Reading guide for "How PCs Work" on howstuffworks.com, pages 1, 2, 3.

1. A computer accepts ____________________ and produces ________________________.
   
   
2. List four devices in which you might find a microprocessor: ____________________, _____________________, _____________________, ________________.
   
   
3. An operating system interfaces between ______________________________ and ____________________________.
   
   
4. What is the importance of the motherboard? ________________________________________
   
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5. Note: the CPU and RAM are both installed directly into the motherboard.  You generally do not replace the CPU, but you can replace RAM.  But, these items are not considered to be "peripherals".
   
   
6. The performance of both hardware and software rely on _______________________________________________________.
   
   
7. Describe what RAM is.  _______________________________________________________
   
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8. What do drives store? _________________________________________________________
   
   
9. What does a graphics card (on-board or in an expansion slot) do? _______________________
   
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10. What is a peripheral? __________________________________________________________