Inside The Computer Flashcards
Motherboard
Printed Circuit
Enables hardware to communicate with each other
Holds all crucial components together
CPU = Central Processing Unit
Performs a fetch/ decode/ execute cycle
RAM
Random Access Memory
ROM
Read Only Memory
Power Supply Unit
Supplies the computer with power sot hat it can turn on/ run
Hard Drive
Used to read from and write to a hard disk
Magnetic
Non Volatile
Cloud
Data is storied in remote servers
Assessed via internet
Cache
Small amount of memory
Located on or near the CPU
Stores copies of data that is frequently used by CPU
Can store up to a capacity of 64 KillaBits to 16 MilliBits
Graphics Card
Sound Card
Network Interface Card
All are needed to play games, watch videos all the leisure things on a computer, displays images, provides both input and output, allows access to the internet.