Heat Sink: An electronic device that keeps the components cool using a fan or any other cooling device. There are two types of heat sinks; passive and active. Active heat sinks use a lot of power, it is most likely a fan as they work best to cool and it is always running. On the other hand with passive heat sinks good airflow is required for it to run completely. In addition they are very reliable and contain no components that are mechanical.
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Internal Memory Cache: Cache memory, also known as CPU, is RAM that can be accessed quicker than regular RAM through a computer microprocessor. It stores data that is most likely to be applied. By keeping copies of web page files regionally on your computer, web browsers use this to make the pages load quicker.
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Hard Drive: A hard disk drive is a device that recovers and stocks data permanently. It can be applied to store information such as the operating system, videos , photos, music , software programs and any other files downloaded. It is known to store more information than any other device, however it depends on how old it is and its size.
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Network Card: A network card allows the user to connect to a networks on a computer, which means you can access your data, pictures, files, and surf websites like twitter, you tube and search on bing or google. It is located on the motherboard, which means as it is built in a motherboard it functions just like a wireless card does.
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Graphics Card: A graphics card creates the photo you see on a computer. There are two types of graphics cards, which are integrated and discrete, an integrated graphics card is built into the mother board and used on mostly laptops and computers. Discrete graphics card is installed on the mother board and usually helps images process quicker which are needed for users who video edit and play video games. Whereas an integrated graphics card is needed for users that surf the web or watch movies online.
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