Computer

Computer

1. CPU - The Central Processing Unit is basically the brains of a computer, it executes a sequence of instructions.

2. RAM - Random Access Memory is a temporary form of storage where applications and data are stored.

3. ROM - Read Only Memory is memory which can't be changed by a program or user. For example ROM stores instructions for a computer start-up.

4. Graphics Card - A graphics card converts the binary outputs from the CPU into pixels which we can see on our screen.

5. Motherboard - The motherboard is a circuit board containing all the different parts of a computer.

6. Hard drive - The hard drive stores all of the user's data via static or dynamic memory.

7. CPU fan/Heat sink - The fan is used to cool the CPU to stop it from over-heating

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