1. By Paul John PARTS OF A COMPUTER

2. Modem  device connecting computers via phone line, allowing the exchange of information.

3.  the hardware added to the machine that allows it to communicate with the network.

4. SOUND CARD circuit board for computer sound that allows a personal computer to receive sound in digital form and reproduce it through speakers

5. Case  the enclosure that contains most of the components of a computer (usually excluding the display, keyboard and mouse).

6. Key board  set of keys: an array of keys in a row or rows used for operating something such as a computer or musical instrument

7. CPU central processing unit: the key component of a computer system, which contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program instructions.

8. MOUSE  a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad and inputs selection by clicks; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad

9.  A computer fan is any fan inside a computer case used for cooling purposes, and may refer to fans that draw cooler air into the case from the outside, expel warm air from inside, or move air across a heatsink to cool a particular component. The use of fans to cool a computer is an example of active cooling.

10. ROM VS RAM CDROM (compact disk read-only memory), also written as CD-ROM, is a type of optical storage media that allows data to be written to it only once. It stores data for a long period of time RAM (random access memory) is an acronym for random access memory, a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, and can be rewritten It stores data for a short period of time

11. CD DRIVE/ BLURAY/ DDR A type of ROM used to store digital data

12.  A computer display device that displays data or images generated by a computer or terminal monitor

13. Heat sink  A device used inside a computer to cool the processor  It is placed directly on top of the processor

14. Fan  Any fan used inside of a computer to actively cool  It helps the heat sink by blowing air through it.

15. Hard Drive ccomputer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it IIt has the ability to store data permanently

16. Video Card A circuit board in a computer system designed to generate output for the system's video display screen. A laptop’s is usually soldered to the motherboard

17.  electronic or electromechanical equipment that connects to a computer and used to transfer data out of the computer in the form of text, images, sounds, or other media.  This can be printed documents, sound, and video projection

18. Input devices a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device, to be used later in various processes

19.  Any written program or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory  This can be a game, DOS, or programs