit
RAM stands for ___
random access memory
reliably accessed memory
reliable access module
recurring access module
A hard drive is often referred to as ___
a disk drive, or storage
the CPU, or processor
the main board, or MOBO
RAM, or memory
GPU is an acronym for ___
general performance unit
general processing unit
graphics processing unit
grand processor union
Which component arranges and does calculations on data?
hard drive
motherboard
graphics card
CPU
At some point, all of the data in your computer goes through which component?
hard drive
power supply
graphics card
CPU
Which component provides long-term storage of your files?
CPU
RAM
hard drive
graphics card
Which type of storage is typically large, but slow to access?
CPU
RAM
hard drive
graphics card
Which component provides short-term (volatile) storage of your files?
CPU
RAM
hard drive
graphics card
Which type of storage is typically small, but quick to access?
CPU
RAM
hard drive
graphics card
Which type of storage is comparable to a large warehouse with a thin doorway?
CPU
RAM
hard drive
graphics card
Which type of storage is like a garage with large doors?
CPU
RAM
hard drive
graphics card
In a PC, 1000 gigabytes might be a typical storage size for ___
the CPU
RAM
a hard drive
a graphics card
In a PC, 16 gigabytes might be a typical storage size for ___
the CPU
RAM
a hard drive
the optical drive
When a game is "loading", it's transferring data from ___
the hard drive into RAM
the RAM into the hard drive
the graphics card into the hard drive
the motherboard into RAM
Which component is essentially a standalone computer?
the CPU
RAM
a hard drive
a graphics card
Which component creates and renders images and animations for your monitor?
motherboard
RAM
a hard drive
a graphics card
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