This document describes various computer hardware components and their functions. It defines power supplies that convert AC to DC power, power connectors for optical drives, floppy drives, and hard drives. It also mentions the chipset that controls RAM, video card, and CPU speeds, Ethernet network jacks, motherboard sizes and layouts, RAID arrays for storage, network interface cards, FireWire, PS/2 ports, serial ports, SCSI, hard drives, capacitors, motherboard traces, southbridge chips, video card connectors, monitor resolutions, CGA graphics connectors, hardware components, and cache memory.

2. I’m a device that converts AC power from the
wall outlet to DC power for the computer

3. I’m a keyed power connector used to connect to
an optical drive or a hard drive

4. I’m a keyed power connector used to connect a
floppy drive

5. I’m the chipset that controls access to the RAM,
video card, and the speeds at which the CPU
can communicate with them

6. I’m an Ethernet network jack

7. I’m the size and layout of a case or the size and
shape of a motherboard

8. I connect multiple hard drives to a computer to
provide redundancy and to improve
performance

9. I’m an adapter card that connects a computer to a
network via a network cable

10. I’m also known as IEEE 1394. I’m a hot-
swappable interface that supports up to 63
devices

11. I’m a 6-pin mini-DIN female connector that
attaches a mouse or keyboard.

12. I’m a port with a DB-9 or DB-25 connector and
maximum cable length of 50ft

13. I’m an external, hot-swappable, bi-directional
connection that supports up to 127 devices.

14. I’m a magnetic storage device installed inside the
computer that is used for permanent storage.

15. I’m an electronics component that stores charge
which can be dangerous to humans.

16. I am electrical pathways on the motherboard
through which data travels.

17. I am the chipset that allows the CPU to
communicate with the hard drives, sound card,
USB ports, and other I/O ports

18. I’m a 24-pin female connector or a 29-pin female
connector and I provide a compressed digital
output to a monitor.

19. I’m a measurement of billions of cycles per second

20. I’m a 3-row 15-pin female connector that provides
analog output to a monitor.

21. I’m the term used to describe the physical
equipment such as the case, storage drives,
keyboards, monitors, cables, etc.

22. I have a 19-pin connector and provides digital
video and digital audio signals.

23. I’m a chip located on the motherboard which
retains my information even when the power
goes out.

24. I’m extremely high-speed SRAM located inside or
near the CPU.

25. I’m the temporary storage for data and programs
that are being accessed by the CPU.