computer components Flashcards
1
Q
What is the power supply?
A
It supplies power to motherboard, optical and hard drives and other hardware.
2
Q
What is the case cooling fan?
A
It extracts hot air from the computer case.
3
Q
What is the CPU heat sink and cooling fan?
A
It keeps the CPU at a steady temperature as CPUs generate a lot of heat.
4
Q
What is the CPU?
A
The CPU is the central processing unit. It is the brain of the computer system, it processes all of the data and instructions that make the system work. It has 3 parts- the control unit, the arithmetic logic unit and the cache.
5
Q
What is the motherboard?
A
It is the main circuit board in the computer, where the hardware is connected.
