why is it important for you to understand and describe the internal and external components of a computer in the workplace

A user should definitely understand all the parts of a computer system because if he/she will be aware of those parts, he/she can appropriately operate all the functionality of the computer.

Explanation:

A computer is having several internal parts. Some of them are Motherboard, Hard disk drive, RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), Video card, etc.

A computer is having several external parts. Some of them are Monitor, Keyboard, CPU (Central Processing Unit), mouse, portable drives, Light pen, etc.

If we know the internal and external components of a computer in the workplace than we can easily handle and troubleshoot it.

Explanation:

If we know internal parts name of computer i. e RAM, Processor, Hard drive, motherboard etc, if any problem found in any hardware item you can easily explain your boss or customer that your which part of hardware is problematic, same thing you must know the external part name of computer i. e keyboard, mouse, printer, scanner, mic, headphone, cam etc and if any problem found you easily explain it which internal or external part of computer doing problematic.