1. Parts of the Computer

2. The parts can be seperated into two categories:
Peripherals
Internal Components

3. Peripherals
A computer peripheral is any external device that provides input and output for the computer. Ex: A keyboard and mouse are input peripherals, while a monitor and printer are output peripherals. Computer peripherals, or peripheral devices, are sometimes called "I/O devices" because they provide input and output for the computer.

4. Internal Components
Internal components are those that reside inside the computer. Some examples are:
Motherboard
CPU
Memory
VideoCards
Networks Cards
Disk Drives
Bus

5. Motherboards
Every part of the computer connects to the motherboard in some way.
Some parts are connected directly to it. Others rest on top of it.

6. Central Processing Unit
The central processing unit is the chip in the computer that does most of the processing.
It can be divided up into 3 categories
Arithemetic Logic Unit
Control Unit
Registers

7. CPU (cont)

8. Memory There are several different types of memory storage devices
Hard Drives
Floppy Drives
ROM (Read only Memory)
RAM (Random Access Memory)
EPROM (Erasable Programable ROM)

9. Bus
Peripherals and other internal devices are connected to each other by one or more buses. A bus is a common electrical pathway betweeen multiple devices (hardware). Buses can also be dedicated to special purposes such as connecting to memory or to multiple processors.

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