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PC (Personal Computer) Understanding computer vocabulary is the main difficulty that potential personal computer buyers face. Unlike buying a TV, a task for... Hardware > Computer |
Book disk A system disk, also sometimes called a boot disk, is a disk that will allow you to start a computer when the operating system no... Hardware > Computer: maintenance |
Cables and connectors In information science, connectors, normally called "input-output connectors" (or I/O for short), are interfaces for linking devices... Hardware > Cables and connectors |
PC Assembly A PC computer is a modular type of computer, it can be assembled using hardware components made by different manufacturers, so as to... Hardware > Computer: assembly |
Types of computers There are several families of computers, depending on their format: Mainframes, computers which a great deal of computing power,... Hardware > Computer |
DB9 connector The DB9 (originally DE-9) connector is an analog 9-pin plug of the D-Subminiature connector family (D-Sub or Sub-D). The DB9 connector... Hardware > Cables and connectors |
PC Assembly - Getting the case ready When preparing to build a PC make sure to have the following: a phillips screwdriver, the necessary screws and the various cables and... Hardware > Computer: assembly |
Formatting - Formatting a hard drive Before trying to understand formatting, you first need to understand how a hard drive works. Many people do not distinguish low-level... Hardware > Computer: maintenance |
Laptop Computer Relegated several years ago only to business use, laptop computers now have processing and storage capabilities close to that of... Hardware > Computer |
PC Assembly - Installing the processor The processor is the computer's key integrated circuit which performs the main calculations. Processors come in various formats which... Hardware > Computer: assembly |
DB25 connector The DB25 (originally DE-25) connector is an analog 25-pin plug of the D-Subminiature connector family (D-Sub or Sub-D). As with the... Hardware > Cables and connectors |
Partition - Partitioning a hard drive The partitioning of a hard drive occurs after the drive has been physically formatted but before it is logically formatted. It... Hardware > Computer: maintenance |
PC assembly - Inserting memory modules There are various types of random access memory. The latest motherboards are equipped with DDR2 or DDR memory. Some are even equipped... Hardware > Computer: assembly |
PDA (Organizer) A PDA (Personal Digital Assistant, also called a pocket organizer) is a pocket computer composed of a processor, RAM (Random Access... Hardware > Computer |
PS/2 connector The PS/2 connector (mini-DIN6 format) is mainly used to connect computers to keyboards and mice. Pin number Function 1 Clock ... Hardware > Cables and connectors |
The file system Even though hard drives can be very small, they still contain millions of bits and therefore need to be organised so that information... Hardware > Computer: maintenance |
PC assembly - Installing the motherboard The motherboard is screwed into the casing. Small risers, called spacers or mounting screws, come with the motherboard and are used to... Hardware > Computer: assembly |
USB/USB 2.0 connector USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an input-output interface which is much faster than standard serial ports. There are two kinds of USB... Hardware > Cables and connectors |
Processor The processor (CPU, for Central Processing Unit) is the computer's brain. It allows the processing of numeric data, meaning... Hardware > Computer |
FAT16 and FAT32 The first file system to be used on a Microsoft operating system was the FAT system, which uses a file allocation table. The file... Hardware > Computer: maintenance |
