Computer Components

Fall 2009Section 001

C.P.U.(processor)

• Brains of the computer• Located on main board,

bigger chip• Gaming: Intel Core i7

Extreme Edition 999$• Home: Intel® Pentium®

E6500 84$• Intel or AMD

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Blu-Ray RW Drive

• Reads blu-ray disc • Located on top of the

tower• Write speed 16x• LG • $150 to $ 199.99

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DVD RW Drive• Plays DVDs on a CP• top tower in front• 8GB Home, 10GB gaming• Sony, Lite-On, LG,

Smsung, Asus• 1 for $25-50

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• Reads the cd’s • Stands for "compact

disc, read/write”• Prices range from $29.99

to $69.99• Located across from

power unit• Samsung, Toshiba, and

Dell

 

  CD-RW drive

• Records information on a polycarbonate plastic disk

• Located in the CD-RW drive

• Records about 74 to 80 minutes of data

• Brands are HP, Maxell and Philips.

• Price range from $1 to $10

CD-Compact Disc

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RAM (Random Access Memory)

• It stores memory data for processing (Processor).

• Located in upper right corner of motherboard.

• The recommended brands: Kingston, Corsair, and Trancend.

• The faster you want, more RAM needed

• Cost: Each 2GB Cost between $30-$60

Hard Disk Drive (HDD) (Hard Drive)

• Stores all the memory and programs

• Central tower, or externally located on back

• Gaming: 250+ gigs, home: 50-100 gigs

• Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba, Fujitsu

• $50-$200

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Warranties

• If computer breaks you get new one

• A piece of paper with your information

• Protects you from losing your computer

• You pick a warranty for your information

•  Price range from $40 - $100 dollars

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Wireless Networking

• Internet connects to your modem via cable cord

• Modem connects to your router • Router connects to your

computer wireless • Costs for modem are $53 to$250• Cost for router $39 to $213

www.home-network-help.com

Computer Mice

• mouse moves the cursor or activates something

• Located by the keyboard• Dell, Microsoft, Logitech,

Sony, and Kensington• Home 20 dollars Gaming

125 dollars• Price range 5 dollars to

200 dollars

http://www.staples.com

Display Screens

• Made up of pixels• Lights very tiny, lit up to

produce an image •  Often located on top of a

desk• Dell, Mac, Acer,

Alienware ect..• 80- to 5,000+ dollars

http://frommypointofview.info/images/imac2.jpg

Printers

• Prints documents and colorful pictures

• Connected through USB cord or wireless receiver

• Canon, HP, Epson, Kodak, Samsung, Toshiba

• Price range of $69.99 to $349.99

• Inkjet vs. Laser

www.printergeek.com

• Interacts with all hardware • Gives power to parts • Located in middle of tower• $50 to over $200• Gigabyte, Intel, Elitegroup, Biostar

$50

$200

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Modem• Converts internet data so

computer can read • Located inside or outside

of the computer• 56k for gaming and home • Uses one PCI (Peripheral

Componant Interconnect) slot

• Top brands HP, Intel, and Microsoft. $250-$350

  http://www.crm.mb.ca/guide/components/modem.html

Cache

• Different “Levels” of Cache L1 and L2

• There’s no specific “Size” of a cache

• Price Range is anywhere around $190

• Used for Computer Speed

http://www.webopedia.com

Sound Systems• Produces sounds made by

computer• 55W-150W• Prices= $8-$460• HP home; Bose and

Audiovox for gaming• External- Connected to

Computer• Picture

http://media.audiojunkies.com

Sound Card

• Makes it so you can hear sounds

• Either on motherboard or PCI drive

• X-FI is recommended for home and gaming

• Creative, Rocketfish, and Auzentech are brands

• Ranges from $30-$2000

www.bestbuy.com

Graphics Card• Makes the computer

have higher Resolution• Behind your VGA port

of your monitor.• Every day 512MB,

Gaming 1024MB • Asus,Matrox • $50-$3000

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/

Operating System• Interface between user and

computer• Located on the main hard

drive• Recommended Windows XP

most stable. Home: Vista or 7

• Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X.

• $70-$150

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Operating System

• It helps run the other computer systems

• It is located in the hard drive

•  four types Real time, Single user, multi- tasking, multi-user

• Microsoft Windows, Unix, Mac OS

• It is expensive 70$ -150$

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Virus Protection• Protects files from

viruses, trojans, worms

• Found as a Program on your computer

• Norton, McAfee, AVG

• Can range from free to over $100

• Purchased in 1 to 2 year licenses

http://www.downloadic.com

• Includes several related software or games

• The brand is Hexagon Metrology

• It costs from $39.99 to $198.95

• The software bundle is downloaded in computer

• It is download to the computer

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Software Bundle

USB Ports

• USB ports connects devices to computer

• Found on back or front of computer

• Costs from $5.99 to $170.00

• Recommend 150mb for home, 300mb for gaming

• Dynex, PNY,Zonet,SYBA

http://www.electronicspecifier.com

Network Card• Connects the computer to

the local area. • Located next to the

motherboard • Recommended speed

10/100 Mpbs home, game • D-Link, Dynex, Linksys • Less then $50

http://www.tech-faq.com/network-card.shtml