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- 1. Ram is the virtual memory of your computer. it stores imformation and redirects the acess data to the hard drive.
- 4. the pci slots let peripherals communicate quickly with the processor. You can add devices, such as modems and sound cards, to the PCI slot
- 6. Serial ports are much slower than new USB and FireWire ports. You can attach some older key-boards, mice, and modems to the serialport.
- 8. The PSU funnels through the muli colored cables to each device.
- 10. usb cables or chips transfer data from one device to another. Many peripherals, such as MP3 players, modern printers,and PDAs require a usb connection.
- 12. the motherboard is a large pcb that holds most of your computer's components
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- 2. the agp houses your graphics card which supplies the image to the monitor.
- 3. If you have an older printer or scanner, you probablyconnect the device to the parallel port. USB andFireWire connections are quickly replacing parallel portson most peripherals, including scanners and printers.
- 5. the cpu is the brain of your computer that carries out your computer's instrutions.
- 7. ps/2 are purple and green ports usually found at the back of your computer. This is where you connect your mice and keyboard.
- 9. Sound cards provide for a better sound quality. Most sound cards attach to one of the mother-board’s PCI slots.
- 11. firewire ports transfer data as fast as 400mbps. you can use firewire to connect many different types of peripherals.
- 13. the bios activates when you turn on your computer and performs system checks