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    Personal Computer Parts: Central Processing Unit

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    The CPU is the brain of the computer and handles most calculations. It sits in a socket on the motherboard. The motherboard contains connectors for additional boards and controllers to connect peripherals like displays, keyboards, and disk drives. RAM is random access memory that can be accessed randomly to store running programs. The power supply converts AC to DC and regulates voltage to power components. Hard disks can store gigabytes of data magnetically, while optical disks like CDs and DVDs can store more data read and written by lasers. Video cards include processing units and memory to output graphics and are important for gaming. Sound cards enable computers to output and record audio. Computer components sit inside cases, with tower cases providing more room than desktop

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    Personal Computer Parts: Central Processing Unit

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    The CPU is the brain of the computer and handles most calculations. It sits in a socket on the motherboard. The motherboard contains connectors for additional boards and controllers to connect peripherals like displays, keyboards, and disk drives. RAM is random access memory that can be accessed randomly to store running programs. The power supply converts AC to DC and regulates voltage to power components. Hard disks can store gigabytes of data magnetically, while optical disks like CDs and DVDs can store more data read and written by lasers. Video cards include processing units and memory to output graphics and are important for gaming. Sound cards enable computers to output and record audio. Computer components sit inside cases, with tower cases providing more room than desktop

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    The CPU is the brain of the computer and handles most calculations. It sits in a socket on the motherboard. The motherboard contains connectors for additional boards and controllers to connect peripherals like displays, keyboards, and disk drives. RAM is random access memory that can be accessed randomly to store running programs. The power supply converts AC to DC and regulates voltage to power components. Hard disks can store gigabytes of data magnetically, while optical disks like CDs and DVDs can store more data read and written by lasers. Video cards include processing units and memory to output graphics and are important for gaming. Sound cards enable computers to output and record audio. Computer components sit inside cases, with tower cases providing more room than desktop

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    Personal Computer Parts: Central Processing Unit

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    The CPU is the brain of the computer and handles most calculations. It sits in a socket on the motherboard. The motherboard contains connectors for additional boards and controllers to connect peripherals like displays, keyboards, and disk drives. RAM is random access memory that can be accessed randomly to store running programs. The power supply converts AC to DC and regulates voltage to power components. Hard disks can store gigabytes of data magnetically, while optical disks like CDs and DVDs can store more data read and written by lasers. Video cards include processing units and memory to output graphics and are important for gaming. Sound cards enable computers to output and record audio. Computer components sit inside cases, with tower cases providing more room than desktop

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    Personal Computer Parts

    1) CPU: CPU (pronounced as separate letters) is the abbreviation for


    central processing unit.
    CPU is the brain of the computer where most calculations take place. In
    terms of computing power, the CPU is the most important element of
    a computer system.
    On personal computers and small workstations, the CPU is housed in a
    single chip called a microprocessor. Modern CPUs are small and square
    and contain multiple metallic connectors or pins on the underside. The
    CPU is inserted directly into a CPU socket, pin side down, on
    the motherboard.

    2) MOTHERBOARD: The main circuit board of a microcomputer.


    The motherboard contains the connectors for attaching additional boards.
    Typically, the motherboard contains the CPU, BIOS, memory, mass
    storage interfaces, serial and parallel ports, expansion slots, and all the
    controllers required to control standard peripheral devices, such as
    the display screen, keyboard, and disk drive. Motherboard is sometimes
    abbreviated as mobo.

    3) RAM: (pronounced ram) is an acronym for random access memory.


    It is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly; that is,
    any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding
    bytes. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computers and
    other devices, such as printers.

    4) Power Supply: Also called a power supply unit or PSU, the component
    that supplies power to a computer.
    The power supply pulls the required amount of electricity and converts
    the AC current to DC current. It also regulates the voltage to eliminate
    spikes and surges common in most electrical systems. Not all power

    Personal Computer Parts


    supplies, however, do an adequate voltage-regulation job, so a computer
    is always susceptible to large voltage fluctuations.
    Power supplies are rated in terms of the number of watts they generate.
    The more powerful the computer, the more watts it can provide to
    components.

    5) Hard Disk: A magnetic disk on which you can store computer data. The
    term hard is used to distinguish it from a soft, or floppy, disk. A hard disk,
    for example, can store anywhere from 10 to more than 100 gigabytes,
    whereas most floppies have a maximum storage capacity of 1.4
    megabytes.

    6) Optics: A storage medium from which data is read and to which it is


    written by lasers. Optical disks can store much more data -- up to
    6gigabytes (6 billion bytes) -- than most portable magnetic media, such
    as floppies.

    7) Video Card: Video cards are also referred to as graphics cards. Video
    cards include a processing unit, memory, a cooling mechanism and
    connections to a display device.
    For relatively low-end computer systems, the ability to create output
    images can be integrated into the motherboard or central processing unit
    (also called CPU). However, if you want to watch movies or play games
    on your computer (and who doesn't, at least once in a while?), a
    dedicated video card greatly improves the quality of the graphics. For
    serious gamers, a high-quality video card may just be the most important
    part of the computer system.

    8) Sound Card: An expansion board that enables a computer to manipulate


    and output sounds. Sound cards are necessary for nearly all CD-ROMs
    and have become commonplace on modern personal computers. Sound
    cards enable the computer to output sound through speakers connected

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    to the board, to record sound input from a microphone connected to the
    computer, and manipulate sound stored on a disk.

    9) Case: A vertical computer cabinet. A common design for servers and


    high-performance workstations, tower cases have more room for storage
    and card expansion than horizontal desktop cases and all-in-ones.

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