4 Computer System Components

Question 1

Explain the features and purpose of basic computer system components.

Answer 1

• Motherboard
• power supply (PSU);
• cooling systems;
   o passive (e.g. fanless laptop);
   o fans;
   o liquid;
   o Peltier;
• CPU(s);
• memory;
• drives;
   o HDD;
      ▪ mechanical;
      ▪ SSD;
   o optical;
• display adapter / graphics processing unit (GPU);
• NIC;
   o cabled;
   o wireless.