Describe How It Feels Or Looks in the Computer. Where Is It Located? Is It Heavy? Etc

Computer Parts Worksheet

Word Bank

CPU / case speaker / ROM / video card
power supply / fan / floppy drive / PCI slot / PCI bus
network card / sound card / computer case / hard drive
IDE cable / motherboard / CD-ROM drive / modem
ISA slot / ISA bus / ports / RAM
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Describe how it feels or looks in the computer. Where is it located? Is it heavy? Etc.

1. / / This is usually located behind the front panel and is used only for computer warning beeps or an occasional generic sound from a program.
2. / / The component that reads information from the CD-ROM.
3. / / It protects all of the electronic components inside and must have adequate ventilation to prevent overheating.
4. / / The microprocessor. The “brains” of the computer.
5. / / This is the primary source of cooling for your computer.
6. / / The component that reads and writes to floppy disks.
7. / / The component that reads and writes data to a hard disk. Stores information.
8. / / The cable that connects the drives to the motherboard.
9. / / A slot on the motherboard used to add ISA expansion cards.
10. / / This device transforms a computer’s digital data into analog data for transmission over phone lines, then reconverts the data to digital.
11. / / The main circuit board of your computer. This connects and enables the operation of all the components of the computer.
12. / / A circuit board used to connect the computer to a local area network (LAN).
13. / / A slot on the motherboard used to add Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) expansion cards.
14. / / Transmits information to and receives information from external devices.
15. / / The component that supplies power to your computer.
16. / / Memory that can be deleted or created at any time. It is volatile.
17. / / Memory that cannot be deleted. It is nonvolatile.
18. / / A printed circuit board that, coupled with a set of speakers, enables a computer to reproduce music and sound effects.
19. / / A board that plugs into a personal computer to give it display capabilities.

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