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the physical, touchable, electronic and mechanical parts of a computer system.

• Hardware

• Software

• Utility Software

• Anti Malware

The main circuit board of a computer. It contains all the circuits and components that run the computer.

• Motherboard

• RAM

• CPU

• Powersupply

is the main “brain” or “heart” of a computer system. It performs all of the instructions and calculations that are needed and manages the flow of information through a computer.

• Motherboard

• RAM

• CPU

• Powersupply

(internal storage, main memory or memory) is the computer's working storage space that holds data, instructions for processing and processed data (information) waiting to be sent to secondary storage.

• Primary Storage

• RAM

• ROM

• CPU

is non-volatile, meaning it holds data even when the power is ON or OFF.

• RAM

• ROM

• DVDR

• CD

is volatile, meaning it holds data only when the power is on. When the power is off, RAM's contents are lost.

• RAM

• ROM

• DVDR

• CD

A bus is a data pathway between several hardware components inside or outside a computer.

• Expansion Bus

• Universal Serial Bus

• Power Supply

• Keyboard

Installed in the back corner of the PC case, next to the motherboard. It converts 120vac (standard house power) into DC voltages that are used by other components in the PC.

• Power Supply

• CPU

• Power Adapter

• Power Ranger

is a magnetic storage device that is installed inside the computer, it is used as permanent storage for data.

• Hard Disk Drive

• Memory

• CPU

• Flash Drive

is a storage device that uses lasers to read data on the optical media. There are three types of optical drives: Compact Disc (CD), Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) and Blu-ray Disc (BD).

• Hard Disk Drive

• Optical Drive

• Flash Drive

• Manual Drive