Visible Computer Flashcards
System Unit
Tower w/ computer inside Motherboard CPU RAM HDD Video Card Etc...
monitor
Video Output
Keyboard/Mouse
Input devices
Printer
Output
Scanner
Input
Speakers
Audio Output
Game Controller
Input
Webcam
Video input
Microphone
Audio Input
External HDD
External storage
Headphones
Audio Output
Headset
Audio Output/Input
BIOS Flash connector
Specific to flash BIOS specifically
USB 2.0
Universal Serial Bus
Network Cable Connections
RJ45 ethernet cable
S/PDIF
Sony/Philips Digital Interface
DVI
Digital Visual Interface
HDMI
High Definition Multimedia Interface
DisplayPort
Video Output
Power Connection
Electricity to Power Supply
PS/2(mini-DIN)
Mouse - Teal
Keyboard - Purple
Being replaced by USB
Parallel (LPT) Port
Used for printers almost exclusively 25 pins female
Serial Connector
9 pins male
VGA
Video Graphics Array 15 pin female
S-Video
Analog video output connector
Anti-theft connector
For anti theft cables
Firewire
USB-like data connection
SD card reader slot
reads SD cards
Power connection
Mostly on laptops
Power Supply
Provides power from wall to pc (PSU)
Video Card
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Motherboard (Main board)
Allows everything to connect together and communicate and distributes power from PSU to components
RAM
Sticks of Random Access Memory
CPU
Central Processing Unit
does calculations on raw data
brain of computer
Heatsink/fan
Cools off CPU
m.2 SSD
Primary storage
Expansion slots
PCIe plug expansion cards to add capabilities to computer
Chipset
Defines motherboard features (usb slots, PCIe slots, hdds)
front panel connections
controls power button, reset button, front panel lights, etc…