Summary

In this chapter, you learned about two primary classes of personal computer components, specifically storage devices and power supplies. We covered storage devices such as hard drives, both conventional and solid state; floppy drives; optical drives; tape drives; and flash memory. We discussed power supply safety as well as the various connectors and compared and contrasted power supplies and AC adapters. You also learned how to remove, install, and configure storage devices and how to replace power supplies.

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