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| Hardware | refers to the physical parts of a computer and related devices. |
| Software | the instructions that tell your computer what to do. |
| System Unit | It includes the motherboard, CPU, RAM, and other components. |
| Motherboard | the main circuit board of your computer and is also known as the mainboard or logic board. |
| PCI | Stands for "Peripheral Component Interconnect." It is a hardware bus designed by Intel |
| AGP | Stands for "Accelerated Graphics Port." AGP is a type of expansion slot designed specifically for graphics cards. |
| CPU | Stands for "Central Processing Unit." This is the pretty much the brain of your computer. |
| RAM | Stands for "Random Access Memory, |
| ROM | Stands for "Read-Only Memory." |
| ROM | is memory containing hardwired instructions that the computer uses when it boots up, before the system software loads. |
| RAM | Every time you open a program, it gets loaded from the hard drive into this and make the computer run faster |
| Input Device | any device that provides input to a computer |
| Output Device | Any device that outputs information from a computer |
