COMPONENTS

COMPONENTS

1. RAM

2. FAN

3. CPU

   • Fetch Decode EXECUTE
     • Fetches from the RAM
     • Decodes the information or the data
     • Executes the command

4. MOTHERBOARD

5. POWER SUPPLY

6. FLOPPY DRIVE

7. HARD DRIVE

8. OPTICAL DRIVE

9. Processor Speed

   • One cycle per second = 1Hertz (Hz) = 1 instruction carried out each second
   • 1 KiloHertz = 1,000 cycles per second
   • 1 MegaHertz = 1,000,000 cycles per second
   • 1 GigaHertz = 1,000,000,000 cycles per second