Component

Component


A component may refer to any of the following:

  • In reference to hardware, a component or part is one hardware unit designed to be connected to, and function as part of, a larger system. For example, an integrated circuit can be considered a component of the motherboard and a video card can be considered a component of a computer.

    Full list of computer components

    Below is a list of all the major internal components of a computer chassis (case), clicking any of the links below gives you further information and pictures.

  • Disc drive: CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, or Blu-ray.

  • Expansion card: ISA, PCI, AGP, and PCI-X.

  • Fan (heat sink).

  • Floppy drive.

  • Hard drive: HDD and SSD.

  • IDE cable (data cable), new computers use SATA.
    RAM (memory).

  • Motherboard (see page for motherboard components).

  • Power cable.

  • PSU (power supply).

  • CPU (processor).

  • In reference to software, a component is a segment of code designed to be executed as part of a larger program.

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