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An illustrated Guide to Motherboards

Here is a list of the PC components. Read it and ask yourself what the words mean. Do you recognize all these
components? They will be covered in the following pages.

Components in the central unit - the computer Peripherals

The motherboard: CPU, RAM, cache, Keyboard and


ROM chips with BIOS and start-up programs. mouse.
Chip sets (controllers). Ports, buses and expansion Joystick
slots. Monitor
Printer
Drives: Hard disk(s), floppy drive(s), CD-ROM, etc. Scanner
Loudspeakers
External drives
Expansion cards: Graphics card (video adapter), External tape station
network controller, SCSI controller. External modem
Sound card, video and TV card.
Internal modem and ISDN card.

So, how are the components connected. What are their functions, and how are they tied together to form a PC? That
is the subject of Click and Learn. So, please continue reading...

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