Ans: An output device that displays information in pictorial or text form.
2). Vga
Ans: VIDEO GRAPHIC ARRAY
3). Cathode ray tube
Ans: an analog display device that creates a visible image on the screen by directing
three electron beams over millions of phosphor dots to make them light up.
4). Lcd (liquid crystal display)
Ans: Flat panel display which uses liquid crystals in its primary form of operation.
5). Light emitting diode display
Ans: uses an array of light emitting diodes as pixels for a video display.
6). Lcd monitor
Ans: USES FLOURESCENT BACKLIGHTS
7). Led monitor
Ans: USES LIGHT EMITTING DIODES FOR BACKLIGHTS.
8). Printer
Ans: Peripheral machine which makes a persistent representation of graphics or text,
usually on paper,
9). Mouse
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, Ans: CONTROLS A CURSOR
10). Cpu: central processing unit
Ans: BRAIN OF A COMPUTER. PROCESSES ALL INFORMATION ON A
COMPUTATIONAL LEVEL.
11). Motherboard
Ans: MAIN BOARD INSIDE COMPUTER CASE.
12). Ram: random access memory
Ans: DATA STORAGE DEVICE THAT CAN PROVIDE FAST READ AND WRITE ACCESS.
13). Graphics card
Ans: PROCESSES DATA FROM MOTHER BOARD
14). Hard drive
Ans: MECHANICAL DRIVE THAT STORES ALL THE DATA.
15). Ssd: solid state drive
Ans: TYPE OF HARD DRIVE W/O MOVING PARTS. CONSISTS OF A BANK OF FLASH
MEMORY THAT CAN HOLD A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF DATA.
16). Psu: power supply unit
Ans: SUPPLIES CORRECT DC VOLTAGES TO ALL COMPONENTS INSIDE THE
COMPUTER.
17). Router
Ans: NETWORKING DEVICE THAT FORWARDS DATA PACKETS BETWEEN COMPUTER
NETWORKS.
18). Isp (internet service provider)
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, Ans: A company that provides connections to the internet.
19). Dns (domain name system)
Ans: A hierarchical, decentralized naming system for computers, services, or other
resources connected to the Internet or a private network
20). Ip: internet protocol
Ans: NUMERICAL LABEL SUCH AS 192.0.2.1 THAT IS CONNECTED TO A COMPUTER
NETWORK THAT USES THE INTERNET PROTOCOL FOR COMMUNICATION.
21). Vpn (virtual private network)
Ans: Extends a private network across a public network and enables users to send
and receive data across shared or public networks as if their computing devices were
directly connected to the private network.
22). Www (world wide web)
Ans: A COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH LINKS DOCUMENTS AND PICTURES INTO A
DATABASE THAT IS TORED IN COMPUTERS IN MANY DIFFERNET PARTS OF THE
WORLD
23). Lan (local area network)
Ans: CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF COMPUTERS LINKED TOGETHER TO FORM A
NETWORK IN ACIRCUMSCRIBED LOCATION.
24). Wan (wide area network)
Ans: a large network of information that is not tied to a single location
25). Charles babbage
Ans: He is known as the "Father of Computers."
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