Computer Basics 3

Random Access Memory

• Old hard-drive
• Video card
• RAM stands for
• New hard-drive

Expansion cards, video card, wireless card

• RAM stands for
• To upgrade a computer
• Old hard-drive
• New hard-drive

Process information and carries out commands.

• CPU
• RAM stands for
• Old hard-drive
• New hard-drive

solid-state drive

• RAM stands for
• Old hard-drive
• Video card
• New hard-drive

Large circuit contains the CPU, RAM

• RAM stands for
• Old hard-drive
• Motherboard
• New hard-drive

Long-term storage, keeps all data

• Power supply
• RAM stands for
• Video card
• hard-drive

Draws heat away from the processor

• RAM stands for
• Heat sink
• Old hard-drive
• New hard-drive

Takes power from the Wall outlet and send it to all components.

• Power supply
• RAM stands for
• Old hard-drive
• New hard-drive

Short-term memory used to perform calculations

• Old hard-drive
• New hard-drive
• RAM
• Video card

Connects to wireless home network.

• CPU stands for
• RAM stands for
• Wireless card
• Old hard-drive