PARTS OF A COMPUTER

PARTS OF A COMPUTER

BY: CARLEY

Case It protects and holds all the components

inside. Its like a skeleton.

Everything is attaches to it.

It is the surrounding outside.

MOBO It is like a spine, it is the link between all

the different components inside the computer.

it connects to all the electronic components.

It is on the none removal side in the middle , under everything.

PSU The power supply gives power to the

motherboard.

Its attached to the case and a cord attaches to the motherboard

Its normally located in a corner of the computer

CPU It is the brains of the computer, it processes

everything.

It is connected to the motherboard.

It is located in the middle of the MOBO

GPU The Graphic processing unit, lets you see

anything that’s on the screen from a simple image to a high definitions graphics.

It is attached to the motherboard.

Its located on the motherboard, under the CPU.

HDD The hard disk drive is a data storage

device.

It is attached to the motherboard and power supply

It is located under the DVD drive.

SSD The solid-state drive is like a USB but for

memory cards instead.

It is attached to the PSU SATA cable and the motherboard.

It is located in the drive bay,

USB Universal serial bus is the connection of

computer peripherals.

It attaches to the keyboard, mouse, digital cameras, printers, monitor and more.

Its located at the back of the computer.

HEAT SINKS The heat sink cools down hot components

like the CPU.

It attaches to the motherboard and CPU.

Its located under the fan and in the middle.

OPTICAL DRIVE It reads data to or from your optical discs.

It is attached to the SATA cable and the motherboard.

It it located below the SSD.

EXPANSION SLOTS

An opening in a computer where a circuit board can be inserted.

It is attached to the motherboard and located there too.

MONITOR It lets you see images, it’s the computer

screen.

It is attached to the computer.

Its located on the table in front of you.

KEYBOARD It lets you type things into your computer

which will appear on you monitor.

It is attached to the computer.

It is located in front of the monitor.

MOUSE It moves the arrow displayed on your

monitor around so you can click on things.

It is attached to the computer.

It is located in front of the monitor, beside the keyboard.

SATA Cable The Serial ATA connects you hard drive to

your motherboard.

Attached to the hard drive and motherboard

It is located by the hard drive and motherboard.