PARTS OF THE

SYSTEM UNIT
The SYSTEM UNIT

1 2
3 POWER PORT
To input power to the power supply

4 PARALLEL PORT
the parallel port uses a 25-pin connector
(type DB-25) and is used to connect
printers
5 VGA(Video Graphics Array)
used for computer video/image output.

6 SERIAL PORT
The serial port is a type of connection on
PCs that is used for peripherals such as
mice, gaming controllers, modems, and
older printers.
 A hardware interface used to connect a mouse or keyboard to a computer via a 6-pin Mini-DIN plug and socket. 

PS2 PORT(PERSONAL SYSTEM/2)

Use to connect old keyboard and mouse

7 8
9 LAN PORT
A LAN port is also known as an Ethernet port.
Both terms refer to exactly the same socket on computers, servers, modems,
Wi-Fi routers, switches or other network devices. 

10 USB PORT
A USB port is a standard cable
connection interface for personal
computers and consumer electronics
devices. USB stands for Universal Serial
Bus,
9 LAN PORT
A LAN port is also known as an Ethernet port.
Both terms refer to exactly the same socket on computers, servers, modems,
Wi-Fi routers, switches or other network devices. 

10 USB PORT
A USB port is a standard cable
connection interface for personal
computers and consumer electronics
devices. USB stands for Universal Serial
Bus,
 SOUND PORT
13
Line in
An audio port on a computer is any
receptacle or jack to which
an audio device such as speakers,
headphones or a microphone can be
connected. All laptops and some desktops
have built-in speakers, but for Line out
better sound or privacy, you will need to
connect external audio through one of
12
the ports.

11 Mic
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14

15
 RAM stands for Random Access Memory, and it's a
17 type of super-fast storage that your computer uses
to hold data it needs in the short term. Think of your
hard drive as a filing cabinet where all your data is
stored and the RAM like your desk, where you put
the stuff you're currently working on

A memory slot or RAM slot is what allows

computer memory (RAM) chip/stick to be
18 inserted into the computer. Depending on
the motherboard, there will usually be 2 to
4 memory slots (sometimes more on high-
end motherboards) 
19 MOTHER BOARD POWER
CONNECTOR/24 PIN ATX

The primary task of the Power Supply

Unit (PSU) is to provide
your motherboard with power.

20 Northbridge with heat sink is an Intel chipset that

communicates with the computer processor and controls
interaction with memory, the Peripheral Component
Interconnect (PCI) bus, Level 2 cache, and all Accelerated
Graphics Port (AGP) activities. Northbridge communicates
with the processor using the front side bus (FSB).
21
FRONT PANEL
CONNECTOR

 An expansion card is an
22 electronic card/board that is used to add
extra functionality to a computer. It is
inserted into an expansion slot on the
motherboard of a computer.
24 CMOS BATTERY
CMOS Battery gives 'backup power' to CMOS
(Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) of a computer
to keep some parameter values, eg: RTC (Real Time Clock).
These primary parameters shall be used when the system gets
booted again. Many computers use CMOS memory to hold
current time and date.

 PCIe (peripheral component
25 interconnect express) is an interface standard
for connecting high-speed components. Every
desktop PC motherboard has a number of PCIe
slots you can use to add GPUs (aka video cards
aka graphics cards), RAID cards, Wi-Fi cards or
SSD (solid-state drive) add-on cards
26 24 pin ATX Power
Connector slot
This is the main power connection for the
motherboard, and comes from the Power
Supply.

27 Floppy connectors are used to transfer data

between a floppy drive and a computer via
motherboard, in order to use a floppy disk.
28
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) is a standard
interface for connecting a motherboard to
storage devices such as hard drives

A DVD drive is a component of a computer or

30 other electronic device designed specifically to
utilize digital versatile discs, or DVDs. They are
installed on everything from desktop
computers, laptops, DVD players, cars,
televisions and many other devices and areas.
40 A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive,
or fixed disk is an electro-mechanical
data storage device that stores and retrieves
digital data using magnetic storage and one or
more rigid rapidly rotating platters coated with
magnetic material.

32 The CPU fans are used to actively cool the

processor of CPU which usually gets heated up
while using.
33 Serial ATA (SATA, abbreviated from Serial AT
Attachment) is a computer bus interface that
connects host bus adapters to
mass storage devices such as hard disk drives,
optical drives, and solid-state drives.