Components Flashcards
Cooling Mechanisms
To Cool Down Components When they Start to Heat Up
Fibre Optic Cable
High Performance Cables that Transmit Data as Light
Coaxial Cable
Single Copper Wires
Network Interface Controller/Card (NIC)
An Internal Piece of Hardware that Allows for Connection to a Network
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Helps the CPU to Process Images
Quantity of RAM
Affects the Power of External Processing
Motherboard
The Main Circuit Board in the Computer, Where the Hardware is Connected
RAM Sticks
Sticks of RAM Memory Which Are Slot into the Motherboard to Provide RAM
CPU Heat Sink and Cooling Fan
Used to Regulate the CPU’s Temperature and to Keep the CPU at a Constant Temperature
Case Cooling Fan
Extracts Hot Air From the Computer Case
Power Supply
Supplies Power to the Motherboard, Optical Drive, hard Drive and Other Hardware
Graphics Card
To Aid the CPU When Processing Images
Water Cooling
Uses A Steam of Water Through Pipes to Remove Heat from Heated Areas in a Computer
Routers
Responsible for Transferring Data Between Networks
Switches
Used to Connect Devices on a LAN and Receives Data in Units called Frames