The document provides definitions for the key internal components of a computer, including the motherboard, power supply, hard drive, RAM, DVD drive, video card, and processor. The motherboard contains connectors and controls logic, the power supply provides power, the hard drive reads and writes data, RAM is common memory, the video card enables display, and the processor controls digital devices.

1. Computer Application One Block 2 Madison Hall Insides of a computer

2. Inside of a computer Motherboard Power Supply Fan Hard Drive RAM DVD Drive Video Card

3. Power Supply Power Supply- the component that supplies power to a computer.

4. Motherboard Motherboard- the main circuit board of a microcomputer. Contains the connectors for attaching boards

5. Hard drive Mechanism that reads and writes data on a hard disk.

6. Fan Cools the computer

7. Processor Control the logic of almost all digital devices, from clock radios to fuel-injection systems for automobiles

8. RAM Random Access Memory A type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, that is, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes Most common memory

9. Video Card A board that plugs into a personal computer to give it display capabilities.

10. CD drive compact disc is a polycarbonate with one or more metal layers capable of storing digital information