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The Main Hardware of Computer

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Have you ever know what is inside your computer? Computer is a complex engine that contains various hardware and each of them has different function. As a computer user, you need to understand about the hardware which work together make computer become a complex engine.

Currently, six kinds of hardware are consisted in a computer system but some developed computers have a few more hardware. This article will explain the name of every components and their job in a computer system. I will explain step by step from the lower point based on their function.

1. Power Supply Unit

Power supply form is like rectangular box that stores power to the other components. Its position is generally on the corner of CPU. To find it, take a look on the back of computer where it is connected with the power cable.

Recent power supplies come with 50 watt increments, for example 350 watts, 400 watts, 450 watts, etc.

2. Motherboard

Motherboard is the brain of a computer, aka. mainboard and system board. All hardware are connected to motherboard and through it, these hardware are work together.

3. Central Processing Unit (CPU)

CPU is the most crucial component. Its primary function is running all of computer programs. Series of numbers representing the programs that kept in computer memory.

It is also controlling and operating the other units operations in the computer system. Each hardware has their own specifications and these specifications are calculated to generate computer performance. The faster the performance, the faster the data access while using computer.

CPU performance is also measured based on processor speed in gigahertz (GHz) which has developed more than 3.8 GHz nowadays.

4. RAM (Random Access Memory)

RAM is a data storage form. There are different types of RAM with different speeds. When purchase a RAM memory, you should pick the compatible type with your motherboard so it can work correctly. The greater RAM installed in your computer system, the higher speed will be delivered by the computer.

5. Hard drive

Hard drive is a place to save entirely data in a computer system includes game applications, software, operating system, etc.
Recently, hard drive capacity is getting larger along with the size of data and higher than 1 TB capacity of internal hard drive has been made-up. With that large hard drive capacity, you’re able to store a large amount of data without being afraid the hard drive is full.

6. Cooling fan

The louder smooth noise heard when you use computer is coming from cooling fan. The cooling fan helps the computer system temperature keep in low level. Without it, the temperature is easily to get hot since the heat generated by the other hardware while they are running. It gets the heat out of the CPU in order to make computer works well in secured temperature.

For additional hardware, external hard drive is an outside hardware separate with those six components. This external device is must-have computer accessory since it can be a backup storage for your important files and it is easy to taken handy because of its lightness and portability.

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