Computer Basics Part 1

Learn about the different parts of a computer, like the mouse, CPU and start button.

A FEW IMPORTANT NOTES:

1: At the end I said cooling is not required. I went off script here, I meant to say "additional cooling". Any fans your CPU or case comes with are most certainly required.

2: A GPU is technically a component within the Graphics card (CPU is to Computer as GPU is to Graphics card) but if you're thinking about building a computer the terms are used interchangably. Every graphics card comes with a GPU inside of it and they are often referred to as GPU because that is the defining characteristic of a graphics card.

3: Solid State Drives are the same thing as hard drives, just with less space and faster speed due to the lack of spinning disks.

4: A GPU is technically not an *essential* part of a computer. You can boot without it. But to do almost anything desktop computers are good for, you will need a graphics card.

Computer Basics Parts 1

A brief explanation of what each component in a home PC does.