Computer Terminology Assignment The laptop I chose is ASUS X550CA which is black in color. It has the height of 25.1cm, width of 38.0cm and the thickness of 3.2cm. The total weight of the laptop (including the battery) is 2.3kg. It also has a LED back lit display with a numeric keyboard. The price of this laptop is $749.99. The specifications of the laptop are listed below: Display: Screen Size: This laptop has a screen size of 15.6 inches. The screen size is measured diagonally from the corners of the screen. Native Screen Resolution: This laptop has a screen resolution of 1366 x 768. It indicates the resolution of the screen which is the display quality. The resolution of the screen can be high or low, the higher the resolution, the better the quality. Processor: Processor Type: This laptop has a processor called the Intel Core i7-3537u which is made by the Intel brand. There are two main brands that make processors; Intel and AMD. The processor is also called the CPU (Central Processing Unit), its job is to work with the other devices(e.g. Ram) to manage tasks in the computer. Processor Cores: There are 2 processor cores in this laptop. Processor core is like the “brain” of a computer, so, if there is more processor cores, the performance of the computer increases. Processor Speed: It is the speed that the CPU takes to process and do tasks of the computer. The processing speed is measured in Gigahertz. The speed of this laptop is 2GHz. Processor Cache: The processor cache of this laptop is 4 MB L3. It is the amount of memory available for short term storage of information during processing, to reduce the time to access memory. Memory: Hard Drive Capacity: This laptop has a 750GB hard drive capacity. Hard drive capacity is the amount of memory/space available to store files in the computer.
As a young college student walking into a Best Buy to purchase a laptop for college can be a little intimidating. There are many things to consider such as hard drive, what processors are the best, which screen has the best resolution, or would you rather build a computer that best suits you. The options are endless and in most cases it can become overwhelming, due to the rapid expansion in technology a variety of products that are available have increased dramatically in the past 7 years. Some of the most important criteria that should be considered when evaluating these products are portability, performance, and price. The MacBook Air is an interesting product, because it isn’t top of the line in any of these criteria. In fact, it has a balance of all three that have made it one of the top selling products of recent. Of course no laptop is made to run the same, but that is what makes this specific different than others.
“Which is better, AMD or Intel?” is a question that is constantly debated among people involved with computers. There are many reasons to choose one side over another, as both do have their advantages and disadvantages. Intel and AMD are the most prevalent processor production companies, which in turn creates competition between the two. This question is a by-product of that competition. Only by knowing each company and what their product has to offer, can a person make a decision as to what to buy to suit their needs.
The first thing to do is to research what kind of computer you want. If you
keyboard, as well as a slim design tower, and a thin screen LCD display monitor.
...er clock speed operation than the G4 processor and will include all the latest fabrication developments when released. Processor core voltage for this chip will be as low as 1.2v allowing a higher transistor count with very low power dissipation. Pentium 4 core voltage is in the range of 1.55v.
The computer processor is the brain of the system. Our client requires a heavy punch, multi tasking brain. Due to his low income and student status, he does not have a large budget to put towards his computer. The AMD AthlonXP 1900 was chosen because of it's low cost and it's higher performance rating than that of the higher priced equivalent Pentium 4. The AMD AthlonXP 1900's speed is 1.6GHz. This means 1600Hz, which is a very fast processor. Amazingly, the clock speed of this processor is faster, albeit barely, than the Pentium 4 2.0GHz processor, and is much cheaper as well. This is important, as, for less cash, our student can afford a better processor.
it meant that Intel had to focus on an improved microarchitecture for ALL of the
...e state of the CPU cores. The clock frequency will then adjust to better handle the tasks you are asking it to do. AMD launches the AMD Fusion Family of APUs(accelerated processing unit) – which consist of both a CPU and powerful GPU on a single die – marking it perhaps the greatest advancement in processing since the introduction of the x86 architecture more than 40 years ago. As of the second quarter of 2011 AMD shipped more than 12 million units of APUs. AMD APUs receive more than 300 design wins from leading PC manufacturing companys including Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Acer, Asus, Toshiba and Sony.
Central Processing Unit (CPU) Processing Power: This is a utilitarian attribute that effects the laptops ability to multitask and execute
So, which processor is the best? It depends on what the computer is being used for. The AMD Athlon processor is the best processor when it comes to 3D games and handles games quite well (Athlon Processor Quotes). The Pentium 3 processor is not quite as good at handling games. From personal experience with a Celeron 566 processor, the Celeron does not do a very good job at handling 3D games and will often freeze during a game, but otherwise is a very good processor. The Pentium 3 is the best processor for handling office applications, but the Celeron and the AMD do a good job as well. In consideration of the price, the Celeron processor is the best priced processor and offers good performance (P3 vs. Celeron 2). The Celeron is about half the price of the Pentium 3 processor (P3 vs Celeron 2).
Multiprogramming increases CPU utilization by organizing jobs so that the CPU always has one to execute. Several jobs are placed in the main memory and the processor is switched from job to job as needed to keep several jobs advancing while keeping the peripheral devices in use. Multiprogramming is the first instance where the Operating system must make decisions for the users. Therefore they are fairly
This particular computer also intrigued me because of its processor. The processor is a common one, an Intel Pentium 4. I like that Sony decided to stick with Intel, since they are an American brand. The exact processor they used is the Intel Pentium 4 3.6Ghz 560J with HT Technology. The Hyper threading technology is very helpful and I’m glad they decided to use it because it really makes multi-tasking even with complex software faster and more efficient and significantly cuts down on the lag. The 3.6 Gigahertz processor is very very fast and can handle even the most multifaceted functions. The bus speed is also very impressive coming out with a total of 800 solid Megahertz’s. This is an extremely fast bus speed considering it only has one successor the 1066 Mhz speed.
At Computers and more, we have reviewed almost every kind of product that Corsair offers except for the SSDs lineup. So this time Corsair has been generous enough to provide us with the Corsair Neutron GTX SSD for review. Now here I have the 480Gb variant for review, which is the largest capacity that is being offered by the company in the GTX series.
CPU Stands for "Central Processing Unit." The CPU is the primary component of a computer that processes instructions. It runs the operating system and applications, constantly receiving input from the user or active software