Parts of a Computer

This is a non-volatile data storage device.

• hard disk drive

• motherboard

• extension cards

• mouse

It's the circuit board that connects all of your hardware to your processor, distributes electricity from your power supply, and defines the types of storage devices.

• processor

• power supply

• hard disk drive

• motherboard

It is the logic circuitry that responds to and processes the basic instructions that drive a computer.

This is an electrical device that supplies electric power to your computer.

It's a tiny wafer of semiconducting material in which data or program instructions can be stored for retrieval.

It's part of the memory store. It has extremely fast access. It can speed up the computer.

• power supply

• motherboard

• cache memory

• ROM

It's the "brain" of a computer.

This kind of memory contains all the instructions your computer needs to activate itself when you switch on. Its contents are retained when you switch off the computer.

• ROM

• RAM

• expansion cards

• motherboard

The mouse port and the ................ port look exactly the same.

This is the name of the serial port interface on computers . It can be physical ports but also ports created by Bluetooth or USB adapters.