Central Processing Unit (CPU) - Most important component of the computer. Controls the other parts of the computer like a brain., Random Access Memory - Main memory component of a computer that can be accessed by the CPU. It is also the temporary data saved that the computer is actively using., Motherboard - Connects all the important parts of the computer like a spine. It also has power and other communication connections., Power Supply - Supplies electricity to the motherboard and other computer componenets, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) - Additional computer processor that provides graphic processing., Network interface card (NIC) - A component that provides network connection, Cooling system - Heat sinks and fans that keep your computer components, especially the CPU, from overheating, Graphics Card - A printed circuit board that controls the output to a display screen., Operating System - The software that supports a computer's basic functions, such as scheduling tasks, executing applications, and controlling peripheral, x86 processors - A family of processors manufactures by Intel and AMD that use a common instruction set, or list of commands, that the processor can execute, Advanced RISC machines (ARM) processors - A family of processors most often used in smartphones due to its lower power requirements, Expansion card - A circuit board that connects to a computers motherboard, giving it additional power or functionality, Heat sink - A computer component that attaches to a chip (like a CPU) that disperses heat and prevents overheating., Monitor - An output device that displays information in pictorial or textual form, Keyboard & Mouse - Panel of keys used for putting information including letters, words, and numbers into your computer. A mouse is a hand-operated pointing device., Active liquid heat sink - A cooling system composed of a liquid heat sink, internal liquid pump, a fan, and a radiator that all actively pump cooled liquid in and out with no help from a outside pumping system, Immersion cooling - An advanced system of cooling where liquid coolant is in direct contact with the CPU offering a high heat transfer that quickly reduces the temperature of the CPUs surface, Hard Drive - A storage device that permanently stores data in the computer., Cmos - The clock battery that keeps track of the computer's clock and also the BIOS setting, Bios - A set of computer instructions in firmware which control input and output operations like the brainstem of the computer.,

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