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This document discusses the system unit, which is the box-like case that contains a computer's electronic components. It describes the internal components of a typical system unit, including the power supply, motherboard, CPU, RAM, hard disk drive, optical drives, and fan. It also covers the external features, such as ports and buttons on the front of the system unit. Finally, it lists and describes the main internal components and their functions, such as the power button, motherboard, power supply, optical drives, hard disk drive, and floppy drive.

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Back of System Unit PDF

This document discusses the system unit, which is the box-like case that contains a computer's electronic components. It describes the internal components of a typical system unit, including the power supply, motherboard, CPU, RAM, hard disk drive, optical drives, and fan. It also covers the external features, such as ports and buttons on the front of the system unit. Finally, it lists and describes the main internal components and their functions, such as the power button, motherboard, power supply, optical drives, hard disk drive, and floppy drive.

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SYSTEM UNIT

Prepared by: masniza mustafa


SYSTEM UNIT
What is system unit?
Box-like case that contains computer’s electronic components
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Inside view of system unit

Power supply CD-ROM

Powercables Case

Hard disk
Case fan drive

CPU & fan Floopy drive

Input/Output Data cables

RAM Motherboard

Battery
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Front layer of a system unit

DVD-ROM drive

CD-ROM drive

Zip drive

Empty drive bay

Floopy disk drive

Power button /
Reset button
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Input/Output port (I/O port)
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Functions of the main components of a system unit
1. Power button: To start on computer
2. Motherboard: Main circuit board of the system unit, which has some
electronic components
3. Power Supply: Supplying power to the computer
4. DVD-ROM drive: A device that reads DVD-ROM, also can read audio CDs,
CDROMSs,CD-Rs and CD-RWs.
5. CD-ROM drive: A device that reads audio CDs, CD-ROMs, CD-Rs and CD-RWs
6. Floppy drive: A device that reads from and writes on a floppy disk
7. Hard disk drive: Type of storage device that contains one or more inflexible,
circular platters that store data, instructions and
information.
exercise
Look at the diagram carefully and match them to the name of the ports in the table
given using numbers.
exercise
Mark T for True and F for False
1. The processor (CPU) interprets and carries out the basic instructions that
operate a computer. ( )
2. Computers can use only one processor at a time. ( )
3. ROM is the main circuit board of the system unit. ( )
4. Expansion slot is a socket on the motherboard that can hold an adapter card.( )
5. RAM is non-volatile. ( )
6. The most important chip on the main circuit board is the microprocessor
chip. ( )
7. I/O port is the point at which a peripheral attaches to a system unit so that the
peripheral can send data to or receive information from the computer. ( )
8. Reset button is to start on computer. ( )
9. A device that reads from and writes on a floppy disk is called hard disk drives. ( )
10. Power supply convert standard electrical power into the form that computer
can use. ( )

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