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Motherboard (part) Contains CPU, ports, expansion slots and memory chips; controls functions like video and networking Connects internal components together Sends power, data, instructions among components
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Input (function) Info must somehow get into the computer and then translated into digital form Input comes from various devices: keyboard, mouse, scanner, microphone, camera
CPU (Central Processing Unit) http://www.techspot.com/news/47099-intel-launches-new-cpu-replacement-plan-for-hardcore- overclockers.html
Process (function) computer needs to process what it has received so that it may become output; CPU is main processing unit (brains of computer) coordinates all actions of the machine (carrying out instructions, performing calculations, interacting with all components used to operate the computer)
Storage http://www.howstuffworks.com/hard-disk.htm http://www.uberreview.com/2006/12/mickey-mouse-usb-flash- drive.htm
Storage (function) Long Term: hard drives, CD-ROMs, floppy disks, flash drives; keep info whether the computer is on or off ROM (Read Only Memory) holds important info computer needs each time it runs Temporary: RAM (Random Access Memory) stores info as you use it; constantly being erased and rewritten as you open and close files
Output http://www.hqspeakers.com/cheap-computer-speakers/ http://www.newshubber.com/the-importance-of-having-a-printer/ http://gadgetsngizmos.org/2008/07/07/doublesight-release-new-ds-24000-studio-24-inch-lcd- monitor/
Output (function) when computer is ready to display info that it has been processing using tools like a monitor, printer, and speakers user needs to be able to retrieve info or the result of the instructions given the computer
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