computer parts
known as the computer's main circuit board.
what is a motherboard?
known as responsible for what you see on the monitor
what is a video card?
known as an SSD card
what is a solid state drive?
what part of the computer cools the cpu
Cooling fan / liquid cooling
Supplies power to the mother baord
Power supply unit PSU
known as The central processing unit
what is CPU stand for?
known as responsible for what you hear in the speakers or headphones
what is a sound card/audio card?
known as an HHD drive
what is a Hard Disk Drive?
Newest type of USB
USB -C
USB that has a blue port
USB 3.0
known as random access memory
what is RAM?
known to allow your computer to communicate over a network and access the Internet
what is a network card?
every computing device has short term memory
ram
THis is a port for display that looks similar to hdmi but has one side flat
Display port
this is an old stroage device that has been taken over by cd roms and thumbdrives
floppy drive
known as where your software, documents, and other files are stored
what is a hard drive?
known as technology for wireless communication over short distances
what is a bluetooth adapter?
Older style display port that is blue
VGA
Older round type port for old mice and keyboards colors may be purple and green
PS2
is a little arrow on your monitor
what is a mouse?
known as converting the power from the wall outlet to the type of power needed by the computer
what is a power supply unit?
known as a GPU
what is a graphics processing unit?
Holds hardrives in computer case
Drive bay
Old port that was used for printers and scanners
parellel port
Older storage device that is sometimes still used but has been taken over by thumbdrives
Optical drive