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Parts of A Server

1) Motherboard-
The motherboard serves to connect all of the parts of a computer together. The CPU, memory, hard drives, optical drives, video card,sound card and other ports and expansion cards all connect to the motherboard directly or via cables.

2) Video Card-
The video card is an expansion card that allows the computer to send graphical information to a video display device such as a monitor or projector.

3) Power Supply-
The power source is probably the most important part of a server because it keeps every component running properly.

4) Hard Drive-
The hard disk drive is the main, and usually largest, data storage device in a computer. The operating system, software titles and most other files are stored in the hard disk drive.

5) RAM-
Random Access Memory (RAM) is the "working memory" in a computer. Additional RAM allows a computer to work with more information at the same time which can have a dramatic effect on total system performance.

6) Cooling System-
Computer cooling is required to remove the waste heat produced by computer components, to keep components within permissible operating temperature limits. Components that are susceptible to temporary malfunction or permanent failure if overheated include integrated circuits such as CPUs, chipset,graphics cards, and hard disk drives.

7) CPU or Processor-
The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is responsible for interpreting and executing most of the commands from the computer's hardware and software. The CPU could be considered the "brains" of the computer.

8) Optical Drive or CD drive-
Optical drives retrieve and/or store data on optical discs like CDs, DVDs, and BDs (Blu-ray discs) which hold much more information than classic portable media options like the floppy disk. The Optical Disc Drive is also known as: optical drive, ODD (abbreviation), CD drive, DVD drive, BD drive, disc drive

9) CPU heatsink-
A heat sink is a passive heat exchanger that cools a device by dissipating heat into the surrounding medium. In computers, heatsinks are used to cool central processing units or graphics processors. Heat sinks are used with high-power semiconductor devices such as power transistors and optoelectronics such as lasers and light emitting diodes (LEDs), where the heat dissipation ability of the basic device is insufficient to moderate its temperature.