PC Basics: PC Parts

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Essential microchip within the computer system that carries out instructions defined by software

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Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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Storage device that stores a large amount of data permanently

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Hard Drive

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Motherboard

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Circuit board on which the CPU, RAM chips and other elements of a computer are located.

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Power Supply

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A device that provides power to a computer.

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The component that holds all of the internal computer parts.

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Case

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Fan

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A device that cools the internal parts of a computer. Most computers have more than one.

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Random Access Memory. A chip that stores temporary data that goes away when the computer is turned off.

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RAM

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What is a Video Card (GPU)?

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The card that plugs into the motherboard and runs the monitor(s).

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What does the motherboard do?

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Connects everything together

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CPU stands for

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Central Processing Unit