TEJ2O1 - Hardware Review - D. French

3. CPU stands for ____ Processing Unit.
6. A Blu-ray drive shines a ____ on the disc to read it.
7. CD Drives and hard drives require this many connectors inside the computer.
10. What type of storage does a mechanical hard drive use?
11. Windows and MacOS are examples of this type of software.
13. This clears the data from your hard drive and prepares it for use.
15. A single 1 or 0 is referred to as a ____.
16. On a CD/DVD drive, data is stored using ____ and ____.
18. These slots on your motherboard allow you to add expansion cards ex. Graphics Card.
22. If you open this device, it can kill you.
25. When building a computer, the motherboard and the CPU must have a matching ____.
26. Memory that is erased when the power turns off is called ____ memory.
28. An ____ drive is currently the fastest type of long-term storage drive for PCs.
29. ____ discharge can easily fry sensitive computer components.

1. A webcam is an ____ device.
2. A long-term storage device that uses spinning platters with a magnetic coating.
4. Touch the ____ to ground yourself before fixing the computer.
5. Hard drives organize data into concentric rings called ____ and pie shaped sectors.
8. A printer is an ____ device.
9. This separates your drive into one or more logical sections.
12. You can use VGA, DVI, HDMI or DisplayPort to plug in a ____.
14. What type of storage does a CD/DVD/Blu-Ray use?
15. A set of eight 1s and 0s is called a ____.
17. A PS/2 port was used to plug in a ____ before USB was invented.
19. This device is in charge of controlling hardware, executing commands, performing calculations and storing information.
20. This can be used to cool a hot computer component like the CPU.
21. Your hardware may not function properly unless you install this type of software.
23. RAM stands for ____ Access Memory.
24. LCD stands for ____ Crystal Display.
27. Modern computers have replaced the parallel IDE drives with ____ drives.