BASIC COMPONENTS
Central processing unit. The most powerful microprocessor chip in your computer.
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY Hardware inside your computer that stores information while you work. When you turn your computer off, all data in ram is lost.
Houses all of the information in your computer. Unlike ram the hard drive retains data when the computer is turned off.
The main circuit board or the computer. All keys internal and external components of your computer plug into the mother board. CPU, ram, hard drive, etc…
Computer screen. The video display unit that sits on your desktop.
Produce sound based on the data created and sent by the sound card. Music, voice…
The peripheral device used to input information into a computer. It provides a set of alphabetic, numeric, punctuation, symbol and control keys.
A peripheral device connected to your computer, used to reposition the cursor or move the pointer on your screen.
A device in your computer that allows removable. (a floppy disk storage)
Read only memory. Modem-A circuit board that plugs into your mother board. Enable your computer to communicate with other computers and the internet.
Handles multimedia applications and graph intensive web site freeing up the CPU. The better the graphics chip on the video card, and the more RAM built on the video card, the faster the display on the mointor.
A circuit board that plugs into your Mother Board that adds audio capability to your computer. Provides high quality stereo output to the speakers.
Is a device that optically scan images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and convert it into a digital image.