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Computer hardware components: CPU, RAM, ROM, GPU

Logan Hunt English 7 cards

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1Sound CardThe Sound Card is an internal computer expansion card that can be plugged into the Motherboard. However they tend to be built-in to the Motherboard. It sends input and output audio signals to and from the computer.
2Graphics CardThe Graphics Card is responsible for generating a feed of output images to a display (such as a Monitor). Like the Sound Card, it can be either plugged into the Motherboard, or built-in.
3GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)A graphics processing unit (GPU) is a specialized electronic circuit designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display
4CPU (Central Processing Unit)The Central Processing Unit is the hardware which is responsible for running the instructions of a computer program by performing arithmetical and logical controls.
5MotherboardThe Motherboard contains most of the hardware responsible for successfully running a computer unit, such as the CPU.
6ROM (Read Only MemoryROM is a type of storage medium used in computers and other electrical devices. The data that you store in ROM can either be modified slowly, or, not at all. It is used to run the computer unit and is Non-Volatile memory.
7RAM (Random Access MemoryRAM is Volatile Memory. RAM normally allows programs to be written in roughly the same amount of time as others. However, if the computer is turned off, the memory will be erased.