February 2012
5 posts
What Makes a Computer – Part 3: The Operating...
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For the past few parts of our series, we have been taking a look at the physical components that make up your computer. But there is one single piece of software that all computers have to have to in fact be a functioning computer: The operating system.
When most people think of...
What Makes a Computer – Part 2: The Motherboard
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The motherboard is probably the most crucial and least talked about component of your personal computer. Much like a computer’s version of the nervous system, the motherboard is responsible for communication between all the components of the system as well as providing them power.
As we had mentioned before, your typical desktop PC...
What Makes a Computer - Part 1: The Chassis
Desktop computers have quite a few advantages over your average laptop. They are designed with several different components cobbled together and working in tandem. Everything from the case on the outside to the hard drive is its own part with its own purpose. And each of these parts affects the performance of the whole machine.
A lot of these parts you know by name, but do you know what it is...
The Ultrabook
Let’s face it; netbooks are terrible everyday computers. While their portability is unparalleled, they lack the horsepower of a full notebook computer. This leads to slow browsing, limited software capabilities, and a general lack of overall usefulness. This is because of Intel’s atom processor at its core.
The Atom processor is amazing for its size and power, and the newer ones even come in a...
ThinkPad: Alive and Innovating!
The ThinkPad series of laptop is easily one of the most recognizable notebook computers on the market. It’s simple and tough design has changed very little visually over the years, and is still one of the toughest computers out there. Those that know this tough little notebook might have noticed awhile back that it went from being called the IBM ThinkPad to the Lenovo ThinkPad. What happened, and...