PC Hardware A Beginner’s Guide

Chapter 1: The Personal Computer^15

AN OVERVIEW OF SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS

Okay,let’stakeaquicktourofatypicalpersonalcomputer’shardware.StudyFigure1-12

and take note of each of the items in the illustration.

Figure 1-11. Apple I motherboard with the Intel 6502 microprocessor

Figure 1-12. The hardware of a typical PC