COMPUTER CASE

A computer case, also known as a computer chassis,

tower, system unit, cabinet, base unit or simply case,
is the enclosure that contains most of the components
of a computer (usually excluding the display,
keyboard and mouse).

Cases are usually constructed from steel (often SECC

— Steel, electrogalvanized, cold-rolled, coil) or
aluminium. Plastic is sometimes used, and other
materials such as glass, wood and even Lego blocks
have appeared in home-built cases.
 MOUSE
Originally referred to as an X-Y Position Indicator
for a Display System, a mouse is a hardware input
device that was invented by Douglas Engelbart in
1963 while working at Xerox PARC. The mouse
allows an individual to control a pointer in a
graphical user interface (GUI) and manipulate on-
screen objects such as icons, files, and folders
 COMPUTER MONITOR

A computer monitor or a computer display is an

electronic visual display for computers. A monitor
usually comprises the display device, circuitry,
casing, and power supply. The display device in
modern monitors is typically a thin film transistor
liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) or a flat panel LED
display, while older monitors used a cathode ray
tubes (CRT). It can be connected to the computer via
VGA, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt, LVDS
(Low-voltage differential signaling) or other
proprietary connectors and signals.
 PC SPEAKER

A PC speaker is a loudspeaker built into most IBM

PC compatible computers. The first IBM Personal
Computer, model 5150, employed a standard 2.25
inch magnetic driven speaker.[1] More recent
computers use a piezoelectric speaker instead.[2] The
speaker allows software and firmware to provide
auditory feedback to a user, such as to report a
hardware fault. A PC speaker generates waveforms
using the programmable interval timer.[3]
 PRINTER

In computing, a printer is a peripheral which makes a

persistent human-readable representation of graphics
or text on paper or similar physical media.[1] The
two most common printer mechanisms are black and
white laser printers used for common documents, and
color inkjet printers which can produce high quality
photograph output.
 HEADSET
A headset combines a headphone with a microphone.
Headsets are made with either a single-earpiece
(mono) or a double-earpiece (mono to both ears or
stereo). Headsets provide the equivalent functionality
of a telephone handset but with hands-free
operation.[1] They have many uses including in call
centers and other telephone-intensive jobs and for
anybody wishing to have both hands free during a
telephone conversation.
 KEYBOARD

In computing, a computer keyboard is a typewriter-

style device which uses an arrangement of buttons or
keys to act as a mechanical lever or electronic switch.
Following the decline of punch cards and paper tape,
interaction via teleprinter-style keyboards became the
main input device for computers.

A keyboard typically has characters engraved or

printed on the keys and each press of a key typically
corresponds to a single written symbol. However, to
produce some symbols requires pressing and holding
several keys simultaneously or in sequence. While
most keyboard keys produce letters, numbers or signs
(characters), other keys or simultaneous key presses
can produce actions or execute computer commands.
 HARD DISK

A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive or

fixed disk[b] is a data storage device used for storing
and retrieving digital information using one or more
rigid rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with
magnetic material. The platters are paired with
magnetic heads arranged on a moving actuator arm,
which read and write data to the platter surfaces.[2]
Data is accessed in a random-access manner,
meaning that individual blocks of data can be stored
or retrieved in any order and not only sequentially.
HDDs are a type of non-volatile memory, retaining
stored data even when powered off.
 MOTHERBOARD

A motherboard (sometimes alternatively known as

the mainboard, system board, baseboard, planar
board or logic board,[1] or colloquially, a mobo) is
the main printed circuit board (PCB) found in general
purpose microcomputers and other expandable
systems. It holds and allows communication between
many of the crucial electronic components of a
system, such as the central processing unit (CPU) and
memory, and provides connectors for other
peripherals. Unlike a backplane, a motherboard
usually contains significant sub-systems such as the
central processor, the chipset's input/output and
memory controllers, interface connectors, and other
components integrated for general purpose use.
 RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY (RAM)
Random-access memory (RAM /ræm/) is a form of
computer data storage. A random-access memory
device allows data items to be read or written in
almost the same amount of time irrespective of the
physical location of data inside the memory. In
contrast, with other direct-access data storage media
such as hard disks, CD-RWs, DVD-RWs and the
older drum memory, the time required to read and
write data items varies significantly depending on
their physical locations on the recording medium, due
to mechanical limitations such as media rotation
speeds and arm movement.
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

A central processing unit (CPU) is the electronic

circuitry within a computer that carries out the
instructions of a computer program by performing the
basic arithmetic, logical, control and input/output
(I/O) operations specified by the instructions. The
term has been used in the computer industry at least
since the early 1960s.[1] Traditionally, the term
"CPU" refers to a processor, more specifically to its
processing unit and control unit (CU), distinguishing
these core elements of a computer from external
components such as main memory and I/O
circuitry.[2]