Anatomy Of A Computer

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Across
  1. 2. motherboard is a large PCB (printed circuit board) thathouses most of your computer’s components and directs datatraffic to and from the appropriate devices
  2. 4. AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)houses your graphics card, which suppliesthe image to the monitor.
  3. 5. CPU is the brain that carries out yourcomputer’s instructions. You won’t be ableto see your CPU when you open your casebecause a heatsink covers it
  4. 8. peripherals, such as MP3 players, modern printers,and PDAs (personal digital assistants) require USB(Universal Serial Bus) connections.
  5. 10. Port:Serial ports are much slower than new USB andFireWire ports.
  6. 11. PSU (power supply unit) isn’t theprettiest component by any means.
  7. 13. Card:Motherboards often have integrated sound chips. Ifyour motherboard does not have a sound chip
Down
  1. 1. 1394:Current FireWire ports transfer data as fast as400Mbps (megabits per second). (The next genera-tion of FireWire offers speeds as fast as 3,200 Mbps.)
  2. 3. CPU stores temporary information,such as data relating to open programs, inRAM.
  3. 6. (Peripheral Component Interconnect)slots let peripherals communicate quickly with the processor
  4. 7. Port:If you have an older printer or scanner, you probablyconnect the device to the parallel port.
  5. 9. some newer mice and keyboards includeUSB cables, most require PS/2 ports
  6. 12. The motherboard manufacturer installs a basic OS (oper-ating system) in the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) chip