Hardware

Hardware

1. Output devices

   • Monitor
   • Printer
   • Speakers
   • Hard Drive

2. Input devices

   • Keyboard
   • Touch Screen
   • Mouse
   • Scanner
   • Digital Camera
   • Microphone

3. Motherboard

   • Socket
   • Connector
   • Slots

4. Chipset

   • Northbridge
   • Southbridge

5. CPU

   • Clockrate in GHz = amount of instructions processed

6. Temporary Memory

   • RAM
     • Loses memory without power
     • Cannot save files

7. Long term memory

   • Hard Drive
     • More memory
   • SSD
     • Faster

8. Network card

   • Connects device to network
     • Ethernet
     • Wifi

9. Peripheral Devices

   • Not critical to system operation
     • CD Rom
     • Graphic card
     • Mouse