Fill in the Blank - Computer Basics- Hardware Name:__________________________ Class:__________ Date:__________ Fill in the blanks in these sentences with the word that fits. 1. A __________________________ is an electronic machine that works with data. 2. __________________________ is the parts of the computer that you can see and touch. 3. The hardware to keep the output data when finished is a __________________________. 4. The processing device, a computer chip that does the processing, is the __________________________. 5. Hardware that allows data to be put into the computer is a __________________________. 6. The most used output device is the __________________________. 7. __________________________ is where the computer works with the data as it is told to. 8. The input and output device that allows data to come in and go out on-line is a __________________________. 9. The most used input device that has letters, numbers, and symbols is the __________________________. 10. __________________________ is to put data into the computer. 11. The input device that can point, click, drag, and scroll is the __________________________. 12. The hardware that takes the input data and works with it is a __________________________. 13. A storage device that most use, is located in the CPU cabinet, is not portable but is very reliable is the __________________________. 14. __________________________ is the answer the computer gives back. 15. An input device that works like a copy machine, only puts the copy into the computer instead of on paper, is a __________________________. 16. The hardware that gives the computer's answer back is an __________________________. 17. A storage device that is portable, small, newer technology, that holds a great amount of data is a __________________________. 18. The hardware where the CPU and all other parts of the computer plug into so they may communicate with each other is the __________________________. 19. The storage device that is temporary and is the working storage/ memory is __________________________. 20. The output device that will make a hard copy is the __________________________. Select your answers from the following words: hard drive mouse keyboard processing device printer CPU Input flash drive Hardware motherboard computer monitor Output modem scanner input device RAM Processing storage device output device.