2007-01-25 00:21:04 · 4 answers · asked by Kenya Tracy 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
If you're talking about the functional parts....
a personal computer has 5 basic components:
1. Input (keyboard mouse etc)
2. Memory (both external
3. Arithmetic Logic unit (ALU) - perform the rigorous boolean algebra (aka binary/switching algebra)
4. Control Unit (aka clock, this synchronizes the whole unit)
5. Output (monitor speakers etc)
If you're referring to the materials,
mainly silicon, arsenide, boron, phosphorous, lead (for the chips and circuits)
plastics and aluminum (or some sort of alloy) for the casing etc.
2007-01-25 00:36:24 · answer #1 · answered by Don V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blood, sweat and tears. The broken backs and crushed dreams of many.
2007-01-25 08:30:35 · answer #2 · answered by Roland 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A whole host of materials.
ABS
filler
dyes
polyester
steel
cadmium
lead
polyethelene
copper
silicon
aluminium
tantalum
lithium
nickel
gallium
arsenic
glass
PVC
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pretty much every toxic material you can think of. Don't eat them, you'd be unwell.
2007-01-25 08:29:14 · answer #3 · answered by bambamitsdead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mostly plastics, some metals, and some silicon
2007-01-25 08:29:04 · answer #4 · answered by griffon1426 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