 Contains the electrical,
electronic, and
mechanical parts of a
computer attached
within the system case.
 Power Supply – the
“lifeblood” of the
computer
 Storage Devices
 Hard Drive
 Floppy Drive
 CD/DVD-ROM Drive
 Memory card
 Motherboard – the
“heart” of the
computer
 It holds the:
▪ processor chip
▪ memory chips
▪ chips that handle
input/output (I/O)
▪ the expansion slots for
connecting peripherals
 CPU or Microprocessor – the “brain” of the
computer
 Chips
 Expansion slots – for
expansion cards
Network Interface Card (NIC) or LAN card
Video card
Sound card
 Expansion cards
 Port connects external devices to system
unit, like printer, speaker, headset, monitor,
etc. It is usually found at the back panel of
the system unit.
 Connector joins cable to devices like hard
drive, floppy drive, USB, audio, video, LAN,
etc. It is usually found inside the system
unit.
Components of the System Unit.pptx

Components of the System Unit.pptx

  • 2.
     Contains theelectrical, electronic, and mechanical parts of a computer attached within the system case.
  • 4.
     Power Supply– the “lifeblood” of the computer
  • 7.
     Storage Devices Hard Drive  Floppy Drive  CD/DVD-ROM Drive  Memory card
  • 8.
     Motherboard –the “heart” of the computer  It holds the: ▪ processor chip ▪ memory chips ▪ chips that handle input/output (I/O) ▪ the expansion slots for connecting peripherals
  • 9.
     CPU orMicroprocessor – the “brain” of the computer
  • 10.
  • 11.
     Expansion slots– for expansion cards
  • 12.
    Network Interface Card(NIC) or LAN card Video card Sound card  Expansion cards
  • 14.
     Port connectsexternal devices to system unit, like printer, speaker, headset, monitor, etc. It is usually found at the back panel of the system unit.  Connector joins cable to devices like hard drive, floppy drive, USB, audio, video, LAN, etc. It is usually found inside the system unit.

Editor's Notes

  • #3 Also known as chassis
  • #9 Also known as system board
  • #14 PS/2 = personal system (old model); USB = universal serial bus (new model); VGA = video graphics array; LPT = line printer terminal