Anatomy of a Computer

4. older printers or scanners connect the device to the ______________.
5. Peripheral Component Interconnect slots let peripherals communicate quickly with the processor.
6. activates when you turn on the computer and performs system checks before starting your main OS.
7. temporary information, such as data relating to open programs, this virtual memory stores and releases data at a slower rate.
8. Most __________ attach to one of the mother-board’s PCI slots.
11. houses your graphics card, which supplies the image to the monitor.

1. transfer data as fast as 400Mbps and can connect many different types of peripherals, including digital cameras and digital video cameras.
2. attach some older key-boards, mice, and modems to this.
3. houses most of your computer’s components and directs data traffic to and from the appropriate devices.
4. It funnels power through the multicolored wires
5. some newer mice and keyboards include USB cables, most require ___________ ports
9. transfer data at 12Mbps, while new USB 2.0 ports can transfer data at up to 480Mbps.
10. is the brain that carries out your computer’s instructions.