The Various Components That Make Up Your Pc

ter is a device where digital information is stored instored data in a random order. It processes
the form of electronic information. At present, theinformation when we start a program it is loaded into
number of computers used may surpass the numberthe RAM to be run. There is a certain amount of
of users, so extensive is the utility of this extremelyRAM memory that the respective motherboard can
propitious device. There are four basic operations oftake and accordingly add more RAM onto the RAM
a computer viz. 1.) Input 2.) Processing 3.) Storage 4.)slots provided on your motherboard.iv. Expansion
Output. Although a basic idea of a computer mightCard:
include components like keyboard, printer, scanner,An expansion card is a printed circuit board (PCB)
monitor, speakers and so on, commonly known asthat is inserted into an expansion slot of the
the peripherals, The central processing unit (CPU) ismotherboard. They expand on certain features that
considered to be “the computer”.are not offered by the motherboard.v. Optical Disk
Hardware of a modern personal computer are asDrives:
follows:i. Motherboard:Optical drives store data on optical discs like CDs,
A motherboard is the most important centralDVDs, and BDs (Blu-ray discs) which hold much more
component of a PC (Personal Computer). It is ainformation than classic portable media options like
printed circuit board (PCB) and is the main connectorthe floppy disk.vi. Hard disk drives:
to the other crucial components of a system. It isIt is the major storage device that stores digitally
also referred to as a main board or system boardencoded data on rapidly rotating platters with
and is known as the logic board in case of Applemagnetic surfaces. It is permanently fitted onto the
computers. It is casually called the mobo. TheCPU and stores massive amounts of data and helps
components attached to the motherboard that areretrieve it.vii. BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)
of significance for the normal running of the PC areThe BIOS contains all codes required to control the
the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), the memory,keyboard, display screen, disk drives and a number
the Central Processing Unit (CPU), the graphics card,of miscellaneous functions. It also configures correct
sound card, hard drives, disk drives and othersettings for these components at the start up.viii.
external ports and peripherals.ii. CPU:Internal Bus:
The CPU is the primary element that carries out theThis connects the CPU to all the internal expansion
instructions of the computer programs. The programcards. It is manufactured and comes alongwith the
is stored as a sequence of numbers in the computermotherboard.ix. External Bus:
memory. The function of the CPU is to retrieve anThis connects the external peripherals like printers to
instruction from the program memory and decodes itthe computer.x. Chipset:
and divides it into parts of information significant toThis is the main component on the motherboard and
the various parts of its own, executes theit passes information between each of the computer
information and finally writes it back in another formcomponents.xi. Sound Card:
of memory. This is the cycle of processes carried outThe Sound card allows the output of sound via audio
by a CPU. It is fitted directly onto the motherboarddevices and also accept input from external audio
via a socket interface and is usually accompaniedsource.
with a fan to avoid overheating.iii. RAM(RandomThese are the basic components of a computer
Access Memory):which are essential elements for the proper
RAM is where the computer data is stored. It is afunctionality the computer.
collection of integrated circuits that allow access to