Internal PC Components

Brain of the computer that performs instructions defined by software

• Central Processing Unit (CPU)
• Hard Drive
• Motherboard
• Power Supply

Storage device that stores a large amount of data.

• Motherboard
• Hard Drive
• RAM
• Heat Sink

Motherboard

• Circuit board on which the CPU, RAM chips and other elements of a computer are located.
• Storage device that stores a large amount of data.
• Random Access Memory. A chip that stores temporary data that goes away when the computer is turned off.
• The drive on the computer that reads and writes disks like CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays

Power Supply

• A device that provides power to a computer.
• A device that cools the internal parts of a computer. Most computers have more than one.
• The case that holds all of the internal computer parts.
• The card that plugs into the motherboard and runs the monitor(s).

The component that holds all of the internal computer parts.

• Case
• Optical Drive
• Central Processing Unit (CPU)
• Hard Drive

Fan

• A device that cools the internal parts of a computer. Most computers have more than one.
• The card that plugs into the motherboard and runs the monitor(s).
• The structure that protects different components from overheating.
• Circuit board on which the CPU, RAM chips and other elements of a computer are located.

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

• RAM
• Optical Drive
• Hard Drive
• Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Video Card

• The card that plugs into the motherboard and runs the monitor(s).
  
• A device that provides power to a computer.
• Brain of the computer that performs instructions defined by software
• The drive on the computer that reads and writes disks like CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays

The drive on the computer that reads and writes disks like CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays

• Optical Drive
• Case
• Video Card
• Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Heat Sink

• The structure that protects different components from overheating.
• The drive on the computer that reads and writes disks like CDs, DVDs and Blu-Rays
• The component that holds all of the internal computer parts.
• Storage device that stores a large amount of data.