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Components Inside a System Unit

             Motherboard, CPU, Hard disk drive and CD-ROM drive are the main
             components of a system unit.










                                             It  is  also  called  the  main  board           .  It  contains

                                             large number of tiny electronic components.
                     Motherboard











                   It  is  the  brain  of  a  computer

                   which performs all the functions.
                                                                            Central Processing Unit (CPU)











                                             Drives are used to store data in a computer.
                                             These drives are hard drive and CD-ROM.

                     Disk Drive


             Features of System Unit

             8 The  front  of  the  computer  case  has  an  ON/OFF  switch,  drives

                     and activity lights.

             8 The back of the computer case has slots where we plug in other

                     computer components like mouse, keyboard, monitor etc.
             8 The  internal  electronic  components  are  protected  by  the  system

                     unit.





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