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- 4. These are much more slower than new USB and FireWire ports
- 5. USB and FireWire connections are quickly replacing these on most peripherals
- 8. It lets peripherals communicate quickly with the processor
- 9. It houses your graphics card which supplies the image to the monitor
- 10. Most of these attach to one of the motherboard's PCI slots
- 12. Some devices are able to draw power from the computer in addition to data through this
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- 1. You can use it to connect many different types of peripherals
- 2. Something that houses most of your computer's components and directs data traffic to and from the appropriate devices
- 3. When it reaches its capacity, the processor redirects the excess data to your hard drive.
- 5. It funnels power through the multicolored cables to each device
- 6. Although some newer mice and keyboards include USB cables, most require these ports
- 7. It activates when you turn on the computer and performs system checks before starting your main OS.
- 11. the brain that carries out your computer’s instructions
