Computers are made of the following basic components:
1.Case with hardware inside:
1.Power Supply - The power supply comes with the case, but this component is mentioned separately since there are various types of power supplies.
2.Motherboard - This is where the core components of your computer reside which are listed below. Also the support cards for video, sound, networking and more are mounted into this board. 1.Microprocessor - This is the brain of your computer
2.Memory - The RAM in your system is mounted on the motherboard
3.Drive controllers - The drive controllers control the interface of your system to your hard drives. The controllers let your hard drives work by controlling their operation
3.Hard disk drive(s) - This is where your files are permanently stored on your computer
4.CD-ROM drive(s) - This is normally a read only drive where files are permanently stored.
5.Floppy drive(s) - A floppy is a small disk storage device that today typically has about 1.4 Megabytes of memory capacity.
6.Other possible file storage devices include DVD devices, Tape backup devices, and some others.
2.Monitor - This device which operates like a TV set lets the user see how the computer is responding to their commands.
3.Keyboard - This is where the user enters text commands into the computer.
4.Mouse - A point and click interface for entering commands which works well in graphical environments.