| A | B |
|---|
| power supply | converts the current that works for your computer |
| motherboard | the largest circuit board that holds the lmost important parts of the computer |
| sound card | the expansion card that contains the circuits for operating the computer's sound |
| video card | the expansion card that handles graphics |
| modem | the expansion card that allows computers to talk to each other |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| CPU | brain of the computer |
| BIOS | the chip that wakes up the computer |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| if you don't save your work | RAM loses all your work |
| ROM | Read Only Memory |
| remembers but can't change it's mind | ROM |
| ports | places where you plug in hardware/connected to expansion cards |
| cables | long, flat bands that contain electrical wiring |
| disk drives | read information off storage disks |
| hard drive | hidden inside the computer/stores information |
| floppy disk drive | holds a 3 l/2" removable disk |
| CD-ROM drive | holds a removable Compact Disk |
