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2. Identify the following internal hardware devices (processor, motherboard, Random Access Memory,
Read-Only Memory, video cards, sound cards and internal hard disk drives)
3. Identify the following external hardware devices (monitors, keyboards, mice, printers, hard discs) as
input or output or storage devices.
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4. What is software?
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(b) Linkers
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(c) Device Driver
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(d) Utilities
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RAM is used to store the data the user is currently working on.
9. Tick whether the following uses are more suitable for ROM or RAM.
ROM RAM
10. Describe 3 internal computer hardware apart from RAM and ROM
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4. What are the differences between HDD and SSD hard drives?
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5. Above each object fill in the device name and indicate if they are input, output or storage.
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2. What is GUI?
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3. Which devices can be used to receive network phone calls over telephone line system (refer to
question 1)?
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(c) Robotics
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