ANATOMY OF A COMPUTER

1. funnels power through the multicolored cables
3. this activates when you turn on the computer and performs system checks before starting your main OS
5. hand-operated input device used to manipulate objects on a computer screen
6. brain that carries out your computer's instructions
8. you can also call this COM
9. this houses your graphics card, which supplies the image to the monitor
10. device with a processor which redirects the excess data to your hard drive
11. plug for older printers or scanners
12. its ports transfer data as fast as 400 megabits per second

1. keyboard port is purple and mouse port green
2. its ports transfer data as fast as 480 megabits per second
4. if your motherboard does not have a sound chip or if you want better sound quality
7. this houses most of your computer's components and direct data traffic
8. device that converts analog audio signals into equivalent air vibrations
11. this ports protrude from the back of the computer