Visible Computer Flashcards
1
Q
System Unit
A
Tower w/ computer inside Motherboard CPU RAM HDD Video Card Etc...
2
Q
monitor
A
Video Output
3
Q
Keyboard/Mouse
A
Input devices
4
Q
Printer
A
Output
5
Q
Scanner
A
Input
6
Q
Speakers
A
Audio Output
7
Q
Game Controller
A
Input
8
Q
Webcam
A
Video input
9
Q
Microphone
A
Audio Input
10
Q
External HDD
A
External storage
11
Q
Headphones
A
Audio Output
12
Q
Headset
A
Audio Output/Input
13
Q
BIOS Flash connector
A
Specific to flash BIOS specifically
14
Q
USB 2.0
A
Universal Serial Bus
15
Q
Network Cable Connections
A
RJ45 ethernet cable
16
Q
S/PDIF
A
Sony/Philips Digital Interface
17
Q
DVI
A
Digital Visual Interface
18
Q
HDMI
A
High Definition Multimedia Interface
19
Q
DisplayPort
A
Video Output
20
Q
Power Connection
A
Electricity to Power Supply
21
Q
PS/2(mini-DIN)
A
Mouse - Teal
Keyboard - Purple
Being replaced by USB
22
Q
Parallel (LPT) Port
A
Used for printers almost exclusively 25 pins female
23
Q
Serial Connector
A
9 pins male
24
Q
VGA
A
Video Graphics Array 15 pin female
25
S-Video
Analog video output connector
26
Anti-theft connector
For anti theft cables
27
Firewire
USB-like data connection
28
SD card reader slot
reads SD cards
29
Power connection
Mostly on laptops
30
Power Supply
Provides power from wall to pc (PSU)
31
Video Card
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
32
Motherboard (Main board)
Allows everything to connect together and communicate and distributes power from PSU to components
33
RAM
Sticks of Random Access Memory
34
CPU
Central Processing Unit
does calculations on raw data
brain of computer
35
Heatsink/fan
Cools off CPU
36
m.2 SSD
Primary storage
37
Expansion slots
PCIe plug expansion cards to add capabilities to computer
38
Chipset
Defines motherboard features (usb slots, PCIe slots, hdds)
39
front panel connections
controls power button, reset button, front panel lights, etc...
