Holders of Information

Holders of Information

1. Motherboard

   • Motherboard – This is the main component inside all computers and is a base for all the other components to connect to. It is complimented by the CPU. There are lots of technical things about Motherboards you could look up such as Bridges, Models, Connectors and Speed.

2. CPU

   • This is the brain of the computer whereas the motherboard is the heart. This does all the thinking (Processing) and takes information from the inputs (Keyboards, mouse, scanner etc.), processes the information (thinks about the commands given and reproduces them into binary instructional codes) and then outputs the processing to the output devices (screen, printer, GPU)

3. Hardware

   • This is the general term for the physical components that make up a computer system, for example, keyboard monitor, processor, base unit etc. This also includes Tablets, Laptops and Phones. If you can touch it or hold it then it is hardware.