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Video Card and Sound Card

The document describes various computer hardware components and their functions: 1. A hard disk drive permanently stores and retrieves information and files for the operating system. 2. An optical disk drive reads and writes data to optical discs like DVDs, CDs, and Blu-rays using electromagnetic waves projected by lenses. 3. Input devices allow users to enter data into the computer in a form it can understand, like keyboards, mice, microphones and scanners.

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Video Card and Sound Card

The document describes various computer hardware components and their functions: 1. A hard disk drive permanently stores and retrieves information and files for the operating system. 2. An optical disk drive reads and writes data to optical discs like DVDs, CDs, and Blu-rays using electromagnetic waves projected by lenses. 3. Input devices allow users to enter data into the computer in a form it can understand, like keyboards, mice, microphones and scanners.

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5.

Hard Disk Drive (HDD) - is a non-volatile hardware


WRITE THE FUNCTION OF device which is used to permanently store as well as to
retrieve information. Also it is use to store particular
THE FOLLOWING PARTS: files for your operating system and other types of
software which are run on the computer itself.
1. Video Card – also called video adapter or graphics
card, converts computer output into a video signal that 6. Optical Disk Drive (ODD) - refers to a computer
is sent through a cable to the monitor, which displays system that allows users to use DVDs, CDs and Blu-
an image on the screen ray optical drives. The Drive contains some lenses that
project electromagnetic waves that are responsible for
2. Audio Card – also called sound card, is used to reading and writing data on optical discs. Optical drives
enhance the sound-generating capabilities of a PC by are integral parts of electronics devices such as:
making two basic functions possible  VCD players
 First, enables sounds to be captured and stored  CD players
on disk  Blu-ray players
 Second, it enables sound to be played through  DVD players
external speakers.  Video games consoles
 Third, it can add realism to computer games
with stereo music and sound effects 7. Input Devices – allow you to enter data or commands
in a form that the computer can use; they send data or
3. LAN Card – is a 'door' to the network from a commands to the processing unit.
computer. Any type of network activity requires a LAN Examples:
card: the Internet, network printer, connecting  Keyboard
computers together, and so on. LAN cards are  Mouse
hardware devices that can be added to a computer, or  Microphone
they can be integrated into the main hardware of the  Scanner
computer.  Digital camera
 PC camera
4. MODEM (Modulator-Demodulator) - is a hardware
device that allows a computer to send and receive data 8. Output Devices – show people the processed data,
over a telephone line or a cable or satellite connection. information, in understandable and useful form.
In the case of transmission over an analog telephone Examples:
line, which was once the most popular way to access
 Printer
the internet
 Monitor
 Speakers
 Portable Media Player
9. Storage Device – is used in the computers to store the 10. Front Panel Connectors - is where the connectors of
data. It provides one of the core functions of the hard disk drive activity lights, case speaker, reset
modern computer. button, power on/off button, computer power on light,
and key lock, are connected to make them function
Types of Storage Devices smoothly
 Primary Storage – also known as main
memory, it is directly or indirectly 11. Front USB Connector - are groups of pins on a
connected to the CPU via a memory motherboard, into which one can plug a special cable
bus. The CPU continuosly reads to provide USB ports on a computer chassis
instructions stored there and executes
them as required. 12. Front Audio Connector
Examples: RAM, ROM, Cache

 Secondary Storage – it is not directly


accessible by the CPU.

Example: Hard disk

 Tertiary Storage - it involves a robotic


mechanism which will mount (insert)
and dismount removable mass storage
media into a storage device. This is
primarily useful for extraordinarily large
data stores, accessed without human
operators.

Examples: Magnetic Tape , Optical Disc

 Off-line Storage – also known as


disconnected storage, It is a computer
data storage on a medium or a device
that is not under the control of CPU but
human operator can access it

Examples: Floppy Disk, Zip Diskette,


USB Flash Drive and Memory Card

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