External Hardware
Communication device that gives home users access to the internet.
What is a cable modem?
A computer expansion slot that preceded the current expansion slot standard.
What is PCI?
A device commonly used for portable file storage, and utilities.
What is a Flash Drive?
This converts electric power to low-voltage DC power for the internal components of the computer.
What is a Power Supply?
Hardware devices that connect a computer to a network?
What is a NIC or Network Card?
The newest, and fastest expansion slots are called this.
What is PCIe, or PCIx?
Port used to connect network cables.
What is LAN or RJ45?
The number of pins used by the ATX Power connector.
What is 20+4?
Communication device that is used to connect two logically and physically different networks
What is a Router?
This is where you would add more memory to the computer.
RAM expansion slots.
The fastest current USB speed.
What is USB 3.0?
The device that allows for an audible playback of music, podcasts and video soundtracks.
What are Speakers?
80 mm and 120 mm are common sizes of these cooling devices in a computer case.
What are cooling fans?
This is a device that amplifies, or extends the range of a WiFi network, or for extended network cable runs.
What is a signal booster, repeater, or MESH network device?
This is the socket that the brain of the computer sits in.
What is a CPU or Processor Socket?
Most common port used by Computer Monitors today.
What is Display Port?
Small device that gives power to the CMOS so that the BIOS settings and system time/date are retained after the PC is off.
What is a CMOS Battery?
This is a device which is used to connect multiple networks and passes packets from one packet to the other network?
What is a Gateway?
This is where you would plug the power cable into a motherboard.
What is the ATX power, or 20+4 power connector.
Legacy port that supports keyboards and mice.
What is a PS2 port?