Assignment # 2

Central Processing Unit (CPU): in a digital computer it is the component that is capable of executing a program.
Memory Module Format (SIMM or DIMM): a small circuit board that holds memory chips. SIMM means a single in-line memory module, while DIMM is a dual in-line memory module.
Motherboard: the central or primary circuit board that makes up a complex electronic system
Random Access Memory (RAM): a type of data storage used in computers

Data Storage Devices:

Hard Disk Drive (HDD): a non-volatile storage device which stores encoded data on rapidly rotating platters that have magnetic surfaces.
CD/DVD Drive: a drive that reads CD-ROMs, which are compact disks, used for storage.
Floppy Disk Drive: another kind of data storage device, which comes encased in a hard rectangular case.

Devices:

Heat Sink: absorbs and dissipates heat from another object through thermal contact.
Expansion Bus : a collection of wires, which allow a computer to expand
Expansion Card: a printed circuit board that can be inserted into the computer’s motherboard in the expansion slot.Video Card: generates and outputs images to a display.
Power Supply and Adapter: a power supply is the source of energy, and an adapter is a device which matches different physical or electrical characteristics of two different things to make a connection between them.

Essential Peripherals:

Monitor: displays images generated by the computer
Keyboard: peripheral partial modeled after the typewriter keyboard.
Mouse: a pointing device that detects a two-dimensional motion relative to its supporting surface.
Printer (laser): a device that rapidly produces high quality text and graphics on plain paper.
Speakers: externally equipped to a computer, it has a low-power internal amplifier.
Microphone: