Flashcards

Computer hardware components: CPU, RAM, ROM, motherboard

Samuel Foot English 6 cards

Cards in this deck (6)

1What is this? What does it do?This is a sound card which converts digital signals into sound that we can hear or vice versa.
2what is this? What does it do?This is a graphics card which control or enhance the graphics displayed on your screen.
3What is this? What does it stand for? What does it do?This is a CPU which stands for Central Processing Unit. The CPU is the brain of the computer where most calculations happen.
4What is this? What does it do?This is the motherboard which is the main printed circuit board of the computer. The motherboard houses most of the computers components.
5What is this? What does it stand for? What does it do?This is the RAM which stands for Random Access Memory. The RAM stores data that is currently being used, it is accessed randomly.
6What is this? What does it stand for? What does it do?This is a ROM which stands for Read Only Memory. The ROM stores data whilst the computer is turned off.