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Components Function
1 PS/2 mouse port Used to connect computer mouse
2 PS/2 keyboard port Used to connect a keyboard
3 S/PDIF port Used to transfer audio signals over relatively short distance
4 HDMI connector Permits a port to transfer high-resolution video and top-quality sounds
5 DVI connector Supports both digital and analogue video signals over single DVI cable
6 VGA port Links a computer to a display device
7 IEEE 1394a (FireWire) port High-speed computer data-transfer interface to connect PC to other consumer
electronics
8 eSATA port Connects your PC to external drives or optical drives
9 USB ports Used to attach keyboards, mice, printers, external storages and mobile devices
to the computer
10 RJ45 port Connects Ethernal cables to a switch or serial data modem
11 Audio ports Used to connect speakers or other audio output devices with the computer
12 PCI-E x16 slot Used for cards that require a high bandwidth like graphic cards
13 PCI-E x4 slot Used for single M.2 NVMe SSD expansion cards, SATA 3 expansion cards, and
RAID controllers
14 PCI slots Used for the attachments of network cards, modems, sound cards, disk
controllers and other peripherals
15 Super I/O Handles the slower and less prominent input/output devices
16 Print Header Use to connect scanners and printers
17 COM port Used for information to transfer in and out sequentially one bit at a time
18 USB Header Used on connecting USB ports found inside the PC case
19 5 SATA2 connectors Connects host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives,
optical drives, and solid-state drives
20 IDE connector Connects the motherboard to storage devices such as hard drives
21 4 DDR3 DIMM Memory slot
22 CPU

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