Computer Parts with Verified Answers
1. Monitor Used to provide visual output from a computer. They use
CRT and LCD technology.
2. Keyboard and External input devices connected to a computer.
Mouse
3. Computer Case Also known as a computer chassis, tower, system unit,
cabinet or base unit. It is the enclosure that contains most
of the hardware components of a computer.
4. Power Supply A hardware component that supplies power to an electrical
device. It receives power from an electrical outlet and
converts the current from AC (alternating current) to DC
(direct current), which is what the computer requires.
5. Motherboard One of the most essential parts of a computer system.
It holds together many of the crucial components of a
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computer, including the central processing unit (CPU),
memory and connectors for input and output devices.
6. Processor The logic circuitry that responds to and processes the
basic instructions that drive a computer. Has generally
replaced the term central processing unit (CPU).
7. Sound Card An expansion card that attaches to your PCI slot on the
motherboard that enables the computer to input, process,
and deliver sound that can be heard through speakers
or headphones. It converts digital data to analog sound
waves you can hear.
8. Graphic Card Connects to the motherboard of a computer system and
generates output images to display. Also referred to as
graphics cards. They include a processing unit, memory, a
cooling mechanism and connections to a display device.
9. Memory This is the same RAM. It is volatile memory that stores
information on an integrated circuit used by the operating
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1. Monitor Used to provide visual output from a computer. They use
CRT and LCD technology.
2. Keyboard and External input devices connected to a computer.
Mouse
3. Computer Case Also known as a computer chassis, tower, system unit,
cabinet or base unit. It is the enclosure that contains most
of the hardware components of a computer.
4. Power Supply A hardware component that supplies power to an electrical
device. It receives power from an electrical outlet and
converts the current from AC (alternating current) to DC
(direct current), which is what the computer requires.
5. Motherboard One of the most essential parts of a computer system.
It holds together many of the crucial components of a
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computer, including the central processing unit (CPU),
memory and connectors for input and output devices.
6. Processor The logic circuitry that responds to and processes the
basic instructions that drive a computer. Has generally
replaced the term central processing unit (CPU).
7. Sound Card An expansion card that attaches to your PCI slot on the
motherboard that enables the computer to input, process,
and deliver sound that can be heard through speakers
or headphones. It converts digital data to analog sound
waves you can hear.
8. Graphic Card Connects to the motherboard of a computer system and
generates output images to display. Also referred to as
graphics cards. They include a processing unit, memory, a
cooling mechanism and connections to a display device.
9. Memory This is the same RAM. It is volatile memory that stores
information on an integrated circuit used by the operating
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