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- 1. Although some newer mice and keyboards include usb cables, most require these ports.
- 3. the brain that carries out your computer’s instructions.
- 5. activates when you turn on the computer and performs system checks before starting your main OS.
- 7. which often include additional RAM, generally provide better quality images than generic integrated chips.
- 9. If you have an older printer or scanner, you probably connect the device to the parallel port.
- 11. Some devices are able to draw power from the computer in addition to data through the port
- 12. much slower than new USB and firewire ports. You can attach some older keyboards,mice, and modems to it
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- 2. If your motherboard does not have a sound chip or if you want better sound quality, you can buy a this
- 4. houses most of your computer’s components and directs data traffic to and from the appropriate devices.
- 6. used to connect many different types of peripherals, including digital cameras and digital video cameras.
- 8. It funnels power through the multicolored cables to each device.
- 10. The CPU stores temporary information, such as data relating to open programs, in here
- 13. slots let peripherals communicate quickly with the processor.