performs most of the calculations for the computer to function
What is the CPU
100
a device for storing and retrieving digital information, primarily computer data.
What is HDD
100
for reading from and writing to various kinds of optical media, including Compact Discs such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, DVD-RAMs and Blu-ray Discs.
What is ODD
100
a device to input text and characters by depressing buttons (referred to as keys or buttons).
What is a Keyboard
100
a device that produces a permanent human-readable text or graphic document.
What is a printer
200
stores the code and data that are being actively accessed by the CPU.
What is RAM
200
sometimes called a solid-state disk or electronic disk, is a data storage device that uses solid-state memory to store persistent data with the intention of providing access in the same manner of a traditional block I/O hard disk drive.
What is SSD
200
for reading and writing to floppy disks, an outdated storage media consisting of a thin disk of a flexible magnetic storage medium.
What is FDD
200
a pointing device that detects two dimensional motion relative to its supporting surface.
What is a Mouse
200
lets you see what you are doing on the computer
What is a Monitor
300
connects to the CPU to various internal components and to expansion cards for graphics and sound.
What are Buses
300
a device to manage several internal or external hard disks and optionally some peripherals in order to achieve performance or reliability improvement in what is called a RAID array.
What is Raid array controller
300
an outdated medium-capacity removable disk storage system, for reading from and writing to Zip disks, was first introduced by Iomega in 1994.
What is Zip Drive
300
a specific type of controller specialized for certain gaming purposes.
What is a Game Controller
300
plays sound from the machine
What are Speakers
400
For external peripherals
What are Ports
400
plug into a USB port and do not require a separate drive.
What is a USB
400
a device that provides input by analyzing images, printed text, handwriting, or an object.
What is an Image Scanner
500
read and write data on a magnetic tape, and are used for long term storage and backups.
What are Tape Drives
500
an acoustic sensor that provides input by converting sound into electrical signals.