Parts of a Computer
Here is information on various parts of the computer
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Battery - Information on the battery
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Case fans - Information on Case fans
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CD-ROM - Information on CD-ROM
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Jumper - Information on setting the jumper on the CD-ROM drive
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Computer Case - Information on computer cases
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Control Panel connector - Information on the Control Panel Connector (This is part of the computer case)
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CPU fan - Information on the CPU fan
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External cord connectors - Information on cords and cables that connect to the outside of the computer
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Firewire (also called 1394) - Information on Firewire
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Floppy Drives - Information on floppy drives
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Floppy drive cable - Information on the cable
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Hard Drive - Information on the hard drive
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Jumper - Information on setting the jumper on the hard drive
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Hard drive enclosures - Information about putting the drive in an external case to plug into computer
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IDE Controllers - Information on IDE controllers
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Keyboard - Information on keyboard
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Memory - Information on memory
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Modem - Information on Modem
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Monitor - Information on the Monitor
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Motherboard - Information on the motherboard
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Bios - Information on the Bios
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ISA slots - These are obsolete on most systems but if you have a veryold system, you may have one of these
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Motherboard parts - Information on different parts of the motherboard
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PS2 ports - Information on PS2 ports
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SATA - Requirements
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Mouse - Information on the mouse
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Network card - Information on network cards
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Processor CPU - Information on the processor CPU
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PCMCIA card - Information on PCMCIA cards
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Power Supply - Information on Power Supply
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SATA Port - Information on SATA ports
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Sound Card - Information on sound card
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USB - Information on USB
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Video card - Information on Video Cards
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Zip Drive - Information on zip drives
Here is a list of items that connect to the system internally and externally
Update Risks - The risk of installing hardware and software updates
Below are items that are not considered part of the computer but connects to the computer in some form or fashion
Click here for explanation of input and output devices