CPU Components
1. memory Memory Computer memory stores information, such as data and programs, for immediate use in the computer.
2. arithmatic-logic-unit Arithmatic Logic Unit The arithmetic/logic unit (ALU) handles all arithmetic operations and logical operations.
3. expansion-slots Expansion Slots Expansion slots are used to add cards that provide additional ports or replace low-performance ports with higher-performance ports.
4. graphics-card Graphics Card Graphics card. This is a co-processor, co processors are basically hardware that takes some of the CPU's tasks and processes the information for the CPU, ...
5. hard drive Hard Drive Hard drive. Hard drives are data storage devices used to store files, programs or other information on a computer system.
6. motherboard Motherboard motherboard is the computer's main circuit board.
7. power supply Power Supply Power supply. A power supply provides electricity to all components of a computer system.
8. registers Registers Registers are small, high-speed memory storage locations within the CPU.
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10. cooling-fan Cooling Fan A computer fan is any fan inside, or attached to, a computer case used for active cooling. Fans are used to draw cooler air into the case from the outside, expel warm air from inside and move air across a heat sink to cool a particular component.
11. case Case A computer case, also known as a computer chassis, is the enclosure that contains most of the hardware of a personal computer. The components housed inside the case (such as the CPU, motherboard, memory, mass storage devices, power supply unit and various expansion cards) are referred as the internal hardware, while hardware outside the case (typically cable-linked or plug-and-play devices such as the display, speakers, keyboard, mouse and USB flash drives) are known as peripherals.
12. control-unit Control Unit A control unit receives data from the user and translates it into control signals that are subsequently delivered to the central processor.
13. ethernet-card Ethernet Card A general trend in computer hardware is towards integrating the various components of systems on a chip, and this is also applied to network interface cards.