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Component
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Description
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Standard
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The Power Supply
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It converts AC current into DC current as all computer components operate on DC current
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Any standard ATX Cabinet.
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The System Board
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All of the parts inside the computer are assembled on the system board.
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Prefer to buy genuine board for the processor.
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Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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The CPU is the brain of the computer. Pentium is a popular chip presently.
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Pentium 4 processors, AMD etc, with 1.5 GHz speed onwards.
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The Floppy Drive
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A floppy drive is a storage device for smaller files (1.44 MB)
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Hard Drives
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Hard disk drive stores software and data. More storage is better for large projects
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40 GB onwards
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CD Drive (read/write)
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CD drives can store what hundreds of floppy disks together can. Maximum capacity of CD is about 700MBpresently.
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ROM - 52 X
RW 48X x 16X
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Modem
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Modem enables communications between your computer with other computers, the Internet and theWorld WideWeb.
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56 kbps onwards
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Sound Card
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Sound Cards allow conversion of digital sound to analog sound and vice-versa.
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Sound Blaster e.g. Creative Live Value Card
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Keyboard
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The keyboard sends typed information to the system board.
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Multimedia Key Board
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Monitor
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Monitor is a display device. Choose how many colors they can display and about their resolution
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17"
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Mouse
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Mouse is used as a pointing device.
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Scroll Mouse
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Printer
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Inkjet printers have the ability to turn out good-looking output, including graphics at a lower cost than laser printers. Laser printers
produce the best quality, but their cost is high.
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Choose as per requirement
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Scanner
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Scanners are used to digitize photographs, artwork and documents.
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Choose as per requirement
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Digital Camera (Still/ movie)
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To capture pictures and prepare movie.
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Choose as per requirement
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Video Capture Card
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To capture analog video and convert into digital format
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Choose as per requirement
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Graphics Card
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To view graphics on the screen clearly
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32 MB Minimum
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