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Visible Computer Flashcards

1
Q

System Unit

A 
Tower w/ computer inside
Motherboard
CPU
RAM
HDD
Video Card
Etc...
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2
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monitor

A

Video Output

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3
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Keyboard/Mouse

A

Input devices

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4
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Printer

A

Output

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5
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Scanner

A

Input

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6
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Speakers

A

Audio Output

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7
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Game Controller

A

Input

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8
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Webcam

A

Video input

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9
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Microphone

A

Audio Input

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10
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External HDD

A

External storage

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11
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Headphones

A

Audio Output

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12
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Headset

A

Audio Output/Input

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13
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BIOS Flash connector

A

Specific to flash BIOS specifically

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14
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USB 2.0

A

Universal Serial Bus

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15
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Network Cable Connections

A

RJ45 ethernet cable

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16
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S/PDIF

A

Sony/Philips Digital Interface

17
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DVI

A

Digital Visual Interface

18
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HDMI

A

High Definition Multimedia Interface

19
Q

DisplayPort

A

Video Output

20
Q

Power Connection

A

Electricity to Power Supply

21
Q

PS/2(mini-DIN)

A

Mouse - Teal
Keyboard - Purple
Being replaced by USB

22
Q

Parallel (LPT) Port

A

Used for printers almost exclusively 25 pins female

23
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Serial Connector

A

9 pins male

24
Q

VGA

A

Video Graphics Array 15 pin female

25
Q

S-Video

A

Analog video output connector

26
Q

Anti-theft connector

A

For anti theft cables

27
Q

Firewire

A

USB-like data connection

28
Q

SD card reader slot

A

reads SD cards

29
Q

Power connection

A

Mostly on laptops

30
Q

Power Supply

A

Provides power from wall to pc (PSU)

31
Q

Video Card

A

Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

32
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Motherboard (Main board)

A

Allows everything to connect together and communicate and distributes power from PSU to components

33
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RAM

A

Sticks of Random Access Memory

34
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CPU

A

Central Processing Unit
does calculations on raw data
brain of computer

35
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Heatsink/fan

A

Cools off CPU

36
Q

m.2 SSD

A

Primary storage

37
Q

Expansion slots

A

PCIe plug expansion cards to add capabilities to computer

38
Q

Chipset

A

Defines motherboard features (usb slots, PCIe slots, hdds)

39
Q

front panel connections

A

controls power button, reset button, front panel lights, etc…

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