IN TE R NA L C OM P U T ER

HA R D W A R E
HARD W ARE SERVIC ING
COMPUTER
INTERNAL

•IS A TERM USED TO DESCRIBE A DEVICE

THAT IS INSTALLED WITHIN THE
COMPUTER.
 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)
•ALTERNATELY REFERRED TO AS A PROCESSOR, CENTRAL
PROCESSOR, OR MICROPROCESSOR, THE CPU
•HANDLES ALL INSTRUCTIONS IT RECEIVES
FROM HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE RUNNING ON THE COMPUTER.
•THE CPU IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE BRAIN OF THE
COMPUTER.
CPU
CD-ROM DRIVE

•IS THE DEVICE USED TO READ OPTICAL

DISCS SUCH AS BLU-RAY, CD-R, CD-RW,
DVD-R AND DVD-RW.
CD-ROM DRIVE
FLOPPY DISK DRIVES (FDD)

•IS A COMPUTER DISK DRIVE THAT ENABLES

A USER TO SAVE DATA TO REMOVABLE
DISKETTES.
FLOPPY DISK DRIVE

DISKETTE
HARD DISK DRIVE
•IS A NON-VOLATILE
MEMORY HARDWARE DEVICE THAT
PERMANENTLY STORES AND RETRIEVES
DATA ON A COMPUTER.
HARD DISK DRIVE
POWER SUPPLY

•A DEVICE THAT PROVIDES POWER TO THE

OTHER PARTS OF THE COMPUTER. SUCH AS
HARD DISK DRIVES, OPTICAL DRIVES, FLOPPY
DISK DRIVES, AND MOTHERBOARDS.
POWER SUPPLY
SATA CONNECTORS

•STANDS FOR SERIAL ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY

ATTACHMENT.
•CONNECTS THE HARD DRIVE, OPTICAL DRIVES TO THE
MOTHERBOARD SO THAT THE DATA CAN FLOW.
SATA CABLE/CONNECTORS
IDE CABLES/CONNECTORS

•STANDS FOR INTEGRATED DRIVE ELECTRONICS.

•CONNECTS THE OLD HARD DRIVES, OPTICAL DRIVES AND
FLOPPY DISK DRIVES TO THE MOTHERBOARD SO THAT THE
DATA CAN FLOW.
IDE CABLES/CONNECTORS
FAN
•IS A HARDWARE DEVICE THAT KEEPS THE
OVERALL COMPUTER OR A COMPUTER
DEVICE COOL BY CIRCULATING AIR TO OR
FROM THE COMPUTER OR COMPONENT.
FAN
TYPES OF FAN FOUND IN COMPUTERS:
•CASE FAN
•CPU FAN
•POWER SUPPLY FAN
•VIDEO CARD FAN
CASE FAN

•A FAN LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF A COMPUTER

CASE, INSIDE THE CASE. HELPS TO CIRCULATE
AIR WITHIN THE COMPUTER CASE, AS WELL AS
BLOW HOTTER AIR OUT OF THE CASE.
CASE FAN
CPU FAN
•A FAN LOCATED ON TOP OF A COMPUTER
PROCESSOR. HELPS TO PULL AND BLOW
HOT AIR OFF THE PROCESSOR, HELPING
KEEP IT COOLER.
CPU FAN
POWER SUPPLY FAN

•A FAN LOCATED INSIDE A POWER SUPPLY. THE

POWER SUPPLY FAN BLOWS HOTTER AIR OUT
OF THE POWER SUPPLY AND OUT OF THE
COMPUTER.
POWER SUPPLY FAN
VIDEO CARD FAN
•A FAN LOCATED ON A VIDEO CARD. HELPS TO KEEP
MORE POWERFUL VIDEO CARDS FROM
OVERHEATING, ESPECIALLY WHEN PLAYING VIDEO
GAMES, EDITING VIDEO, AND OTHER GRAPHIC
INTENSIVE TASKS.
VIDEO CARD FAN
HEATSINK
•IS A DEVICE THAT INCORPORATES EITHER
A FAN OR SOME OTHER MEANS TO KEEP A
HOT COMPONENT, SUCH AS A PROCESSOR,
COOL.
HEATSINK
TYPES OF HEATSINK

