Friday, 14 February 2014

A CLOSER LOOK AT HARDWARE


HARDWARE
DEFINITION
2 TYPES
CPU
Main electronic brain of a Computer
Wapunkt 2000
Zebop 3600
Hard Drive
A data storage device used for storing and retrieving digital information
Toshiba Basics 2TB HD
WD Mybook 4TB HD


RAM
the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks
Ballistix 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Desktop Memory
Kingston HyperX Red 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Desktop Memory


ROM
Memory read at high speed but not capable of being changed by program instructions.
PROM
EEPROM


Video Card
a printed circuit board controlling output to a display screen
Diamond Radeon R7 250 OC 1GB GDDR5 PCI-E Video Card
XFX AMD Radeon HD 5450 2GB GDDR3 PCI-E Video Card


Sound Card
a device that can be placed in a computer to allow the use of audio components for multimedia applications

ASUS 7.1 PCI-E Audio Card (XONAR DSX)
Vantec 7.1 Channel PCI Sound Card (UGT-S100)


Mother Board
a printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device

ASUS Z87 Motherboard
MSI Z87-GD65 Motherboard




Monitor
A monitor is an electronic visual display for computers.

HP 23" IPS LED Backlit Monitor
LG 27" LED Monitor



Modem
A device or program that enables a computer to transmit data over, for example, telephone or cable lines.
D-Link ADSL Modem
Tenda ADSL Modem

Mouse
A hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it
Logitech G500s
Apple Magic Mouse

CD-Rom
A compact disc used as a read-only optical memory device for a computer system
HP 24 x
Pioneer 8x

Printer
a machine which makes a representation of an electronic document on physical media
HP Laserjet Pro
HP Envy-e

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