Blog 2 Week 2 Assignment
Page 32 # 1 – 8 "Real Problems, Real Solutions"
Reading a Technical ad for a computer system.
1) What is the system bus called?
A. FSB which means front side bus.
1a) What two system bus frequencies are offered?
A. Both a 533 MHz and a 800 MHz FSB bus are offered.
2) In the ad, what do you think P4 means?
A. It stands for a Pentium 4 processor made by Intel.
3) What are the four choices of frequencies for the processor?
A. They are 2.66 GHz, 2.93 GHZ, 3.0 GHz, and 3.2 GHz.
4) What is the brand of processor?
A. They are all Intel processors, two are Celerons, and two are Pentium 4's.
5) How much RAM is on the motherboard?
A. The computer comes with 512 MB RAM.
5a)What is the cost of doubling that amount of RAM?
A. $50 gets one more stick of 512 MB of RAM.
6) What type of expansion slot is used for the video card?
A. It is using a 16x PCI Express slot.
7) What terms describe the hard drive in the system? T
A. he computer comes with a 80 Gigabit Serial ATA hard drive.
8) List the terms in the ad that you do not understand.
I don't know what the 330, 340, 530, and 540 mean after the socket number.
I know that 775 is the number of pins the socket has on the motherboard.
ASUS P5DG1-VM is a mother board, but I don't know what 915P right after that means.
I don't know what the *1M* means in (1M/800FSB).
Regarding the hard drive: ATA150, 8M buffer, and ATA100 UIDE are unknown terms.
**Interesting little fact follows**
ATX is the motherboard "form". Here is a list of motherboard forms:
http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=PC+motherboards&i=48951,00.asp
I think that about covers what I don't know about the add.
Page 83 "Thinking Critically". 1-5
1) Is a mouse more likely to be controlled by a device driver or by the system BIOS?
A. A mouse is more likely to be controlled by a device driver.
2) Name one device that is likely to be controlled by system BIO?
A. A keyboard is likely to be controlled by the system BIOS.
3) If your printer is giving you trouble, what is the best way to obtain an update for the device driver?
A. Open the properties dialog box by right clicking on the printer in the device Manager. From this window you can update the driver for the printer.
4) What Windows tool can you use to know how much RAM is installed on your system?
A. The System Properties window will tell you how much RAM is installed in your computer.
5) Why is 16-bit Windows software considered legacy software?
A. Because Microsoft does not support it or sell licenses for it.
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