•ACTIVE HEATSINK
•PASSIVE HEATSINK
ACTIVE HEATSINK

•UTILIZE THE COMPUTER'S POWER SUPPLY AND

MOST TYPICALLY, FANS. SOMETIMES THESE TYPES
OF HEAT SINKS ARE REFERRED TO AS AN HSF, WHICH
IS SHORT FOR HEAT SINK AND FAN.
ACTIVE HEAT
SINK
PASSIVE HEAT SINK

•ARE THOSE THAT HAVE NO MECHANICAL

COMPONENTS. CONSEQUENTLY, THEY ARE
100% RELIABLE.
PASSIVE HEATSINK
HEAT SPREADERS

•ARE ANOTHER TYPE OF PASSIVE HEAT SINK

THAT ARE USED TO HELP DISSIPATE THE
HEAT PRODUCED BY RAM MODULES.
HEAT SPREADER
MODEM
•SHORT FOR MODULATOR/DEMODULATOR.
•A MODEM IS A HARDWARE DEVICE THAT
ALLOWS A COMPUTER TO SEND AND RECEIVE
INFORMATION OVER TELEPHONE LINES.
MODEM
MOTHERBOARD
•IS A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD THAT IS THE FOUNDATION OF A
COMPUTER, LOCATED ON THE BACK SIDE OR AT THE BOTTOM OF
THE COMPUTER CHASSIS.
•IT ALLOCATES POWER AND ALLOWS COMMUNICATION TO
THE CPU, RAM, AND ALL OTHER
COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS.
MOTHERBOARD
NETWORK INTERFACE CARD (NIC)

•IS ALSO REFERRED TO AS AN ETHERNET

CARD AND NETWORK ADAPTER. IT IS
AN EXPANSION CARD THAT ENABLES
A COMPUTER TO CONNECT TO A NETWORK
NETWORK INTERFACE CARD (NIC)
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (RAM)
•REFERRED TO AS MAIN MEMORY, PRIMARY
MEMORY, OR SYSTEM MEMORY.
•IS A HARDWARE DEVICE THAT ALLOWS
INFORMATION TO BE STORED AND RETRIEVED ON A
COMPUTER.
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
SOUND CARD
•ALTERNATIVELY REFERRED TO AS AN AUDIO OUTPUT
DEVICE, SOUND BOARD, OR AUDIO CARD.
•A SOUND CARD IS AN EXPANSION CARD OR IC FOR
PRODUCING SOUND ON A COMPUTER THAT CAN BE
HEARD THROUGH SPEAKERS OR HEADPHONES.
SOUND CARD
VIDEO CARD
•ALTERNATIVELY KNOWN AS A DISPLAY ADAPTER.
•IS AN EXPANSION CARD THAT CONNECTS TO A COMPUTER
MOTHERBOARD. IT IS USED TO CREATE A PICTURE ON A DISPLAY.
•IT IS A PIECE OF HARDWARE INSIDE OF YOUR COMPUTER THAT
DEALS WITH PROCESSING IMAGES AND VIDEO.
VIDEO CARD
REVIEW
CPU
CD-ROM DRIVE
FLOPPY DISK DRIVE

DISKETTE
HARD DISK DRIVE
FAN
CASE FAN
CPU FAN
POWER SUPPLY FAN
VIDEO CARD FAN
HEATSINK
ACTIVE HEAT
SINK
PASSIVE HEATSINK
HEAT SPREADER
MODEM
MOTHERBOARD
NETWORK INTERFACE CARD (NIC)
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
SOUND CARD
VIDEO CARD
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