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A metal sheilded box where electricity enters and then converted to proper volts and current needed to power various parts of the computer. |
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CD/DVD-Rom Drives
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Drives that allow physical disks to be inserted into the computer. Writable drives allow you to write as well as read the infomation.
CD = 650 mb
DVD= 4.7 gb
on each side |
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Main Repository for infomation. Forms magnetic recordings on hard thin platters.
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Holds about 1.44 mb or 500 pages typed
Almost extinct for pc use |
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Translates images info into electrical currents to display the image on monitor |
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contains circuitry for recording and reproduce multimedia sound. Some cards built into the mother board others are placed in an expansion slot |
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Transfers the heat from the CPU to metal plates to dissipate the heat so CPU doesn't melt |
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Built on the power supply to draw in cool air over the heated components inside |
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USB Ports
(Universal Serial Bus) |
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New type of connection that allows keyboards, mouse, Flash drives, etc to connect without hardwires |
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Connection port where mouse is generally plugged.
almost extinct port due to the invention of USB |
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just like the mouse port but for keyboards |
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A port that allows LAN or DSL to connect to High-speed internet
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Old school ports that connect printers and monitors |
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Obsolete due to the USB but same use |
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External Jacks that allow speakers, Headphones, and Microphones to be connected |
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Ribbon strips that connect the Harddrive to the mother board.
Becoming obsolete due to Serial-ATA connections which are faster |
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Found in a laptop's keyboard is sometime used in place of a mouse |
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LCD
(Liquid Crystal Display)
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Monitors that have liquid crystals placed in the screen to allow for more definition and lightweight design |
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Found on Laptops allow for external hard drives, ethernet cards, modems to be used |
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