What are the basic components of a computer?(i mean like,WITHOUT it, a computer cant function)?

Question

i need TEN of the compenents...

speaker,scanners and printers are NOT the BASIC components because without them,a computer still can function too!

thanks!

Answer 1

CPU, Motherboard, Fan, Power Supply, RAM, Hard Drive

Answer 2

motherboard, CPU, Memory, Hard Drive, Power Supply, fans.

Answer 3

like sam said but there aren't ten, monitor but you really don't need one for the PC to work and alot of servers don't have them. OS but i don't think that counts as a component

Answer 4

Those aren't quite basic enough.

Motherboard, RAM, and Processor, PSU (Power Supply)

With these it will function, but you won't be able to store any data. You could boot from a USB drive and run Linux or something with it.

Normally computers have a Motherboard, RAM, CPU, HardDrive, Disk Drive (ROM), PSU, and some kind of graphics processing unit.

More specific, a heatsink goes on the processor to keep it cool, and there are also fans in the case. Sometimes you may also have a floppy disk drive or card reader. Also sometimes older computers have a card(don't remember the name) that has the audio and serial port on it.

Answer 5

Don't forget data cables and PCI slots for cards if you don't have on board sound or video.on the Motherboard