| A | B |
|---|
| CPU | I am the brain of the computer. |
| ROM | I have a very good memory I can read, but I can't write. |
| BIOS | I wake up the computer and remind it what to do. |
| video card | I handle the graphics that are displayed on the monitor. |
| power supply | I get electricity into the computer. |
| motherboard | I hold all of the other circuit boards. |
| hard drive | Information in the computer is stored on my magnetic cylinders. |
| RAM | I can read and write; but if you turn off the computer, I forget everything. |
| modem | I connect computers and allow them to talk to each other. |
| port | Other hardware, like the keyboard or monitor, plugs into me. |
| scanner | Copies a picture into the computer. |
| mouse | This input device has a special ball that allows you to roll it around on a pad or desk and move the cursor around on screen. |
| keyboard | This input device is named QWERTY and has an alphabetic section and a numeric pad. |
| tower case | This houses the insides of the computer. |
| monitor | This output device allows you to see what you are doing on the computer. |
| printer | This output device takes what you see on the screen and puts it on paper. |
| speakers | This output device allows you to hear sound from your computer. |
