COMPUTER HARDWARE: COMPONENTS

Component Purpose Properties Pictures
Graphics Adapter A video card (also called a display card, graphics card, display adapter or graphics adapter) is an expansion card which generates a feed of output images to a display (such as a computer monitor). An important property is almost of RAM Graphics Adapter
Motherboard/Logic Board A motherboard (sometimes alternatively known as the mainboard, system board, baseboard, planar board or logic board, or colloquially, a mobo) is the main printed circuit board (PCB) found in general purpose microcomputers and other expandable systems. y Motherboard/Logic board
CPU The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the part of a computer system that is commonly referred to as the "brains" of a computer. The CPU is also known as the processor or microprocessor. The CPU is responsible for executing a sequence of stored instructions called a program
  • GlitchFilterTime
  • SlowClock
  • SystemClock
CPU
RAM RAM (random access memory) is the place in a computing device where the operating system (OS), application programs and data in current use are kept so they can be quickly reached by the device's processor. ... Data remains in RAM as long as the computer is running. When the computer is turned off, RAM loses its data. j RAM
Moniter The purpose of a computer monitor is to display text and graphics produced by computer programs and to provide a visual interface for computer users. Monitors look like television sets and attach to the main computer unit through a cable.
  • Display Devices
  • Circuitry
  • Power Supply
Moniter
Microphone Speakers as microphones. A loudspeaker, a transducer that turns an electrical signal into sound waves, is the functional opposite of a microphone. Since a conventional speaker is constructed much like a dynamic microphone (with a diaphragm, coil and magnet), speakers can actually work "in reverse" as microphones. j Microphone
Printer A printer is a device that accepts text and graphic output from a computer and transfers the information to paper, usually to standard size sheets of paper. Printers vary in size, speed, sophistication, and cost. In general, more expensive printers are used for higher-resolution color printing
  • Carttridges
  • USB
  • The Feed Tray
  • Parallel Port
 Printer
Flash Drive USB flash drives are often used for the same purposes for which floppy disks or CDs were once used, i.e., for storage, data back-up and transfer of computer files. They are smaller, faster, have thousands of times more capacity, and are more durable and reliable because they have no moving parts.
  • Standard-A USB Plug
  • Micro Usb
  • Surface-Mounted Integrated Circuits
Hard Disk Drive A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive or fixed disk is a data storage device that uses magnetic storage to store and retrieve digital information using one or more rigid rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material.
  • SATA
  • SAS
  • SCSI
  • PATA
 Hard Disk Drive
SSD An SSD is a type of mass storage device similar to a hard disk drive (HDD). ... Unlike hard drives, SSDs do not have any moving parts (which is why they are called solid state drives). Instead of storing data on magnetic platters, SSDs store data using flash memory.
  • NANAD Flash
  • Spinning Disk
  • Semiconductor Memory
  • IC's
 SSD
VGA Port A Video Graphics Array (VGA) connector is a three-row 15-pin DE-15 connector. ... On laptop computers or other small devices, a mini-VGA port was sometimes used in place of the full-sized VGA connector.
  • Analog Components RGBHV (RGB Horizontal sync Vertical)
  • Video Signals
 VGA Port
HDMI Port HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a proprietary audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from a HDMI-compliant source device, such as a display controller, to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device. HDMI is a digital replacement for analog video standards
  • Digital Audio
  • Display Controller
  • CEA-861 Signals
 HDMI
Stylus Stylus. In computing, a stylus is a pen-shaped instrument used with graphics tablets or devices that utilize touchscreen input. It is used to write or draw on a screen, similar to how you would on a sheet of paper. Unlike a pen, styluses have a plastic or felt tip depending on the its purpose and functionality.
  • Pressure Sensitivity
  • Color Densisty
  • Circuitry
 Stylus
MIDI Controller MIDI controller is any hardware or software that generates and transmits Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) data to electronic or digital MIDI-enabled devices, typically to trigger sounds and control parameters of an electronic music performance. The most commonly used MIDI controller is the electronic musical keyboard MIDI controller, which has keys that can be pressed. When the keys are pressed, the MIDI controller sends MIDI data about the pitch of the note, the velocity and duration, which can be used to trigger sounds from a MIDI-compatible sound module or synthesizer.
  • Notation
  • Pitch
  • Velocity
  • Audio Panning