| A | B |
|---|
| Monitor | Area where things are viewed and it is an output device. |
| Card for Expansion Slot | Extra part to be put into the computer to give it extra functions. Some examples would be sound cards, modems, and video cards. |
| CPU | The brain of the computer. It has three jobs: fetch, decode, and execute information. |
| Power Supply | Gives power to the computer and helps cool the computer. |
| Diskette Drive | Makes storing portable and writes to a small storage media. |
| Hard Drive | The large storage media usually designated with the letter C. |
| Mouse | Used to control the cursor and is very important in the GUI environment. |
| Keyboard | Hardware device. Used for input. |
| Motherboard | The backbone of the computer. Holds the CPU and all the other circuitry. |
| Memory | Chips that store information. There are two types of memory, RAM and ROM. |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| ROM | Read Only Memory |
