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Abigail Gwyneth B. Bunao Jorwen Bongcalot

The document defines and describes the main components that make up a computer system unit or desktop computer. It explains that the system unit houses the motherboard, CPU, RAM, power supply, and other internal components. It then provides details on each of these core components, including the power supply, motherboard, CPU, ROM, RAM, expansion bus, network interface card, hard disk drive, optical drive, and DVD drive.

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Abigail Gwyneth B. Bunao Jorwen Bongcalot

The document defines and describes the main components that make up a computer system unit or desktop computer. It explains that the system unit houses the motherboard, CPU, RAM, power supply, and other internal components. It then provides details on each of these core components, including the power supply, motherboard, CPU, ROM, RAM, expansion bus, network interface card, hard disk drive, optical drive, and DVD drive.

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ABIGAIL GWYNETH B.

BUNAO
JORWEN BONGCALOT
WHAT IS A SYSTEM UNIT?
 The system unit, also known as a "tower" or
"chassis," is the main part of a desktop computer.
 It includes the motherboard, CPU, RAM, and
other components. The system unit also includes the
case that houses the internal components of the
computer.
COMPONENTS OF A
SYSTEM UNIT
POWER SUPPLY:

 The power supply unit is the piece


of hardware that's used to convert the power
provided from the outlet into usable power for
the many parts inside the computer case.
MOTHERBOARD:
 The motherboard (systemboard,mainboard) is a
printed circuit board and foundation of a computer
that is the biggest board in a computer chassis. It
allocates power and allows communication to
the CPU, RAM, and all other computer hardware
components.
CPU (CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT)
 is the electronic circuitry within a computer that
carries out the instructions of a computer program by
performing the basic arithmetic, logic, controlling,
and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the
instructions.
ROM (READ ONLY MEMORY)

 is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers


and other electronic devices. Data stored in ROM
cannot be electronically modified after the
manufacture of the memory device. Read-only
memory is useful for storing software that is rarely
changed during the life of the system, sometimes
known as firmware.
RAM (RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY)

 is a form of computer memory that can be read and


changed in any order, typically used to store
working data and machine code. A random-
access memory device allows data items to
be read or written in almost the same amount of
time irrespective of the physical location of data
inside the memory.
EXPANSION BUS
 An expansion bus is a computer bus which moves
information between the internal hardware of a
computer system (including the CPU and RAM) and
peripheral devices. It is a collection of wires
and protocols that allows for the expansion of a
computer.
NETWORK INTERFACE CARD (NIC)
 is a hardware component, typically a circuit board
or chip, which is installed on a computer so that it
can connect to a network. Modern NICs provide
functionality to computers such as support
for I/O interrupt, direct memory access
(DMA) interfaces, data transmission, network traffic
engineering and partitioning.
HARD DISK DRIVE
 The hard disk drive is the main, and usually largest,
data storage hardware device in a computer.
The operating system, software titles, and most
other files are stored in the hard disk drive.
OPTICAL DRIVE
 In the real world, "optical" refers to vision, or the
ability to see. In the computer world, however,
"optical" refers to lasers, which can "see" and read
data on optical discs. These discs include CDs and
DVDs, which are made up of millions of small bumps
and dips. Optical drives have lasers that read these
bumps and dips as ones and zeros, which the
computer can understand.
DVD (DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC)
 Short for digital versatile disc or digital video disc,
a DVD or DVD-ROM is a disc capable of storing a
significant amount more data than a standard
compact disc. DVDs are widely used for storing and
viewing movies and other data.
QUIZ:
ANSWERS:
 SYSTEM UNIT
 POWER SUPPLY
 MOTHERBOARD
 CPU
 ROM
 RAM
 EXPANSION BUS
 NETWORK INTERFACE CARD
 HARD DISK DRIVE
 OPTICAL DRIVE
 DVD

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