The System Unit A computer system consists of both hardware
and software. Hardware actual machinery, Typically something you can touch e.g. the keyboard, mouse and monitor, etc.
Software programs or data.
The System Unit System Unit of a PC exists inside a metal case and includes Motherboard and CPU Interface cards Ports Storage devices
Includes the peripherals
The keyboards, monitors and printers, which are connected to the case via cables. The cables are typically connected at the ports or at the back of the interface cards
The System Unit Motherboard includes many different types of chips Provide computational, memory and storage
capability
Chip (or integrated circuit, IC) Is a semi-conducting material which contains millions of transistors, which are linked together by conducting wires
which are the metallic paths printed on the motherboard.