Anatomy Of A Computer

3. Manufacturers generally color the keyboard port purple and the mouse port green.
4. funnelspower through the multicoloured cables
5. 1394 transfers data.use Fire Wire to connect many different types of peripherals, including digital cameras and digital video cameras.
8. can attach some older key-boards, mice, and modems to the serial port, also known as a COM
9. transfers data 12 mbps
10. houses most of your computer’s components and directs data traffic to and from the appropriate devices

1. a type of interface found on computers for connecting peripherals. It is being replaced by USB
2. thebrain that carries out computer instructions.
4. let peripherals communicate quickly with the processor.
6. houses your graphics card, which supplies the image to the monitor.
7. activates when you turn on the computer and per-forms system checks before starting your main OS. lets the processor communicate with the PC’s peripherals.
8. Motherboards often have integrated sound chips. They're sound cards attach to one of the motherboard’s
11. temporary information storage