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| takes the electricity from the wall plug and makes it available to the computer components |
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| largest circuit board that has other boards plugged into it |
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| circuit boards that allow specific tasks to be performed |
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| operates the computer's sound |
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| operates the computer's video |
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| allows computers to talk to each other |
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| "Central Processing Unit, it controls the information and tells other components what to do" |
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| Basic Input Output System wakes the computer up and reminds the components what they do |
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| Random Access Memory can remember new information but lose it when the computer is turned off. It can read and write |
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| Read Only Memory can remember what it is told but it can not be given new information. It can read only |
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| the places on the outside of the computer case where you plug in hardware. |
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| read information off of storage disks. |
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| Information that you save on your computer is stored on these hard disks |
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| CD and DVD drives that store large amounts of information and can be changed by means of discs |
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| Drive that reams and writes to small disks that can be swapped in and out |
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| long flat ribbons of electrical wires that connect components together |
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