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1
Q

bit (b)

A

a binary digit

2
Q

Byte (B)

A

8 binary digits

3
Q

KiloBit (Kb)

A

2^10 bits

4
Q

KiloByte (KB)

A

2^10 Bytes

5
Q

MegaBit (Mb)

A

2^20 bits

6
Q

MegaByte (MB)

A

2^20 Bytes

7
Q

GigaBit (Gb)

A

2^30 bits

8
Q

GigaByte (GB)

A

2^30 Bytes

9
Q

TeraByte (TB)

A

2^40 Bytes

10
Q

PetaByte (PB)

A

2^50 Bytes

11
Q

Input Devices

A

Keyboard, Mouse, Webcam, Sensors, Other?

12
Q

Output Devices

A

Monitor, Printer, Speakers, Actuators, Motors, Others?

13
Q

Motherboard

A

It connects EVERYTHING!

14
Q

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Processor

A

Part of the computer that thinks/ calculates.
Pay attention to:
● Model (e.g. Intel Core i5)
● Clock speed (e.g. 2 GHz)
● Socket type (e.g. LGA 1156) ! changes from year to year

15
Q

Random Access Memory (RAM)

A

Memory part of computer. Stores info from CPU is thinking. Pay attention to:
● Brand (e.g. Crucial, Corsair, Kingston, G. SKILL)
● Size (e.g. 2GB)
● Specification & Speed (e.g. DDR3 1333 MHz)

16
Q

Graphics (video) card

A

Displays graphics. Pay attention to:
● Brand (NVIDIA, ATI(old), AMD(new))
● Size (512 GB)
● Speed

17
Q

Hard Drive
&
Solid State Drive

A
Stores everything. Pay attention to:
● Brands (Western Digital, Seagate)
● Speed (e.g. 7200 RPMs)
● Size (e.g. 512 GB, 1TB)
Hard Drive --> SSD, new HD
● Solid State Drives(big super fast flash drive)
18
Q

CD / DVD

A

pay attention to what it can burn. Dying technology.

19
Q

Power Supply

A

●Connects computer to electricity
● Different cables go to different components
● Power Supply Calculator

20
Q

laptops, iphones, tablets

A

All have same major components. Only differences are Sizing, Packaging, Operating systems (software)