Identify the hardware from the descriptions given.
A volatile internal memory that stores the current instruction.
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A printed circuit board containing the CPU and other components of a computer.
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A printed circuit board that controls the output to a monitor.
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State two items which are internal hardware components.
Actuator | Keyboard |
Linker | Monitor |
Mouse | Printer |
Processor | Sound card |
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Complete each sentence using the most appropriate item from the list.
Your answers must be different in each case.
ADC | HDD |
an applet | a sensor |
hardware | software |
a router | SSD |
The physical components of a computer are called …
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Programs and data are examples of …
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A small application performing one or two simple functions is called …
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A computer consists of both hardware and software.
Define the term hardware.
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Give two examples of internal hardware devices.
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Define the term software.
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There are two types of software: system and applications.
Give two examples of applications software
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There are two types of software:
System software
Application software
Give two examples of system software.
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Some people use dialogue-based user interfaces to operate their car audio system.
Describe what is meant by a dialogue-based user interface.
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Give two reasons why data from the sensors need to be converted for use by a computer.
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Martin, who is a teacher, is creating a multimedia presentation to explain a topic to his students.
Martin will need to use software to create different types of content before including them in the presentation.
Name two types of software that he might use and for each one, state what he would use it for.
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Some people use dialogue-based user interfaces to operate their car audio system.
Describe the benefits and drawbacks of using a dialogue-based user interface in this way
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