Power Box - All power for the computer comes through this box.  Has a built in fan for cooling the computer
Plug-in - This clip comes from the power box and supplies power to the hard-drives, floppy drives, and CD-Rom drives.  This clips into the rear of each to supply power.
CD-Rom and DVD-Rom expansion bays - Places on your computer to add cd-rom drives.  Most computers have 2 or 3 bays.
Floppy Disk Expansion Bays - Places to hold floppy disk drives.  Most computers can hold up to 2 floppy drives.
Hard Drive Bays - Hard Drives hold all of the computers information, including programs, games, and all your personal files.  Most computers can have 2 hard drives hooked up at once.
IDE Calbes - These calbes transfer the information from hard drives, floppy drives, and CD-Rom drives to the CPU.
Expansion ports - These ports allow you to add things such as sound, video, and modems.
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Power Cables - These carry power from the power box to the hard-drives, floppy drives, and CD-Rom drives.
RAM (random access memory) - RAM holds information for the current programs open to help the CPU process quicker.
Motherboard - This is the green part of the inside of the computer.  It carries all information to and from the CPU.
CPU (central processing unit) - Processes everthing the computer does.
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