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.
