Technical presentation

By Daniel Moore

Ram

• Ram (Random Access Memory) comes in several forms: SDR, DDR, DDR2, DDR3. its purpose is to store applications once they have been minimized as when there being used, the processor deals with them.

Hard Drive

• A hard drive is also known as a hard disk drive. The hard drive is where all of your programs and files are stored. The file and hard drive sizes are measured in bytes. The kind of bytes are:

• Kilobytes• Megabytes• Gigabytes• terabytes

CPU + Heat sink

• A CPU (central processing unit) is the brains of the computer. Each motherboard supports only a certain range of CPU’s depending on there compatibility. The CPU speed is measured in Ghz. The higher this value the faster it’s able to process data.

• A heat sink is to draw away the heat away from the processor to prevent it from overheating and slowing down.

Adapter Cards

Adapter cards are found in most computer systems and are used to provide a picture on your display with help from the processor which both inline, display the actual image. Most common types of adapter card are:

• PCI• AGP• PCIx• PCIeDifferent types of connection the motherboard will

determine the type of card used, and on some smaller computer, they have integrated adapter cards due to the lack of space.

Optical Drive

• Optical disc drives are commonly found in computers, laptops, TVs, DVD players. They are used for entertainment software download, troubleshooting etc.