COMPUTER PARTS AND DEFINITIONS

Objectives: Students who complete this lesson will be able to:

  • Identify and define various hardware parts.
  • Use hardware terminology to describe the inside of a computer.

Description: Students taking this computer class not only need to know how to use the sofware in this class, but are also expected to be able to talk about the "stuff" inside the computer.

Due Date: 9/7/04
Deadline: 9/9/04

Directions- Part 1: Open Word, type your name, class period, and today's date. Type Part 1 and then type a list from 1 to 10. Type in the names of the following numbered computer parts:

Directions- Part 2: Below the identification section in your word document, type Part 2 and then type a list from 1 to 13 and record the following terms--

Here are some terms that you should know. Please look at them and define all the terms you can.
If you do not know some of the terms, don't worry-- Click here for a dictionary link! Type the term in the box provided and hit search.

  1. Monitor-
  2. Keyboard-
  3. Mouse-
  4. Input Device-
  5. Output Device-
  6. Floppy disk (A Disk)-
  7. Hard Disk (C Disk)-
  8. CPU-
  9. CD Rom-
  10. CD RW-
  11. Zip Disk-
  12. Memory (RAM)-
  13. Motherboard-
 

When you are finished save a copy of your work to your directory as>>Comparts(first initial)(last initial).