1. BASIC COMPONENTS

2.  Central processing unit.  The most powerful microprocessor chip in your computer.

3.  RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY  Hardware inside your computer that stores information while you work.  When you turn your computer off, all data in ram is lost.

4.  Houses all of the information in your computer.  Unlike ram the hard drive retains data when the computer is turned off.

5.  The main circuit board or the computer.  All keys internal and external components of your computer plug into the mother board.  CPU, ram, hard drive, etc…

6.  Computer screen.  The video display unit that sits on your desktop.

7.  Produce sound based on the data created and sent by the sound card.  Music, voice…

8.  The peripheral device used to input information into a computer.  It provides a set of alphabetic, numeric, punctuation, symbol and control keys.

9.  A peripheral device connected to your computer, used to reposition the cursor or move the pointer on your screen.

10.  A device in your computer that allows removable. (a floppy disk storage)

11.  Read only memory.  Modem-A circuit board that plugs into your mother board. Enable your computer to communicate with other computers and the internet.

12.  Handles multimedia applications and graph intensive web site freeing up the CPU.  The better the graphics chip on the video card, and the more RAM built on the video card, the faster the display on the mointor.

13.  A circuit board that plugs into your Mother Board that adds audio capability to your computer.  Provides high quality stereo output to the speakers.

14.  Is a device that optically scan images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and convert it into a digital image.