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Computer Hardware Basics

This document provides descriptions and pictures of the main components that make up a basic computer hardware system. It describes the central processing unit (CPU) as the "brain" of the computer. It also outlines several essential components including the motherboard, random access memory (RAM), power supply, graphics card, optical drive, hard disk drive, as well as peripheral devices like a mouse, keyboard, and printer. Additional components like the heat sink and cooling fan help regulate the computer's temperature to prevent overheating.

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Computer Hardware Basics

This document provides descriptions and pictures of the main components that make up a basic computer hardware system. It describes the central processing unit (CPU) as the "brain" of the computer. It also outlines several essential components including the motherboard, random access memory (RAM), power supply, graphics card, optical drive, hard disk drive, as well as peripheral devices like a mouse, keyboard, and printer. Additional components like the heat sink and cooling fan help regulate the computer's temperature to prevent overheating.

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Computer Hardware

Peripheral Device
Peripheral
Device(Mouse,
Keyboard, printer,
etc)

Central
Processing Unit
(CPU)

Heat Sink

Motherboard

Fan

Random Access
Memory (RAM)

Power supply

Graphics Card

Optical Drive

Hard Disk Drive

Peripheral Device
Picture:

Links:
(hyperlinks)
Wikipedia

Description: Peripheral Device is the devices


that are not needed to use the device and
they will not affect the device.

Techopedia

Central Processing Unit (CPU)


Picture:

Links:Webopedia Wikipedia

Description: The CPU is like the brains of the


computer and it is a central processor of the
computer.

Heat Sink

Links: Wikipedia

Description: A device for absorbing taking the


heat away from the computer. Without this the
computer will get overheated and will not
work

Computer Hope

Motherboard
Descriptions: It allows the communication
to the CPU, RAM, and all other
computer hardware components

Links: Wikipedia

Computer Hope

Fan
Description: A computer fan that is inside,

or attached to a computer case used for


cooling the computer down.

Links: Computer Hope Wikipedia


Random Access Memory (RAM)
Description: RAM is a type of computer

memory that can be accessed randomly


from your computer.

Links: Webopedia Techtarget

Power Supply
Description:Power supply is an internal

hardware component that supplies the


components in a computer with power.

Links: Computer Hope

Wikipedia

Graphics Card
Description:A graphics card is a card that
controls the output to a display screen of the
computer.

Links: Howstuffworks

Optical Drive
Description:Optical disc drive is the drive that
has the job of playing a disc for anything.

Links: Wikipedia

Lifewire

Hard Disc Drive


Description: A hard disk drive is a data

storage device used for storing and


retrieving digital information using one or
more rigid rapidly rotating disks.

Links: Wikipedia

Techtarget

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