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computers 2

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hard drive   Infromation in the computer is stored on my magnetic cylinders  
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power supply   i get electricity intoo the computer  
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BIOS   i wake up the computer and tell it what to do.  
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RAM   I can read and write  
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ROM   I can read but not write  
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CPU   i am the brain of the computer  
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Motherboard   i hold all of the other circuit boards  
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Video card   i handle the graphics that are displayed on the monitor  
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port   other hardware like the keyboard or monitor plugs into me  
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modem   i connect computers and allow then to talk to each other  
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power plug   used to provide power into the computer and provide power out to the monitor  
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parallel port   a parallel port is an electrical connector that is used to send information on wires at the same time.  
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serial port   used to connect older or specialized devices. send parts of a message, bar, code scanners  
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network interface card   an ethernet cable conection  
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universel serial bus   universal serial bus is an external bus that transfers Mbps  
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