super easy assignment

South Plantation High School
PC Support 1
Ms Handler

Introduction to Computer Hardware Terms;

Navigate to the following web site:
www.kids-online.net/learn/click/table.html

Locate the hardware components on the virtual computer and then answer the questions below.  You must write your answers in complete sentences or restate the question.

1.	3.5” Drive Bay (floppy drive)
a.	List the two types of 3.5” drives
b.	Define each of the two types
c.	How much data does a 1.44MB drive actually store

2.	5.25” Drive Bay
a.	What are the 4 types of hardware that can be located in a 5.25” Drive bay
b.	What is the storage capacity of a single layer DVD or CD-RW
c.	What is the storage capacity of a Dual layer DVD
d.	What is the difference between a DVD-RW and a DVD-R

3.	AGP Slot
a.	What does AGP stand for
b.	List the 4 types of AGP cards and each cards transfer speed
c.	What is a GPU
d.	How does a GPU differ from a AGP card

4.	Battery
a.	What is the Battery in the computer used for
b.	Where in the computer is the battery located

5.	BIOS
a.	What does BIOS stand for
b.	Where is the computer is the BIOS chip located

6.	DIMM Sockets
a.	What does DIMM stand for
b.	Why is it called dual
c.	What is the difference between a DIMM and a SIMM

7.	Microprocessor
a.	What is the CPU
b.	What is the machine cycle
c.	What are the four parts of the machine cycle
d.	What is level 1 cache memory
e.	What is level 2 cache memory
f.	What is the clock driver
g.	When a computer is rated at 3.0GHz, what is it referring to
h.	What is located immediately above the microprocessor

8.	Motherboard
a.	What is the motherboard
b.	What is a FSB
c.	How does the FSB affect computer speed

9.	RAM
a.	What does RAM stand for
b.	What is RAM used for

10.	IDE Connector
a.	What does IDE stand for
b.	How many IDE connectors are on a typical computer
c.	How many devices are connected on a typical computer