Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Computer Hardware
- Motherboard
- It is the computers main circuit board
- It is a thin plate that holds
the CPU , memory,
connectors for the hard
drive and optical drives,
expansion cards that
control the videos and
audios, and connections to
the computers ports
- It connects directly or
indirectly to every part of the
computer
- CPU / processor
- Is located in the computer
case on the motherboard
- Its job is to carry out
commands. whenever you
press a key, click the
mouse or start an
application you are
sending instructions to the
CPU.
- RAM (random access memory)
- Is the systems short-term memory
- it temporarily stores the data
until it is needed. it will then
disappear when the computer
is turned off
- Hard Drive
- Is where your software,
documents, and other
files are stored
- the hard drive is the long-term storage ,
this means the data is saved even if the
computer is switched off or unplugged
- when you run a program or open a
file, the computer copies some of the
data from the hard drive onto the
RAM but if the document is saved the
data is copied back onto the hard
drive
- Power supply unit
- it converts the power from
the wall outlet to the type of
power needed by the
computer
- It sends power through the cables to
the motherboard and other
components
- Expansion slots
- they are on the motherboard and
allow you to add various types of
expansion cards
- Heat sink
- is an object that covers the
CPU and absorbs heat away
from it