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The document lists and defines the key components of a computer including the motherboard, CPU, RAM, video card, hard drive, SSD drive, power supply, sound card, network interface card, operating system, PCI, AGP, PCI Express, SATA, eSATA, IDE port, IDE cable, and USB port. Pictures are included for each component.

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Computer Science

The document lists and defines the key components of a computer including the motherboard, CPU, RAM, video card, hard drive, SSD drive, power supply, sound card, network interface card, operating system, PCI, AGP, PCI Express, SATA, eSATA, IDE port, IDE cable, and USB port. Pictures are included for each component.

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Computer Components List

Use the internet to find the function of the following components of a computer. Also
insert pictures of the component or device when for each term listed.

Motherboard (System Board)

Amotherboard(sometimesalternatively
knownasthemainboard,systemboard,
baseboard,planarboardorlogicboard,or
colloquially,amobo)isthemainprinted
circuitboard(PCB)foundingeneral
purposemicrocomputersandother
expandablesystems.

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CPU (Processor)

CPU(pronouncedasseparateletters)is
theabbreviationforcentralprocessing
unit.Sometimesreferredtosimplyasthe
centralprocessor,butmorecommonly
calledprocessor,theCPUisthebrainsof
thecomputerwheremostcalculations
takeplace

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RAM

RAM(pronouncedramm)isanacronym
forrandomaccessmemory,atype
ofcomputermemorythatcanbe
accessedrandomly;thatis,anybyteof
memorycanbeaccessedwithout
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touchingtheprecedingbytes.RAMisthe
mostcommontypeofmemoryfoundin
computersandotherdevices,suchas
printers.
Video Card

1. aprintedcircuitboardcontrollingoutput
toadisplayscreen.

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Hard Drive

ahigh-capacity,self-containedstoragedevice
containingaread-writemechanismplusone
ormoreharddisks,insideasealedunit.Also
calledharddiskdrive

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SSD Drive

Anall-electronicstoragedevicethatisan
alternativetoaharddisk.Employedin
myriadproducts,includingmobile
devices,iPods,cameras,laptopsand
desktopcomputers,solidstatedrives
(SSDs)arefasterthanharddisksbecause
thereiszerolatency(noread/writehead
tomove). {Picture}
Power Supply

Apowersupplyisacomponentthat
suppliespowertoatleastoneelectric
load.Typically,itconvertsonetypeof
electricalpowertoanother,butitmay
alsoconvertaadifferentformofenergy
suchassolar,mechanical,orchemical-
intoelectricalenergy.Apowersupply
providescomponentswithelectricpower.
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Sound Card

adevicethatcanbeslottedintoacomputer
toallowtheuseofaudiocomponentsfor
multimediaapplications.

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Network Interface Card (NIC)

TheNICcontainstheelectroniccircuitry
requiredtocommunicateusingawired
connection(e.g.,Ethernet)orawireless
connection(e.g.,WiFi).Anetwork
interfacecardisalsoknownasanetwork
interfacecontroller,networkadapter,or
LocalAreaNetwork(LAN)adapter.

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Operating System {Picture}


thesoftwarethatsupportsacomputer'sbasic
functions,suchasschedulingtasks,
executingapplications,andcontrolling
peripherals.

PCI

astandardforconnectingcomputersand
theirperipherals.

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AGP

TheAcceleratedGraphicsPort(AGP)isa
high-speedpoint-to-pointchannelfor
attachingavideocardtoacomputer
system,primarilytoassistinthe
accelerationof3Dcomputergraphics.It
wasoriginallydesignedasasuccessorto
PCI-typeconnectionsforvideocards. {Picture}
PCI Express

PCIExpress(PeripheralComponent
InterconnectExpress),officially
abbreviatedasPCIe,isahigh-speedserial
computerexpansionbusstandard,
designedtoreplacetheolderPCI,PCI-X,
andAGPbusstandards.

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SATA

SerialATA(SATA,abbreviatedfromSerial
ATAttachment)isacomputerbus
interfacethatconnectshostbusadapters
tomassstoragedevicessuchashard
diskdrives,opticaldrives,andsolid-state
drives.

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eSATA

Incomputing,eSATAp(alsoknownas
PowerovereSATA,PowereSATA,
eSATA/USBCombo,eSATAUSBHybrid
Port/EUHP)isacombinationconnection
forexternalstoragedevices.AneSATAor
USBdevicecanbepluggedintoan
eSATApport.
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IDE Port

ItisastandardinterfaceforIBM
compatibleharddrivesandCDorDVD
drives.IDEisdifferentthanSCSIand
EnhancedSmallDeviceInterface(ESDI)
becauseitscontrollersareoneachdrive,
meaningthedrivecanconnectdirectlyto
themotherboardorcontroller.
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IDE Cable

ItisastandardinterfaceforIBM
compatibleharddrivesandCDorDVD
drives.IDEisdifferentthanSCSIand
EnhancedSmallDeviceInterface(ESDI)
becauseitscontrollersareoneachdrive, {Picture}
meaningthedrivecanconnectdirectlyto
themotherboardorcontroller.

USB

A USB port is a standard cable


connection interface for personal
computers and consumer electronics
devices.

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