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When you plug the computer into an outlet the electricity flows from the outlet to the ___ of the computer

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When you plug the computer into an outlet the electricity flows from the outlet to the Power Supply Unit (PSU) of the computer.

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When you plug the computer into an outlet the electricity flows from the outlet to the power supply of the computer.

Step-by-step explanation:

A power supply unit is a component of CPU which is responsible for converting the alternating current coming from the outlet to low voltage regulated direct current supply which provides power for various internal components of a computer.

Various companies produce power supply for PC and they also come in different categories according to purpose and capacity. There are two different kinds of power supplies in computer:

  • AT power supplies
  • ATX power supplies

Advanced Technology Extended motherboard is the PC motherboard that supplanted the Baby AT plan.

AT power scheme is the first power plot that had a power button that is legitimately associated with the system computer control supply.

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