Components Inside My Computer
A guide
to the components inside my computer. My computer hello and welcome to
videojug. We’re going to show you what the major components inside your
computer are and tell you a little about what each of them do guiding us on
this tour will be Phil Bourton. East technology support in brighton.
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1 The major components
The
major components of a computer are the motherboard the cpu or central
processing unit ram or the random access memory the graphics card the power
supple the hard disk or hard drive the optical drive also known as a CD or DVD
drive.
Step 2
Hardware and software
all
of these components are usually found within the Tower of a desktop computer
they are referred to as hardware. Hardware can be thought of as the actual
physical components that go into the computer software refers to the programs
and systems that operate within the hardware.
Step 3
The motherboard
the
motherboard is the heart of the computer it is the largest and most fundamental
component of a pc and every other components is attached to it in some way.
This is because all the different components used the mother board to
communicate and work with each other the motherboard has a series of slots
sockets and connectors for attaching the components of a pc in most cases the
memory accessory cards and cpu are installed directly onto the motherboard the
drives and peripherals communicate with the motherboard through wired
connections. There are wide range of motherboards to choose from. They
different features speed capacity and the cpu supported. They also different
size shape and layout. This is commonly referred to as the form factor.
Step 4
For the cpu
Cpu
stands for central processing unit. This is the brain of the computer and is
often referred to as the processor or the chip. It is found a under a
heatsink and fan and sits directly on the motherboard the cpu directs
coordinates and communicates. Whit the other components and performs all of the
thinking it is not really thinking. What a cpu actually does it perform
mathematical calculations. It is the software that people write that translates
these calculations into useful functions for us.
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5 ram. Ram stands for random access memory and comes as modules and predefined
amounts. It is also found directly on the motherboard and usually in one two or
four slots the memory chip store information temporarily for short term used by
the cpu ram is used to store information for files. That are actually being
used by the cpu at any given time the computer is ram memory is an entirely
different thing form the hard disk memory the hard. This stores information
permanently for long-term use.
Step 6
The graphics card
The
graphics card or video card translates information into the graphics and tax
that appear on the monitor screen most motherboards now include a slot
specifically designed for the graphics adapter called the AGP. Slot this stands
for advanced graphics port modern graphics adapters usually incorporate some
memory write on the card to improve their performance.
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7 The power supple
This
supplies power to the other components which is why it has so many wires coming
out of it. It is usually positioned at the back top corner of the computer case
the power supply has a fan built into it to keep itself and the computer cool.
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8 Hard disk a hard disk
Which
is also called a hard drive is much like a filing cabinet the programs and data
is stored on the hard disk and the computer accesses them as they are needed.
When the computer accesses the hard drive. It is reading and moving the stored
information into the ram memory that. Memory is the temporary workspace however
the original file is still on the hard disk and has left undisturbed until the
file is saved. When the computer stores or saves information it writes a data
to the hard disk that process results in the old file being replaced or
modified with the new information if you save data to a new file or install new
software. The information is written to the disc in an available unused portion
of of the disk.
Step 9
The optical drive
The optical drive is
often called a DVD drive or CD drive it sits at the front of the computer for
ease of access and use a laser to read and write information to cds and svds
done.