Computer Parts

the brain of the computer that carries out the main processes

• GPU

• CPU

• motherboard

• hard drive

part that creates the image on the screen

• GPU

• CPU

• motherboard

• hard drive

temporary memory a computer uses to store information while it is processing. stores information being used right now.

• GPU

• hard drive

• ssd

• ram

a type of storage with no moving parts. these are more efficient, more sturdy, require less power, but are more expensive.

• GPU

• hard drive

• SSD

• RAM

a type of storage that stores data on rotating discs with magnetic surfaces. these typically are cheaper, hold more data, but are less efficient and less sturdy

• SSD

• RAM

• mother board

• hard drive

the clarity and quality of a screen. measured in number of pixels horizontally by number of pixels vertically.

• pixels

• monitor

• resolution

• graphic

a tiny square or dot which contains a single point of color of a larger image.

• pixel

• resolution

• monitor

• graphics

a unit of frequency. describes the speed of a component (like a CPU's speed)

• giga

• Hertz

• byte

• mega

a unit used to measure storage capacity.

• inches

• Hertz

• byte

• motherboard

which of these would be the smallest?

• 1 gigabyte

• 1 kilobyte

• 1 megabyte

• 1 terabyte