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The desktop PC has come a long way in a short space of time. Currently there are two main operating systems used, these being either Windows or Macintosh, although there are more.
There are many components underneath the cover of the PC that enable it to do the things it does and all of them are feats of engineering genius in themselves. Such is the way that a PC works that replaces just one of them can improve speed and performance greatly.
First let’s start with the brain of the pc this is the processor. The processor is the piece of hardware that completes tasks set by the user and the operating system. The faster the processor the quicker it can complete these tasks.
The motherboard is the component that connects all the different parts of the PC together and helps them run as one cohesive unit. The motherboard relays the messages each piece of hardware sends to each other. Motherboard prices depend on the number of connections on the motherboard and the speed at which the motherboard can relay these messages.
The RAM is where tasks are stored before they are retrieved by the processor. The greater the amount of RAM you have the greater the number of tasks you can ask the processor to do at one time. The RAM also stores relevant information that the processor will need to use thus speeding up performance.
The hard drive is where all the information is permanently stored, if you save a picture or install a game. The hard drive is the filing cabinet of the PC.
DVD drives are common place now in desktop PCs. They can be used to play music CDs, movies or play games. Currently the fastest speed at which they run is 16x this means that for example it can read 16 seconds of a song in one second.
The PC is a user friendly device and as such has many connections that improve its user functionality. USB connections can be used for a wide variety of devices these days such as connecting mobile phones or pen drives. There are the standard keyboard and mouse connections for connecting wired keyboards and mice. A handy thing about desktop PCs these days is that most of the connections are color coded so they are easy to set-up by ones-self.
Desktop PCs have come down in price dramatically and now it is possible to pick one up for around $350 or even less. Whilst it is easy to pick up a cheap computer now there is still the scope to spend upwards of $5000 on a single system such is the scope for improvement.
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