TECHINOTES

  PARTS OF THE MOTHERBOARD 1. PS/2 PORTS - use to connect the mouse and the keyboard.  2. VGA ( Video Graphics Array ) PORT - use to connect the monitor screen of the computer. 3. USB ( Universal Serial Bus ) PORT - ports of the USB devices of the computer. 4. AGP ( Accelerated Graphics Port ) SLOT - a part of the computer that hold the computer's video card. 5. PCI ( Peripheral Component Interconnect ) SLOT - part of the computer motherboard that is used to connect the I/O cards of the computer. 6. IDE ( Integrated Development Environment ) CONNECTOR - use to connect the IDE cable of the HDD or CD/DVD ROM to the motherboard IDE. 7. DVI ( Digital Visual Interface ) PORT - it able to support both digital and analogue video signals over a single DVI cable and is commonly found on computers, LCD, monitors, projectors, and other digital display equipment. 8. HDMI ( High Definitions Multimedia Interface ) PORT - most frequently used HD signal for transferring both hi...

  PARTS OF THE COMPUTER 1. MOUSE - a handheld hardware input device that controls a cursor in a GUI (Graphical User Interface) and can move and select text, icons, files, and folders on your computer. 2. KEYBOARD - one of the primary input devices with a computer. Similar to an electric typewriter, a keyboard is composed of buttons that create letters, numbers, and symbols as well as perform other function. 3. MICROPHONE - a hardware peripheral and input device originally invented by Emile Berliner in 1877. It allows computer user to input audio into their computers. 4. WEBCAM - a camera that connects to a computer. It captures either still pictures or motion video, and with the aid of software, it can transmit its video on the internet in real-time. 5. SCANNER - a device optically "read" image and converts it into a digital signal. 6. MONITOR - output device that displays video images and text. Is made up of circuity, a screen, a power supply, buttons to adjust screen ...