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System Unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| System Unit | The container that holds the motherboard and keeps components safe. |
| Motherboard | The main circuit board of a computer to which all computer system components connect. |
| BIOS: Basic Input/Output System | Lowest level software in the computer that acts as an interface between the hardware of the operating system. |
| Hard disk drive | A storage system consisting of one or more metal magnetic disks permanently sealed with an access mechanism inside its drive |
| MB, Megabyte | Storage measurement in millions of bytes |
| Network Interface Card | Enables a PC to connect to a network |
| Optical Drive | Adds read and write capabilities to your computer for portability |
| Monitor | A display device that projects images onto a display screen |
| TB, Terabyte | TB, Terabyte |
| A Microprocessor, | ASPIC or expansion card designed to offload a specific task from the CPU, often containing fixed function hardware; a common example is a Graphics processing unit. a register in a CPU in which intermediate arithmetic and logic results are stored. |
| ATA | Advanced Technology Attachment) is the official name that American National Standards Institute group X3T10 uses for what the computer industry calls Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE). |
| CPU | Central processing unit; the brain of the computer; controls the other elements of the computer |
| Disk Drive | A peripheral device that reads and/or writes information on a disk |
| Hard Drive | A device (usually within the computer case) that reads and writes information, including the operating system, program files, and data files |
| Keyboard | A peripheral used to input data by pressing keys |
| Download | Transferring data from another computer to your computer got to have internet to do it make sure. |
| Icon | A small picture used to represent a file or program in a GUI interface |