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RAM Image: RAM (image/jpg)	Ram means Random Access memory. RAM is considered "random access" because you can access any memory cell directly if you know the row and column that intersect at that cell.
ROM Image: ROM (image/jpg)	Rom means Read only Memory. ROM is memory that cannot be changed by a program or user. ROM retains its memory even after the computer is turned off. For example, ROM stores the instructions for the computer to start when it is turned on again.
Motherboard Image: Motherboard (image/jpg)	The motherboard is the main circuit board in a computer. A motherboard provides a way for hard ware in a computer to communicate with the other parts.
CPU Image: cpu_puzzle (image/jpg)	CPU stands for Computer Processing Unit. A central processing unit is the hardware within a computer that carries out the instructions of a computer program by performing the basic arithmetical, logical, control and input/output operations of the system.
Sound card Image: sound_card (image/jpg)	A sound card is an internal computer expansion card that carries input and output's of audio signals to and from a computer under control of computer programs.
Graphics card Image: thVPH97R1T (image/jpg)	A graphics card is an expansion card which generates a feed of output images to a display (such as a computer monitor).

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	Created by Isabelle Goater over 9 years ago