BASIC COMPUTER

HARDWARE
By:

Emelyn S. Bulanadi

GRAPHICS CARD

Converts image data to a form that can

be viewed by the monitor.

CMOS (COMPLEMENTARY METALOXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR)

Acts as an internal battery to ensure

information is still stored when the computer
is turned off.

CPU (CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT) /

PROCESSOR

Serves as the brain of the computer

system, which oversees all of its
functions.

FAN

Cools the internal components

HARD DISK

Primary storage medium for most programs

and documents.

IDE (INTEGRATED DRIVE

ELECTRONICS CONTROLLER)

Cable that interfaces the hard drive, floppy

disk drive and CD-ROM.

MOTHERBOARD

Main circuit board which all other

components are connected.

PORTS

Interfaces for additional components.

POWER SUPPLY

Supplies power to all components.

RAM (RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY)

Allows quick access to recently viewed data.

SOUND CARD

Used to record and play audio

ROM (READ ONLY MEMORY)

Non-volatile memory used in almost all

electronics.

BIOS (BASIC INPUT OUTPUT

SYSTEM)

A set of computer instructions in firmware

that control input and output operations.

AGP (ACCELERATED GRAPHICS

PORT)

The AGP slot provides the fast connection

and bandwidth that your video card needs to
communicate with your processor and your
display