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Parts of Computers

The document provides an overview of various computer components, including the computer case, motherboard, CPU, RAM, graphics card, sound card, hard drives, SSDs, power supply, monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, scanner, and speakers. Each component's function and importance in the overall computer system is explained, highlighting their roles in processing, storage, input, and output. The document emphasizes the integration and communication between these components to create a functional computer system.

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Parts of Computers

The document provides an overview of various computer components, including the computer case, motherboard, CPU, RAM, graphics card, sound card, hard drives, SSDs, power supply, monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, scanner, and speakers. Each component's function and importance in the overall computer system is explained, highlighting their roles in processing, storage, input, and output. The document emphasizes the integration and communication between these components to create a functional computer system.

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This is the component that holds all of the parts

to make up the computer system.

It is usually designed in such a manner to make


fitting a motherboard, wiring, and drives as easy
as possible. Some are designed so well that it is
easy to make everything look tidy and
presentable.
The motherboard is the main board that is screwed
directly inside the computer case.

All other cards and everything else plugs directly


into the motherboard, hence its name.

The CPU, RAM, drives, power supply, and more are


connected to it.

Its function involves integrating all the physical


components to communicate and operate together.
The CPU or central processing unit is basically like
the brain of computer systems. It processes all the
information on a computational level.

It takes all the processes from the RAM and


processes them to perform the tasks required by the
computer system.
RAM is a data storage device that can provide fast
read and write access. RAM is volatile memory,
meaning it loses all the stored data when power is
lost.

The RAM keeps data ready for the CPU to process.

The RAM speed is a big contributor to the overall


speed of a computer system.
A graphics card is an output device that processes
the data from the motherboard and sends the
appropriate information to the computer’s screen
for display.

You can connect monitors to it using HDMI,


DisplayPort, DVI, or VGA connectors.

It can also be referred to as a video or display card.


Most of the time, the sound chip built into
the motherboard is used for audio output.
But, if you are a sound enthusiast or
prefer high-quality audio output while
playing a game, you
might be inclined to use a sound card.

Sound cards plug into a computer in


multiple ways. It can be through USB, PCI
slot, or PCI Express x 1 slot.

External DACs have gained much more


popularity and help deliver clearer and
more defined audio or high-definition
sound output.
A hard drive is still found in many PCs to
this day. A mechanical drive’s purpose is
to store all your information for retrieval
at any time.

Apart from storing information for your


computer, it also functions as a boot drive
to run the operating system (OS) from it.
You can install operating systems of many
different kinds depending on your needs
.
An OS is a software program that’s
installed, making a computer useable,
like Microsoft Windows, for example. The
biggest vulnerability of a mechanical
drive is its physically fragile nature.
An SSD is also a type of hard drive, but it doesn’t
have any moving bits. It consists of a bank of flash
memory that can hold a reasonable amount of
information.
While SSDs are increasing in size all the time, they
aren’t cost-effective for storing large amounts.
A mechanical drive has a cheaper gigabyte-to-dollar
ratio.
However, the SSD is a high-performance drive. It’s
fast and cannot be as easily damaged by dropping it
or taking a few bumps.
A power supply unit mounts inside the computer
case. It converts the AC mains supply from the
power cord from a wall socket and supplies the
correct DC voltages to all the components inside the
computer.
A monitor is an output device used to visualize the
graphics information sent from the computer’s GPU.

There are various types of monitors on the market.

A LED (Light Emitting Diode) backlit LCD (Liquid


Crystal Display) monitor is the most commonly used
with a modern PC.
A keyboard is an input device that is one of the ways
to communicate with a computer. Typing a key from
the keyboard sends a small portion of information
to tell the computer which key was pressed.

Once the computer receives input from the


keyboard, it can use the keystrokes in digital form to
produce a specific task in any software that’s being
used.

The computer system can use this information in


many ways. An example could be a command or a
character that can be used in a document.
A mouse is an input device that allows the user to
move a pointer displayed on the monitor and
experience a more intuitive interaction with
computer systems.

These days mice have more buttons than the


common three and offer way more functions than
mice in the early days.

However, the three main buttons allow the user to


select, grab, scroll and access extra menus and
options.
A printer can take an image sent by a computer and
deliver it onto a sheet of paper.

It does this by using the information from the


computer, and by either using toner or ink, it
deposits one of these in a controlled and accurate
manner to form the image.
A scanner can take anything on paper, and it
functions by scanning it to produce a replicated
digital image for a computer to save.

This is also handy for saving physical photos you


want to preserve.

Once the photo is stored digitally, it won’t decay as


a physical photo does over time.

The flatbed scanner is the most commonly used


today.
Computer speakers can connect to the sound card
at the rear of the computer.

Another way they can be connected is by a


monitor that already has built-in speakers.

Generally, the sound quality is poor from a


monitor’s speakers. That’s why most people buy a
set of computer speakers for their desks.

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