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computer hardware
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- 1R.A.MRandom Access Memory-
This is a type of temporary memory storage. - 2Graphics CardThis controls the video display, located inside the mother board.
- 3C.P.UCentral Processing Unit-
This is like the brain of the computer, located on the mother board. - 4Network CardThis is a card that connects to a network, usually a L.A.N.
- 5The Mother-BoardThis is one of the most important parts of a computer, it holds many crucial components of the computer
- 6Hard DriveThis is where you files are stored. This is like a RAM but it ha long term storage, which means even if you turn off the computer, it will save.
- 7Clock SpeedThis is know as clock-rate and indicates how fast the CPU can run.
measured in megahertz or gigahertz, contains a crystal that counts the speed. - 8CacheThis is a small amount of memory, found in the CPU.
Stores information that the CPU rejects. - 9Busescircuits on the motherboard that connects the CPU to other components
- 10Corea processing unit within a CPU, they can have multiple cores.
- 11Types of primary memory:
- 12R.O.MRead Only Memory-
this is a flash memory chip that contains a small amount of read only.
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- GCSE Computer Science FlashCards sobre computer hardware, criado por Helen Cao em 01-03-2017.
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