Major components of a PC
- Motherboard
Large circuit board that majority of the components are mounted on. Aka. main board. - Central Processing Unit
- Memory
- Secondary storage devices
- Input / Output sub system enables interaction with the users
- Display Monitor (VDU)
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Scanner
- Printer
- Microphone / Speakers
- Joystick / Game controller
- Additional controllers
- Graphic / display controller
- Network / Wi-Fi controllers
- Audio Interface (Sound card)
- Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller
- Other components
- Power supply unit
- Fan / cooling system
Traditional computer system
Can be classified into 2 types.
- Single-user computer system
Can only be used by one user at a time. - Multi-user computer system
Can be used by multiple users through multiple terminals.