Parts Of A Coumputer

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Operating System

Device management

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User Interface

Process Management

Storage management

Ports And Perepherials

Ethenet-a system for connecting a number of computer systems to form a local area network, with protocols to control the passing of information and to avoid simultaneous transmission by two or more systems

Webcam-a video camera that inputs to a computer connected to the Internet, so that its images can be viewed by Internet users

USB-A Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a common interface that enables communication between devices and a host controller such as a personal computer (PC). It connects peripheral devices such as digital cameras, mice, keyboards, printers, scanners, media devices, external hard drives and flash drives

Microphone-an instrument for converting sound waves into electrical energy variations, which may then be amplified, transmitted, or recorded

Printer-a machine for printing text or pictures onto paper, especially one linked to a computer

Video-a printed circuit board controlling output to a display screen

Keyboard-a panel of keys that operate a computer

Monitor-A computer monitor is an output device which displays information in pictorial form. A monitor usually comprises the display device, circuitry, casing, and power supply

Graphic Card-A computer's microprocessor is usually busy with other work, so the graphics card handles this. The card has a chip called a Graphics Processor Unit, a microprocessor specialized for video calculations. The GPU lets the computer's main processor do its job, allowing the computer to run at full speed

Audio-A sound card (also referred to as an audio card) is a peripheral device that attaches to the ISA or PCI slot on a motherboard to enable the computer to input, process, and deliver sound

Headphones-a pair of earphones typically joined by a band placed over the head, for listening to audio signals such as music or speech

Core

Drives-a high-capacity, self-contained storage device containing a read-write mechanism plus one or more hard disks, inside a sealed unit

CPU-(pronounced as separate letters) is the abbreviation for central processing unit. Sometimes referred to simply as the central processor, but more commonly called processor, the CPU is the brains of the computer where most calculations take place

Cooling Devices-A computer fan is any fan inside, or attached to, a computer case used for active cooling, and may refer to fans that draw cooler air into the case from the outside, expel warm air from inside, or move air across a heat sink to cool a particular component

Motherboard-a printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors into which other circuit boards can be slotted

Ram-(pronounced ramm) is an acronym for random access memory, a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly; that is, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes. RAM is found in servers, PCs, tablets, smartphones and other devices, such as printers