- What is the “brain” of the computer?
1. the brain of the computer is the motherboard,it helps the computer to work fast and cool its down for not over heat it. 2. What does RAM stand for? 2.The RAM word stands for Random Access Memory 3. What happens to a computer if it doesn’t have enough RAM? If you don’t have inough RAM in your computer it dosen’t save any work 4.What is the difference between RAM and Storage? the difference of storage and RAM is that RAM is memory and the storage is the data that you have and how much you used 5. What are 3 external devices that a PC connects to? 3 external devices that connect to a PC are: a gaming controller , a phone ,a speaker
SCENARIO: John is getting ready for university and needs a computer. He wants to be able to take his computer to class and still be able to type up all of his assignments on it. What type of computer do you recommend and why?
ANSWER: I think that john should buy a small laptop because it can fit in the bag and you can type faster and you can separate it to use as a tablet
SCENARIO: Rachel is looking to become a professional designer and videographer. She requires a computer that she can use to edit large video files and also have enough space to store these video files. What type of computer do you recommend for Rachel and why?
ANSWER: I think that Rachel should buy a PC because it has more memory and RAM than other computers and its good to edit and do more power point presentations
SCENARIO:Gurjit has a computer that he has used for a few years. Recently he has updated his software applications and he finds that his PC frequently freezes or lags as he opens more than one application. The computer is definitely not as fast as before. What do you recommend to Gurjit?
ANSWER: i think that Gurjit should download an anti-virus for his computer and if that dosen’t work he should reset his comoputer or start delete the junk stuff that he has in his files
- What does SATA do? STA stands for Serial Advanced Technology Attachment. It is used to connect or transfer the data from the hard disk drive to the system
- What are PCI slots for ? PCI slots are used for the network,hardware,modems and sound
- What goes in the processor socket? A pin grid array goes in the socket (CPU)
- What does IDE do? the IDE helps to develop the software
- What does BIOS stand for? BIOS stands for basic input system
- What does BIOS do? BIOS is the program that computer’s microprocesser uses to turn on