Names of computer parts and their functions

Main parts of computer mainly come in the following categories. You can also call them computer hardware parts.

Cabinet Case

Input Devices

Output Devices

Storage device

1. Cabinet Case

First of all, we will know which computer parts are available under the cabinet case.

Motherboard

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It is called the main board of the computer. Because this is why important parts of the computer like keyboard, monitor etc. are attached to the same board.

Apart from this, CPU, memory, hard drives, optical drives, video card, sound card are also attached to the motherboard. That’s why the motherboard in the computer works like a backbone.

Cpu

CPU is also called the brain of the computer, because all kinds of data processing work is done by CPU only. In short, the CPU controls the parts of the computer. No data can be processed without CPU.

Memories

The part of the computer in which all the information or data is saved and this data can be retrieved anytime is called memory, this memory is attached to the mother board.

Power Supply Unit

It is a hardware device that converts AC current to DC current to run the computer. PSU helps to power off and boot the computer.

2. Input Device

Input device is used to give any kind of instruction to the computer or to send the data to the CPU. There are different types of input devices, some of which are listed below.

Mouse

A hand held mouse is a hand held device, which controls the movement of the mouse and helps the user to give instructions on the computer screen.

Keyboard

This device helps in typing text, numbers, symbols. Which helps in giving instructions to the computer by typing commands.

scanner

These input devices are used to scan a document or text in the computer. After scanning any content, you can use it in digital format in the computer.

Apart from these devices, other parts of the computer such as joy stick, webcam, touch screen, PC, etc. are also a type of input device.

3. Output Device

With the help of the above-mentioned input devices, the data that reaches the computer is processed and the results are displayed in the device called the output device.

For example, the result of any key you press from the keyboard appears on the monitor screen because the monitor is an output device.

The hardware equipments of computer are called output devices, these devices are capable of making any information readable, understandable, capable of a human being.

The following Output Devices have an important contribution in running a computer.

monitoring

The instruction that a user gives to a computer, where the CPU displays the result after processing it, is called a monitor, the monitor proves to be very helpful for a user to operate a computer.

speaker

Devices that produce sound are called speakers. We see the use of which in computers and other electronic devices. Let us tell you that a speaker is also an output device that produces sound.

printers

A printer is used to print any digital content such as text, image, after printing a virtual content can be touched.

For example, by printing an image visible in the computer, that photo can be printed on a paper.

Note, both the input-output devices of the computer are very important because only with their help these computers can be

operated.

While steering helps in driving a car, the input and output devices do the same thing in running a computer.

But apart from these, the parts of the computer include the storage device.

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4. Storage Device

Storage devices do the work of storing many types of file formats like text, image, video, audio etc. and keeping them safe in the computer for a long time.

With their help, the user can access his important data on the computer at any time. Following are some of the main storage devices.

Floppy Disk Drive

It is also a device to store computer data which is usually called FDD. Earlier they were used a lot, they are available in different sizes. Their capacity is much less as compared to hard disk.

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