| Do you know what is inside your computer? Maybe | | | | with your motherboard so that it can work properly. |
| you peeked when the service technician was installing | | | | The more RAM you have in your computer, the better |
| something for you. When you first open up the CPU | | | | your computer will work. |
| and look inside, a computer is a very threatening | | | | The fifth component is the Hard drive. This is where |
| machine. But once you know about the different parts | | | | you can store everything. Our material on the hard |
| that make up a complete computer it gets a lot easier. | | | | drive includes the operating system (Windows XP, |
| Today's computers consist of around eight main | | | | etc), games, and different types of software, etc. over |
| components; some of the advanced computers might | | | | the year the capacity of the hard drive is continuously |
| have a few more components. What are these eight | | | | improving and in the interval of few years its capacity |
| main components and what are they used for? We | | | | have gone from around 20MB to over 500GB and |
| will start with beginner level details to get you started. | | | | more. So you can store a lot more information on your |
| First is the Power Supply. The power supply is used to | | | | computer such as games, pictures, videos, applications, |
| provide electricity to all of the components in your | | | | and more. |
| computer. It is usually a rectangular box and is usually | | | | Sixth component is Cooling fans. Often most |
| positioned in one of the corners of the computer. To | | | | computers come with one cooling fan or it might have |
| find it for sure, look to see where the power cable | | | | several. Its help to cool down the heat generated by |
| plugs into the back of the computer and you have | | | | others components, Such as power supply, the CPU, |
| found the power supply. Most power supplies today | | | | and some high-end video cards. The work of all of |
| are calculated in wattage and come in 50 watt | | | | your cooling fans is to get this heat out of the case so |
| increments (500 watt, 550, 600, etc | | | | that nothing overheats and breaks. While most of the |
| Second is the Motherboard. All of the components are | | | | noise you hear coming from a computer can be |
| connected into the motherboard; it doesn't mean that it | | | | credited to the cooling fans, remember to be tolerant. |
| is the brain of the computer. Yes it holds the brain and | | | | The cooling fan is your friend! |
| helps it act together with all the other components of | | | | Our Seventh and final component is the mixture of |
| the machine. | | | | several different devices. These are the Cd-rom, DVD |
| The third and a very important component of a | | | | drives, floppy Drive and Backup devices such as |
| computer is the CPU (Central Processing Unit), Known | | | | external hard drive. |
| as the brain of the computer and nothing is going to | | | | Latest compute processor |
| happen without it. All major calculation performed by a | | | | Latest computer processor provides high speed |
| computer are carried out inside its CPU. It is also | | | | processing, great performance, effortless multitasking |
| responsible for activating and controlling the operations | | | | and a dramatic increase in your productivity. Get the |
| of other units of the system. The faster the CPU can | | | | most out of it with a new PC. Today's desktops and |
| do these calculations and give the correct answers, | | | | notebooks offer greater performance, quality and |
| the faster the computer runs for the user. CPUs are | | | | reliability than ever before. These computers have 2X |
| now measured in gigahertz (Ghz) and they are at | | | | faster performance, less waiting, sleek designs and |
| present up to our 3.8GHz or faster | | | | keep you productive, entertained and informed. New |
| A fourth component is the RAM (Random Access | | | | technology gives you the performance you need in the |
| Memory). RAM is used as momentary working | | | | design you desire. Lets take a look on Next |
| storage for the computer. We have different types of | | | | Generation processor. |
| RAM memory with different speed, but it should match | | | | |