Computer Components
by Isaac Keating
Motherboard
A motherboard allows all parts of the computer to communicate with each other.The motherboard of a computer is typically located in the bottom of the computer housing. A motherboard is one of the most essential parts of a computer system. It holds together many of the crucial components of a computer, including the central processing unit.
What is a Motherboard. A visual tour for beginners.
Optical drive
the optical drive is the part of the computer that plays DVD's and CD's. You can also burn things on to CD's. It uses laser light or electromagnetic waves within or near the visible light spectrum as part of the process of reading or writing data to or from optical discs.