| A | B |
|---|
| SATA | connects the more advanced hard drives to the motherboard |
| Every electrical component of a computer must be connected to the power supply and the | motherboard |
| ground yourself in order to | protect the motherboard |
| cpu | requires its own dedicated fan and heat sink |
| permanent memory | hard disk drive |
| temporary memory | random access memory |
| rom | read only memory |
| computer cases | protect all computer components |
| hertz | refers to the speed of processing |
| byte | refers to the amount of info stored |
| kilo | thousand |
| mega | million |
| giga | billion |
| tera | trillion |
| bit | typically either a one or a zero |
| binary system | code made of only two components |
| transports heat through computer | fans |
| transports information through computer | ribbon |
| operating system | software that coordinates all the computer components to run processes |
| dvd | digital video disk |
| removable drive | jump drive |
| used to write information to the hard drive | magnet |
| a good safety tip | don't drop screws over open computer case |
| input | the act of entering data into the computer |
| output | The computer generated information that is displayed by some form of media |
| storage | any installed drive |
| hardware | the physical components of a computer |
| software | the programs that make the computer run |
