CSC 225: Computer Hardware

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Module 1 Assignment

This assignment is based on chapter 1.

  1. What are the four tasks that software uses hardware for?

  2. What is the technology of storing and reading only two states called?

  3. Identify the three elements needed by input, output or storage devices.

  4. What is the primary input device for a computer?

  5. What are the two technologies used by a mouse to track movement and control the location of the pointer?

  6. How do manufacturers usually rate a monitor?

  7. What are devices not directly on the motherboard called?

  8. Identify the components that allow the CPU to communicate with other devices.

  9. What kind of devices provide primary storage?

  10. Identify the most important difference between primary and secondary storage.

  11. What is a motherboard bus?

  12. Identify the purpose of the system clock.

  13. What is the main bus of a motherboard called?

  14. What are the three purposes of motherboard ROM BIOS?

  15. What is the purpose of CMOS RAM?

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