Name: _________________

Summative Exam
I. Identification (2 points each)
_____________ 1. Uses lasers to read data on the optical media.
_____________ 2. Installed in the back corner of the PC case, next to the motherboard. It converts 120vac into DC
voltages that are used by other components in the PC.
_____________ 3. Also known as hard drive, is a magnetic storage device that is installed inside the computer.
_____________ 4. The main part of a microcomputer, sometimes called the chassis.
_____________ 5. The main circuit board of a computer. It contains all the circuits and components that run the
computer.
_____________ 6. Brain and heart of the computer.
_____________ 7. A bus is a data pathway between several hardware components inside or outside a computer. It
does not only connect the parts of the CPU to each other, but also links the CPU with the important.
_____________ 8. A type of computer designed to be placed on a desk.
_____________ 9. Battery-powered type of computers that are more portable than desktops, allowing you to use
them almost anywhere.
_____________ 10. An electronic device that manipulates information, or data.

II. Identify the following computer hardware. Write your answers on the items below.
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

III. Enumeration
1. Four other types of computers
1. 3.
2. 4.