Cambridge Technicals Level 3 IT LO1 Computer Components Flashcards
1
Q
What does a processor do?
A
Provides instructions and processing power computer needs to do any job/task
2
Q
What does the power supply do?
A
Converts electricity from AC to DC so it can be used by the components
3
Q
What does the motherboard do?
A
Its a circuit board that connects components of a computer system
4
Q
What are 3 Processor charateristicis?
A
Clock Speed, Number of Cores and Amount of Cache (the higher all of these are the quicker the computer runs)
