Internal Components

Binary system The binary system is the language that the computer uses to process information. The binary system has only two numbers (1 and 2) on and off. LetterBinary Code A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z LetterBinary Code a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Motherboard Is the heart of the computer. Every other component of the computers is attached to it. The components use it to communicate and work to each other through it. The motherboard has slots to attach the components.

Microprocessor This is the brain of the computer, it’s also refer as the processor or the chip. The processor communicates with the other components and does all the thinking. The processor performs mathematical calculations and the software that people use translates its calculations into useful functions to us. (Intel, AMD)

RAM Stores information temporally. RAM store files that the processor is currently using.

Graphics Card Convert information that we don´t not understand into the images and text that we can see in our monitor. Some new graphic cards incorporate some memory to improve the performance. ( NVIDIA Corporation, ATI Technologies, Matrox)

Sound Card The sound card makes possible that we can hear the sound that comes from our computer.

Power supply It supplies power to the components. It is located at the top of the computer case- The power supply has a fan to keep itself and the computer cool.

Hard disc The hard disk stores information permanently. The information is stored stores in the hard disk and the computer access them as they are needed. When the computer access the hard drive its moving and reading information into the RAM memory, however the original information is still in the hard disk. (Seagate, Western Digital, Hitachi)