Learn About Computer Features
Only a few hundred years ago, very few people had technologies that they didn’t understand, or even build themselves. People understood the basic principles of a cart or a windmill enough to build and repair themselves. Times have certainly changed, right? Personally, I know very little about how television really works, nor airplanes, nor even refrigerators. We are surrounded by this complicated technology with no idea how any of it works. If you’re like me, you’ve probably grown up knowing less about computer functions than you do a rocket ship. Luckily, I found out some tricks about computer parts and accessories enough to be able to confidently know what I do and don’t need when I go to a computer store. Here are a few of my tips about computer specifications that will hopefully mean you aren’t stumped again either.
The first thing to know about computers and how they work is that they all rely on a processor. A processor is the “chip”. It is the brain of the computer and are more and more powerful. Unless you use a lot of graphics programs, like video editing or 3-D gaming or rendering, all processors in new computers will easily handle your computing needs. You really only need to know to things about computer processors: the processing speed and the RAM memory. The processing speed will be represented as something like 2.0 GHz. Even if you like watching streaming video online, you really don’t need anything faster than 2.0 GHz. The other concern is RAM memory. If a processor is like a stove top, then RAM is the number of burners you can use. Obviously, the more burners you have, the more you can cook at one time. Just like the stove, the amount of RAM you have correlates to the number of computing tasks you can do at one time. Unless you are gaming, you really don’t need very much RAM.
You also need to know about computer memory. Applications, meaning the various programs and games as well as files, such as spreadsheets, calenders, music and pictures all take up “disk space”. This number will be represented by GB, for gigabytes. The amount you need depends on the amount of files, particularly video files and games. Luckily, disk space can be added with additional drives, whether added externally or internally. The amount varies by user, so if you know about computer programs and available space, you should be fine.
Knowing about computer disk space and processors are the only two key things you need to know to purchase your computer. When you look at new copmuters, compare processing speed, RAM and disk space to make your decision and be happy with your new computer.
