COMPUTER COMPONENTS COMPUTER COMPONENTS Case with

COMPUTER COMPONENTS

COMPUTER COMPONENTS:

Case with hardware inside: Power Supply - The power supply comes with the case, but Motherboard - This is where this component is mentioned the core components of your separately since there are computer reside which are various types of power supplies. listed below. Also the support The one you should get cards for video, sound, depends on the requirements of networking and more are your system. This will be mounted into this board. discussed in more detail later

Motherboard: Microprocessor - This is the brain of your computer. It performs commands and instructions and controls the operation of the computer. Memory - The RAM in your system is mounted on the motherboard. This is memory that must be powered on to retain its contents. Drive controllers - The drive controllers control the interface of your system to your hard drives. The controllers let your hard drives work by controlling their operation. On most systems, they are included on the motherboard, however you may additional controllers for faster or other types of drives.

• Monitor - This device which operates like a TV set lets the user see how the computer is responding to their commands. • A monitor or a display is an electronic visual display for computers. The monitor comprises the display device, circuitry and an enclosure. The display device in modern monitors is typically a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) thin panel, while older monitors used a cathode ray tube (CRT) about as deep as the screen size. • Originally, computer monitors were used for data processing while television receivers were used for entertainment. From the 1980 s onwards, computers (and their monitors) have been used for both data processing and entertainment, while televisions have implemented some computer functionality. The common aspect ratio of televisions, and then computer monitors, has also changed from 4: 3 to 16: 9 (and 16: 10).

Keyboard - This is where the user enters text commands into the computer. Mouse - A point and click interface for entering commands which works well in graphical environments. These various parts will be discussed in the following sections.

In computing, a printer is a peripheral which makes a representation of an electronic document on physical media. Individual printers are designed to support local and network users at the same time. Some printers can print documents stored on memory cards or from digital cameras and scanners.