Components of Computers CSH Schematic Diagram of a Computer Big Java by Cay Horstmann Copyright © 2008 by John Wiley & Sons. All rights reserved. A Motherboard Central Processing Unit Big Java by Cay Horstmann Copyright © 2008 by John Wiley & Sons. All rights reserved. A Hard Disk (storage; more permanent memory) RAM (active temporary memory) Understanding What’s Inside • Briefly research these parts of a personal computer and share on your findings: • RAM, Hard Disk, CPU • In terms of what happens inside the computer, describe the process of typing up a paper in Word, saving it, opening it again, and typing more in it. • Which component(s) of the computer is currently the “bottleneck” in terms of innovations leading to faster computers? i.e what is holding up making them faster? The ENIAC (1940-1950) Big Java by Cay Horstmann Copyright © 2008 by John Wiley & Sons. All rights reserved. The AppleIIe(1983 -1990)