Anatomy of a Computer

2. It activates when you first turn on your computer and runs system checks before starting up the main OS.
5. If your motherboard does not come with a sound chip built in or you want better sound quality on your computer you can buy this.
7. It funnels power through multicoloured cables do each device in the computer.
9. Older printers and scanners can only connect to the computer through this port.
10. It houses the graphics card and supplies an image to the monitor.
12. Where the CPU stores temporary information allowing the computer itself to run faster.

1. Some devices are able to draw power and data from the computer while plugged into it through this slot.
3. This port is much slower than the common ones we see on most computers today but some older mice, keyboards, and modems connect to the computer through this port.
4. Houses most of the computers components and directs data to, from, and within the computer.
6. The brain that carries out your computer's instructions.
8. You use this to connect many different peripherals to you computer including digital cameras.
9. Most mice and keyboards require this port to connect to the computer.
11. Ports that allow separate devices to communicate quickly with the processor.