The document is a worksheet for students to identify computer hardware components. It provides 10 terms related to computer hardware and asks students to fill in the blanks of descriptive clues using those terms. The terms include CPU, BIOS, power supply, hard drive, modem, ROM, video card, motherboard, RAM, and port.

1. Name:
______________________________________________
Block:
_______________________
Date:
_____________________________________
Computers:
Inside
&
Outside
–
Hardware
What
am
I?
Instructions:
Use
the
words
below
to
fill
in
the
question.
You
may
use
your
notes
or
the
Internet.
You
may
NOT
use
your
neighbor.
1. ______________________
I
connect
computers
and
allow
them
to
talk
to
each
other.
2. ______________________
I
wake
up
the
computer
and
remind
it
what
to
do.
3. ______________________
I
am
the
brain
of
the
computer
4. ______________________
I
have
a
very
good
memory.
I
can
read,
but
I
can’t
write.
5. ______________________
Information
in
the
computer
is
stored
on
my
magnetic
cylinders.
6. ______________________
I
can
read
and
write;
but
if
you
turn
off
the
computer,
I
forget
everything.
7. ______________________
I
hold
all
the
other
circuit
boards.
8. ______________________
I
get
electricity
into
the
computer.
9. ______________________
I
handle
the
graphics
that
are
displayed
on
the
monitor.
10. ______________________
Other
hardware
like
the
keyboard
or
monitor,
plugs
into
me.
CPU
BIOS
Power
supply
Hard
drive
Modem
ROM
Video
card
Motherboard
RAM
Port