Computer Hardware
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In 1980 IBM with the help of Xerox and a company from Seattle, that includes Bill Gates, the first PC was created.
When Computers came they changed the world, you could send a message in seconds, or play a game where rolling a die isnt the main concept.
Im not going to get really involved with this I am just givin basics.
Main Board: It was Previously called mother board. It is the main component in you computer. Everything plugs into it.
System Board: Just like the Main Board but all its chips are perminatly installed. You cant upgrade these.
Daughter Board: Its an expansion board. Made to add spot for adapters.
Processor: It controls the speed and performance of your computer. It processes the comands from your your operating system and sends the prper info to each section.
Fans: Keeps the computer from overheating.
Memory: When you have programs running memory is is being used up it keeps things running.
Ports: There for conecting external drives into your computer, like your game controler, mouse, keyboard and etc. Paralel, Serial and U.S.B are all kind of ports.
Power Supply: It powers all your devices.
Sound card: Gives your computer sound.
Monitor: The computer outputs information to the monitor sio you can see it.
Case: Keeps your computer safe and gives it a klean inviroment.
Printer: It puts what you see on the monitor on paper.
Hard Drive: Keeps the information on your computer.
Floppy Dive: It reads an writes on a floppy disk so that you can put the stuff you put on it to nothr computer.
CD Rom: Just like the floppy except it carries way more and works faster.
Operating System: All that do with your computer is making codes that do things. The operating system makes those into a language you can understand.
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