Match each term in the second column with its correct definition in the first column by writing the letter of the term on the blank line in front of the correct definition.

Question

_____ 1. The physical components of a computer.
_____ 2. The brain of a computer housed inside the system unit on the motherboard.
_____ 3. The four-part process used by the CPU to process each instruction: fetch, decode, execute, store. Also called the instruction cycle.
_____ 4. The case that encloses and protects the power supply, motherboard, processor (CPU), and memory of a computer.
_____ 5. The main circuit board of a computer that houses the processor (CPU); contains drive controllers and interfaces, expansion slots, data buses, ports and connectors, BIOS, and memory.
_____ 6. A program stored on a chip on the motherboard that is used to start up the computer.
_____ 7. Very fast memory that is used to store frequently accessed information close to the processor.
_____ 8. An input device that increases the speed and accuracy of data entry and converts information into a digital format that can be saved, copied, and manipulated.
_____ 9. The number of horizontal pixels by vertical pixels on a display screen or image, for example.
_____ 10. A non-mechanical storage format that stores data using flash memory on a chip.

A Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)
B Cache memory
C Central processing unit (CPU)
D Hardware
E Machine cycle
F Motherboard
G Resolution
H Scanner
I Solid-state storage
J System unit

Answer 1

1. The physical components of a computer.
D. Hardware
2. The brain of a computer housed inside the system unit on the motherboard.
C. Central processing unit (CPU)
3. The four-part process used by the CPU to process each instruction: fetch, decode, execute, store. Also called the instruction cycle.
E. Machine cycle
4. The case that encloses and protects the power supply, motherboard, processor (CPU), and memory of a computer.
J. System unit
5. The main circuit board of a computer that houses the processor (CPU); contains drive controllers and interfaces, expansion slots, data buses, ports and connectors, BIOS, and memory.
F. Motherboard
6. A program stored on a chip on the motherboard that is used to start up the computer.
A. Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)
7. Very fast memory that is used to store frequently accessed information close to the processor.
B. Cache memory
8. An input device that increases the speed and accuracy of data entry and converts information into a digital format that can be saved, copied, and manipulated.
H. Scanner
9. The number of horizontal pixels by vertical pixels on a display screen or image, for example.
G. Resolution
10. A non-mechanical storage format that stores data using flash memory on a chip.
I. Solid-state storage?