VIDEO: HOW COMPUTERS WORK (25 MIN)

Date: _________________                               Full Name _____________________________ Per. _____

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 1.         __________________________ is also referred to as the “circuit board”. Parts of the computer are assembled on it.

 

2.         CPU

            a.         It stands for ______________________________________________

 

            b.         It handles all _________________________ from your __________________.

 

            c.         It _________________ information to all other __________________________.

 

3.         a.         _______________________________ is the main storage area on your computer.

 

            b.         Is a 3 ½" disk a hard disk or a floppy disk? _______________________

 

4.         RAM

            a.         It stands for _________________________________________

 

            b.         It is the storehouse for _______________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________
 

            c.         It is a __________________________ memory bank that works ___________________.

 

            d.         When you turn your computer off what happens to the info in RAM?

 

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5. FIND OUT THIS RAM INFO: IT’S NOT IN THE VIDEO:

            e.         Usually when you hear the term “_________________”, RAM is being referred to, eg. people may ask you, “How much _________________ does your computer have?”

 

            f.         What unit of measure is used to describe RAM? ______________________________

 

            g.         The more complex the program you use on your computer the more RAM you will need to run it. What is the “average” amount of RAM on a new computer today? _____________

6. ____________________________ is where your output occurs; it puts the information on screen.

 

7.         a.         ____________________________ is on the CPU and other parts of the computer.

 

            b.         It is a thinly cut wafer of __________________________________ on which are

 

imprinted all the _________________________________ and ___________________. All the chips and other working parts make the computer run.

 

            c.         It is also called _____________________________ or ________________________ (answer not on the video).

 

8.         REVIEW -- List the part for each:

 

            a.         Input - __________________________

 

            b.         processing - __________________________

 

            c.         Long term storage - _________________________________

 

            d.         Short term memory - __________________________________

 

            e.         Output - _____________________________

9.         _______________________________________ - all the programs that the computer runs. WordPerfect is an example.

 

10.         _________________________ - the wires that carry information to all parts of the computer:

 

11.       List the route that any information takes in a computer, as shown by the actors in the video. The route is started for you; finish it:

Go into a program – Press keys or use your mouse to click on something, eg. a picture to retrieve –