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- 1. is the tower where the different components of your desktop computer are housed.
- 4. is responsible for powering every component inside of the system unit and is measured in wattage.
- 7. Consists of memory chips that are stored on the computers motherboard.
- 10. is used to provide information to a computer.
- 12. displays or produces data that has been processed by the compute; the opposite of your input devices.
- 13. is the main circuit board inside the computer, everything that makes the computer work is connected to this key component.
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- 2. provides connectivity for external computer components accessing the system unit.
- 3. stores all the software and data that is not being used currently by the CPU, also known as permanent storage because it retains all the data stored even when the computer is turned off.
- 5. to combat the heat it work together with a fan to keep the CPU cool.
- 6. are plugged directly into the motherboard’s expansion slots but are accessible from the rear of the system unit, they add more functionality to the computer.
- 8. houses all of the system unit’s internal components and also provides connectivity for all peripherals.
- 9. is where the data is stored on the computer
- 11. is often call the brain of the computer, its purpose is to perform all the calculations and processing or the computer.