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Parts of a 
computer 
INTERACTIVE QUIZ 
Which one is an Input device? 
 
 
1. Floppy disk    3. Scanner 
 
2. Monitor      4. Keyboard 
 
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WELL DONE. KEYBOARD IS THE CORRECT 
ANSWER!!! 
 
 
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Which one is the device that is 
the "brain" of a computer 
system? 
 
 
1. Mouse       3. CPU 
 
2. Scanner      4. CD-ROM 
 
 
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WELL DONE. CPU IS THE CORRECT 
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Which one is an Output 
device? 
 
 
1. Joystick       3. Hard Disk  
 
2. Monitor      4. Microphone 
 
 
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WELL DONE. MONITOR IS THE CORRECT 
ANSWER!!! 
 
 
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Which part is not an input 
device? 
 
 
1. Mouse       3. Joystick  
 
2. Printer      4. MIDI Keyboard 
 
 
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WELL DONE. PRINTER IS THE CORRECT 
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Which one is a storage device? 
 
 
1. Floppy Disk     3. Modem 
 
2. Headphones    4. CPU 
 
 
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WELL DONE. FLOPPY DISK IS THE CORRECT 
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Which one is not a storage 
device? 
 
 
1. DVD      3. Printer 
 
2. Memory Stick    4. CD-ROM 
 
 
 
Charles Babbage
Considered a Father of the computer"
First computer 
 
 
        Definition of Computer 
 A device that computes, 
especially a programmable 
electronic machine that 
performs high-speed 
mathematical or logical 
operations or that assembles, 
stores, correlates, or otherwise 
processes information.  
  Computers Have Two Main Parts 
 
1. Computer Hardware 
 
2. Computer Software 
   What is Computer Hardware? 
 Computer Hardware is the physical part of 
the computer system, the machinery and 
equipment.  
 Parts of the computer you can see 
 
 
  Examples of Computer Hardware 
Monitor: T.V. like screen used to show pictures and 
words 
CPU: Central Processing Unit this is where most of 
the computers calculations take place. In terms of 
computing power, the CPU is the most important 
element of a computing system. 
Keyboard: This device is used to type 
information into the computer and contains the 
numbers 0-9. 
    More Computer Hardware 
Mouse: a small device, which you move across the top of 
the desk to move the pointer or cursor on the screen. 
Printer: used to make a paper copy of the information 
into the computer. 
Image Scanner: an electronic device that generates a 
digital representation of an image for data input to a 
computer 
Computer Input Devices 
 Computer Devices that input information in the 
computer 
 
        Examples 
 Key Board 
 Mouse 
 Scanner 
 Digital Camera 
 
Computer Output Devices 
 Computer Devices that output information from the 
computer. 
 
       Examples 
 Monitor 
 Printer 
 
 
What is Computer Software? 
 Computer Software are programs that tell the 
computer what to do. 
        Examples 
 Microsoft Word-word processing program 
 Microsoft PowerPoint-presentation program 
 Microsoft Excel-work book program used to track, 
calculate, and analyze numeric data 
 
 
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