Tech glossary by Mohamed and Austin

Motherboard The motherboard is the most important part of the computer, it holds together most of the big parts of a computer, like the CPU.

Power supply unitA power supply unit is the part of the computer that supplies energy to the other computer components.

CPU: Central processing unitCPU: Referred as the brains of the computer and is most commonly called the processor, it is where all calculations take place and also runs the OS.

RAM: Random access memory RAM: is a byte of memory that can be accessed anywhere (randomly). It is the most common type of memory found in a computer.

Usb: Universal serial bus

Usb: Is a kind of stick that you plug into computers to save your work.

Megahertz Megahertz: one million cycles per second, is used to the speed of devices.

Gigahertz 1 billion cycles per second, Is used to measure the speed of microprocessors.

TerabytesIt is a measure of how much computer storage you have.(1000GB)

ByteA byte is usually made up by 8 bits, and stores different information.

BitShort for binary digit, is the smallest unit of data on a computer.

KilobyteA unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 bytes.

KilobitA kilobit is used to store multiple pieces of data into one unit.

VGAVideo graphics array, is used to display hardware.

HDMIHigh definition multimedia interface, is used for transferring uncompressed video data to your computer. It can be used for TV’s monitors etc.

DviDigital visual interface, is used to connect a video source such as a display controller, to a display device such as a computer monitor.

Audio jack Is a family of connector typically used for analog signals.

Ethernet RJ45Is a common data networking interface that employs a cable of twisted wires

Wifi adapter A device that adds wireless connectivity to a desktop.

Bluetooth A standard for the short range wireless interconnection used mostly with mobile devices

MouseThe main function of a mouse is help you move around with you computer and use it smoothly.

Speakers The main function of speakers is to give your computer sound so you can hear things and watch things on your computer.

USB flash drive The main function of a USB flash drive is to save data that you have, like videos, PowerPoints and documents.

PrinterThe main function of a printer is digital data into printed data.

Monitor The main function of a monitor is to display videos and graphical information,to a computer/device.

Scanner The main function of a scanner is to scan movies documents and more to digital items.

Keyboard The main function of a keyboard is to input letters and numbers, and other characters to a computer.

ROM: Read only memory It is a part of the computer which stores all of your memory and can not be deleted.

Cacheis an comptomont that stores all the data and things you have done on your computer, it also can not be deleted if the computer is turned off, the only way to get rid of it is by destroying it.

Hard driveThe hard drive is the self storage piece which keeps and stores personally information.

Video cardThe video card is the component connected to the motherboard, which is used to display videos and pictures.

Sound cardThe sound card is the part of the computer that is put in for sound/audio