MOTHERBOARD/CPU
THE MOTHERBOARD IS THE COMPUTER'S ___________
MAIN CIRCUIT BOARD
RAM
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
WHAT DOES THE POWER SUPPLY UNIT IN A COMPUTER DO?
CONVERTS THE POWER FROM THE WALL OUTLET TO THE TYPE OF POWER NEEDED BY THE COMPUTER
THE CPU IS ALSO CALLED
THE PROCESSOR OR THE BRAIN
SHORT TERM MEMORY
BEFORE TOUCHING THE INSIDE OF THE COMPUTER WHAT SHOULD YOU DO FIRST
UNPLUG THE COMPUTER
THIS OBJECT ABSORBS THE HEAT OFF OF THE CPU
HEAT SINK
THIS IS WHERE SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTS AND OTHER FILES ARE STORED
HARD DRIVE
STATIC ELECTRICITY TRANSMITTED CAN DO WHAT TO YOUR COMPUTER?
CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE THE COMPUTER
THE PROCESSOR SPEED IS MEASURED IN
MEGAHERTZ AND GIGAHERTZ
WHEN THE COMPUTER TURNS OFF WHAT HAPPENS TO THE SHORT TERM MEMORY ON THE COMPUTER
IT DISAPPEARS
you can plug many different types of devices into the extra ports on your computer
PERIPHERALS
THE MOTHERBOARD CONNECTS DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY TO WHAT PARTS OF THE COMPUTER?
CONNECTS TO EVERY PART OF THE COMPUTER
THE RAM IS MEASURED IN
MEGABYTES AND GIGABYTES
PCI
PERIPHERAL COMPONENTS INTERCONNECT