| The
creation of the computer has greatly benefited a lot of us. The
computer can help us in our work or just for fun. To understand
how a computer can give us so many benefits is very complex. That
is because the computer is made up of tons and tons of parts that
it needs to operate. The
computer is made up of two basic things that are classified
as either hardware or software. The computer hardware is the
physical parts of the computer. It can likely be compared to
what the things under the hood of the car. This is because they
are the things that make the computer run yet is hidden by a
casing.
Here are a list of
the common Hardware that your computer is made up of and what
they are:
1. The Case – the
tower that houses the essential hardware parts
2. The Motherboard
– the central or primary circuit board that makes up the complex
electronic system of a computer.
3. The Central Processing
Unit or the CPU – it is the component in the computer that interprets
the instructions and processes the data contained in the software.
It is one of the core components of computers.
4. The Random Access
Memory or the RAM – the RAM is for the execution of the programs
and the storage of short term data. It helps the computer have
a faster time to access the hard drive when it is finding something.
If you want a faster PC you need more RAM.
5. The BUS – it is
the subsystem that transfers the data or power between computer
components that is inside the computer or to other computer
units.
a. PCI Bus
b. PCI-E
c. USB
6. Power Supply –
the case that holds the voltage control, fan and transformer.
7. Video Display
Controller – responsible for the image or the computer display.
8. Computer Bus Controllers
– connects the computer to other devices such as the printer
or scanner.
9. Storage controllers
such as the SCSI, IDE, and SATA. These things control the floppy
disk, hard disk or CD- ROM. They are located on top of the mother
board or on expansion cards.
These are only some
of the key things that make a computer run. Learning more about
them is really more complex.
However if one has
a certain know-how about how these things work, can be beneficial.
Knowing how to fix these things will help you a lot and earn
some money too. There are now also lot of career opportunities
that are open based on computer hardware know how that you might
want to take a look.
These things are
complex at the start just any other thing, but when you get
familiarized, the stuff becomes Childs play for those that show
vigor. |
