HISTORY
• Tell me a bit about the history of the computer
• Who is credited for the invention of the computer?
• Who is credited for the invention of most of the parts of the computer?
MOTHERBOARD
•What is the purpose of the motherboard?
•Name seven components that are on the motherboard.
•What components have SLOTS on the motherboard?
BUSES & TRANSISTORS
• What is a bus and its function?
• What is a transistor and its function?
CPU
•What is it?
•What is its speed measured in?
•What is the CPU known as?
HARD DRIVE
•What is it?
•It is measured in?
•What is it commonly known as?
•What does it look like?
MEMORY
•Memory is stored as what?
•How many bits are in a byte?
•How many bytes are in a bit?
•What is bigger?
MEMORY CALCULATIONS
•How many bits are in 99 bytes?
•How many bytes are in 99 bits?
DIFFERENT COMPUTER HARDWARE USES
•What are different uses being developed for hardware?
•What was the article in which the chip was used?
INPUTS AND OUTPUTS
•What are five different output devices?
•What are five input devices?
CURRENT HARDWARE
•What are current speeds of CPU?
•What are current hard disk sizes?
OLD HARDWARE
•What is the problem with old hardware?
•Where is it going?
•What is happening to it?
•How much is being created on a yearly basis?
ROM VS RAM
• What does ROM stand for?
• What does RAM stand for?
• What is the different between ROM and RAM?
VIDEO & SOUND CARDS
• What is a video card?
• What is a sound card?
• Why are they necessary?
HARDWARE PARTS
• Identify different hardware parts.