# Student Handout — Core Hardware Architecture (CPU, RAM, Motherboard, Storage)

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- Published: 2026-10-18T12:24:31-04:00
- Author: matthew.leffler@jefferson.kyschools.us

Course 1: Computer Literacy / Unit 2: PC Hardware & System Architecture / Lesson
1: Core Hardware Architecture (CPU, RAM, Motherboard, Storage)

## Internal Hardware Diagram & Component Function Worksheet.

Name: ____________________ Date: ____________________

## Explore and practice

Anatomy of a PC visual presentation, hands-on component inspection, and course-matching
diagram labeling.

## Record your work

Describe what you tried, show your work or attach your artifact, and explain what
your evidence demonstrates.

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## Use the vocabulary

CPU, RAM, Motherboard, SSD, HDD, Clock Speed, Socket, DDR, Watt, Power Supply

Use relevant terms above to explain one part of your work.

## Check and reflect

 * I completed the assigned activity and recorded my work.
 * I used lesson vocabulary accurately.
 * I can explain one thing I learned and one question I still have.