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is “the main circuit board in a computer”1 and determines “the number of hard disks, memory chips, graphics cards, optical cards, modems, network cards, sound cards etc you can add to your system”.2
motherboard
Simply put, the CPU is the computer’s brain, and it communicates commands with the rest of the computer.
Intel and AMD are the largest suppliers of common PC processors.
The Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Random access memory or RAM is used “to hold the program code and data during execution.”3
Ram memory is volatile; information is only stored temporarily. Once the computer is turned off, the information stored in the RAM is lost.
Random Access Memory (RAM)
The power supply provides power to all the previously listed components.
The power supply plugs into the motherboard as well as to all the drives.
Power Supply
Internal Storage Device= Hard Drives
External Storage DevicesZip Disks
External Hard Drives
USB Mini-drives
CD-R
CD-RW
DVD-ROM
Storage Devices