BASIC COMPONENTS - All computers need these towork
- Motherboard & Central Processing Unit (CPU) - The brains of the system. It does all the thinking and runs applications.
- Hard Drive - This is where you store files and applications
- Video Card - Translates computer output to a format that you can see - Documents, movies, etc
- Audio Card - Translates computer output to a format that you can hear - Music, talking etc
- Disc Drive (Optional) - Allows you to play DVD or CD discs
- Network Card - Allows you to connect to other devices - most of these are both wired and wireless - you can use either
- Other Parts Include - RAM (memory), Power Supply, Cooling Fan
PORTS - Things that you can plug into the computer
- Power - allows you to plug a wall socket or power adapter
- Video - Allows you to plug in a monitor
- Audio - Used for speakers
- USB - Used for plugging in an external device
- Card Reader (Optional) - Allows you to plug in a card from a camera or similar device
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