Computer Components

Computer Components

1. CPU

   • brains of the computer

2. Power supply

   • gives the computer power

3. Sound card

   •  produces the sound to speakers

4. Graphics card

   • a printed circuit board that controls the output to a display screen.

5. Motherboard

   • A printed circuit board containing the principal components

6. Peripherals

   • inputs and outputs

7. RAM

   •  a type ofcomputer memory that can be accessed randomly

8. Hard drive

   • a disk drive used to read from and write to a hard disk.

9. ROM

   • nonvolatile so the data stays in ROM (read only memory)

10. CPU Fan/Heat sink

    • extracts the heat from the CPU

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