100X Computer Hardware

Inside Your Machine

Your computer, whether it is a desktop machine or laptop, or even your mobile phone, all have these components. Though their size and how they work will differ in different devices.

mainboard

mainboard

1. outer case
2. power supply
3. mainboard
4. CPU (rated in GHz)
5. bulk storage (hard disk, etc., 100’s GB)
6. temporary storage (RAM normally less than 10GB)
7. graphics (GPU)
8. network connections (wired, WiFi, Bluetooth etc)
9. input devices
   1. keyboard and mouse
   2. camera or scanner
   3. CD/DVD drive
10. output devices
    1. screen and speakers
    2. printers
    3. external storage (eg usb disks or sticks/thumbdrives)
    4. CD/DVD drive
    5. wide range of specific “plug in” devices

All these parts are managed invisibly by the Operating System (OS)

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