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17 Cards in this Set
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Motherboard
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serves as a literal foundation for many of the other elements inside your computer
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Central Processing UNit, (CPU)
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The CPU is a chip containing millions of tiny transistors
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read-only memory (ROM)
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Computers can read data stored in ROM, but can't write new data to it
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random access memory (RAM)
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Computers can read data stored in ROM, but can't write new data to it
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stateless
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there'd be no way to preserve information from one moment to the next and every process would start on a clean slate.
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Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)
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the spine
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power supply
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omponent provides a supply of electricity throughout the rest of the computer
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transformer
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is to convert the incoming electricity into the proper voltage for each part of the machine that needs electricity
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drives
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a computer are the devices that let you store and recall data and applications
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hard drive
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either a series of thin platters that store information using magnetic recordings or a solid state flash hard drive with no moving parts
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floppy disk drives.
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a flexible removable magnetic disk, typically encased in hard plastic, used for storing data.
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CD-ROM
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a compact disc used as a read-only optical memory device for a computer system.
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DVD-ROM
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a DVD used as a read-only optical memory device for a computer system.
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Modems
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are machines that let computers communicate with other computing systems
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wireless cards
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which are radio transceivers that can send and receive data through a specific frequency of radio waves.
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Sound and graphics card
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self explanatory
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Cooling systems
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typically include heat sinks and fans. Overheating can be a serious problem with computers, causing performance to suffer to the point of a system failure in some cases
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