computer components

computer components

1. CPU

   • produces information
   • fetches top instruction from the RAM

2. motherboard

   • connects all the components

3. fan

   • cools componenents that may get hot

4. fetch

   • decode
     • execute
       • the instruction is carried out
     • the instruction is understood by the CPU
   • the instruction is moved from the RAM to the CPU

5. one cycle per second=1 hertz (Hz)=1 instruction

   • 1 kilohertz (Khz)=1000 cycles per second
     • 1 megahertz(Mhz)=1,000,000 cycles per secomd
       • 1 gigahertz(Ghz)=1,000,000,000 cycles per second

6. RAM

   • stores information while powered