Hard Drive
- “long-term memory”
- operating system
- apps
- files
- Advantage: stores a lot
- Disadvantage: will eventually fail
Motherboard
- system-board
- “nervous system”
- connects everything
- ports
- slots
Processor
- “non-thinking brain”
- executes commands
- processes info
- CPU
- central processing unit
- RAM
- random access memory
- working memory
- where work is done
- temporary
- clears out when powered off
NIC
- network interface card
- connects to network
- MAC address
- unique identifier
CONNECTIONS
- USB
- universal serial bus
- most common
- RJ-45
- ethernet
- network
- Cat 5e or Cat 6
- patch cable
- ethernet cable