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Ponents of System Unit

The system unit, also known as the computer case, contains the main components of a computer. This includes the power supply, drives, fan, connectors, and the motherboard. The motherboard contains the CPU, memory, ports, expansion slots, and controllers to connect peripherals like displays, keyboards, and storage drives. Other key components are the processor (CPU), hard drive for data storage, video card for display output, CD/DVD optical drives, and sometimes a floppy disk drive.

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Ponents of System Unit

The system unit, also known as the computer case, contains the main components of a computer. This includes the power supply, drives, fan, connectors, and the motherboard. The motherboard contains the CPU, memory, ports, expansion slots, and controllers to connect peripherals like displays, keyboards, and storage drives. Other key components are the processor (CPU), hard drive for data storage, video card for display output, CD/DVD optical drives, and sometimes a floppy disk drive.

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Components

of a

SYSTEM
UNIT
WHAT IS A SYSTEM UNIT?
The system unit is the box-like case that contains the electronic components of a computer. Many people
erroneously refer to this as the CPU. Here you will find devices like the power supply, different drives, the
fan, the connectors, and the motherboard.
Other names for the system unit include the computer chassis, cabinet, box, tower, enclosure, housing, or
simply case.
MOTHERBOARD

The motherboard is sometimes called the


system board or main board. It is the main
circuit board of a microcomputer. This
component contains the connectors for
attaching additional boards. All other parts
connect in one way or another to the
motherboard.
This part typically contains the CPU, BIOS, memory, mass storage interfaces, serial and parallel ports,
expansion slots, and all the controllers required to control standard peripheral devices, such as the display
screen, keyboard, mouse, and disk drive.
PROCESSOR

A computer engine, its brain. CPU (central


processing unit) manages most of computer
operations. Processors can be with pins or pin-
less. It contains a control unit and a logic unit.
HARDDRIVE

A system memory that storages data in a form


of archives. Here all our files, folders,
operating system, programs, and applications
are saved. Hard driver can be of two type:
PATA (Parallel Attachment Packet Interface)
and SATA (Serial Attachment Packet
Interface).
VIDEO CARD

with its help the outputs from a computer are


displayed on the screen. Modern video cards
support HDMI (high-definition multimedia
interface), VGA (video graphics array) and
DVI (digital visual interface).
POWER SUPPLY

The power supply unit (PSU) is used to


convert AC currents from the main supply to
the different DC voltages required by various
computer components.
CD ROM DRIVE

This is a high capacity optical data storage


device with a removable disk. It writes data
onto or reads data from a storage medium.

A CD-ROM drive may be connected to the


computer via an IDE (ATA), SCSI, S-ATA,
Firewire, or USB interface or a proprietary
interface.
FLOPPY DISK DRIVE

This is an internal hardware component in the


system unit positioned closer to the CD-ROM
drive and its main function is to read and write
from or on a floppy disk or diskette. Though a
lot of the modern computers are manufactured
without a floppy disk drive but the old
computers still have one and can be used.
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