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1What is a sound card?A device which can be slotted into a
computer to allow the use of audio components for multimedia applications.
2What does it do?A sound card allows a computer to create and record real, high-quality sound.
3How does the sound card work?The sound card takes the sound from the device, records it and then processes it. For output, the device takes instructions from the program and plays the sound through speakers connected to the computer.
4What is a graphics card?The graphics components are the part of your computer that control and enhance how graphics are displayed on your computer screen.
5What does it do?The graphics card is what outputs to your monitor, without it you would not be able to plug your screen/monitor and connect it to your computer.
6How does the graphics card work?Graphics cards take data from the CPU and turn it into pictures.
7What is a CPU?CPU is the abbreviation for central processing unit. Sometimes referred to simply as the central processor, but more commonly called processor, the CPU is the brains of the computer where most calculations take place.
8What does it do?The CPU is responsible for executing a sequence of stored instructions called a program.
9What is the motherboard?A printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors for other circuit boards to be slotted into.
10What does it do?The Motherboard itself is a printed circuit board that allows the CPU, RAM, and all other computer hardware components to communicate with each other.
11What is a RAM?RAM stands for random access memory, a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computers and other devices, such as printers.
12What is a ROM?Once data has been written onto a ROM chip, it cannot be removed and can only be read. Unlike main memory , ROM retains its contents even when the computer is turned off. ROM is referred to as being nonvolatile, whereas RAM is volatile.