COMPUTER HARDWARE

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A MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS DATA AS INPUT, PROCESSES THAT DATA USING A PROGRAMS AND OUTPUT THE PROCESSED DATA AS INFORMATION

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COMPUTER

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DEFINED AS FACTS OR FIGURES THAT STORED IN OR USED BY A COMPUTERS

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DATA

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CONVEYS MEANING AND USEFUL TO PEOPLE

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INFORMATION

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PROCESS DATA INTO INFORMATION

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COMPUTER

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3 TYPES OF COMPUTER HARDWARE

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INPUT DEVICE
OUTPUT DEVICE
SYSTEM UNIT

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THIS COMPUTER CONTAINS ELECTRIC, ELECTRONIC, AND MECHANICAL COMPONENTS KNOWN AS

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HARDWARE

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HARDWARE COMPONENT; THAT ALLOW YOU TO ENTER DATA ANG INSTRUCTIONS INTO COMPUTER

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INPUT DEVICE

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HARDWARE COMPONENT; CONVEYS INFORMATION TO ONE OR MORE PEOPLE

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OUTPUT DEVICE

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CASE THAT CONTAINS ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS THAT ARE USED TO PROCESS DATA

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SYSTEM UNIT

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A COLLECTIVE TERM USED TO DESCRIBE ANY OF THE PHYSICAL COMPONENTS OR AN ANALOG OR DIGITAL

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COMPUTER HARDWARE

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CIRCUIT BOARD THAT HOLDS THE CPU

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MOTHERBOARDB

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BRAIN OF THE COMPUTER

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CENTAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

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DETERMINES THE COMPUTER PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENCY IN PROCESSING DATA

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CLOCK SPEED OF CPU

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TEMPORARY MEMORY STORAGE THAT MAKES INFORMATION IMMEDIATELY ACCESIBLE

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RAM

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PHYSICAL STORAGE DEVICES THAT STORE BOTH PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY

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HARD DRIVE

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VOLATILE MEMORY

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RAM

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NON-VOLATILE MEMORY

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SOLID STATE DRIVE (SSDs)

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ENABLE THE COMPUTER TO READ AND INTERACT WITH NON-MAGNETIC EXTERNAL MEDIA

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OPTICAL DRIVE

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PASSIVE PIECE OF HARDWARE THAT DRAWS HEAT AWAY FROM COMPONENTS

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HEAT SINK

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FUNCTIONS AS AN EXTENSION TO THE MAIN CPU

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GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT (GPU)

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A CIRCUIT BOARD THAT ENABLES THE COMPUTER TO CONNECT TO A NETWORK

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NETWORK INTERFACE CARD (NIC)

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2 MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE MOTHERBOARD

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PROCESSOR
MEMORY

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HOLDS DATA INSTRUCTION AND INFORMATION FOR FUTURE USE

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STORAGE DEVICE

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ENABLES COMPUTER TO SEND AND RECEIVE DATA INSTRUCTION AND INFO

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COMMUNICATION DEVICES

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USED TO STORE INFORMATION FOR IMMEDIATE USE

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MEMORY

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COMPUTERS’ CPU THAT HANDLES ALL INSTRUCTIONS IT RECEIVES FROM HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE

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PROCESSOR

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ALSO KNOWN AS NETWORK ADAPTER OR LOCAL AREA ADAPTER

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NETWORK INTERFACE CARD

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CHIP-SPEED DEVICE

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GPU

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EXTENSION TO MAIN CPU

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GPU