2006-09-20 02:55:05 · 5 answers · asked by friend 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
a computer spec is basically what is inside the computer, and what makes it run. Similar to the specifications of a car (300HP, airbags, cd player, sport brakes etc..) In the computer world, they have many specs for computers like how fast the CPU is (kinda like the HP), and how big a hard drive is, what kind of video card you got, what kind of CDRW or DVDRW you have, how fast is your front side bus (kinda like the Torque in a car) etc....
Like mine would be
Intel Pentium D 930 3ghz dual core processor/CPU
Nvidia GeForce 7900GT video card
160GB & 300GB SATAII Hard Drives
Lightscribe 16x HP DVDRW
M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 recording sound card
2GB PC5400 667mhz Corsair XMS memory
you see?
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2006-09-20 03:00:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
CACHE - A critical factor affecting speed. It is a special type of memory used by the processor to store RECENTLY used instructions.
L1 cache, is a piece of high-speed SRAM used to store information that a processor is soon likely to request again mostly associated with the OS
L2 cache is larger than the L1 cache, but is also made of higher speed SRAM. L2 stores larger amount of recently used information than L1 cache. If the processor CAN find the info. in the L1 and L2 cache, it saves itself a trip to the slower system memory(RAM), stepping up performance.
CLOCK SPEED - Speed that the processor itself operates at. The clock speed is measured in Hertz.
BUS SPEED(FSB) - Speed at which the processor communicates with various components of the system / The rate at which data can flow.
Random Access Memory(RAM) - The Computer's Dynamic storage area where the OS, application, & data files are stored while the computer is in use and before the information is stored on the Hard Disk. The Higher the RAM the more information it can store making the system run faster because the Hard drive is the slowest component.
Understanding these major laptop terms will help you decide what laptop you will need. Basically, new technologies have made laptops smaller, faster and more powerful; but in the end these major terms are the basis of newer technologies...
2006-09-20 10:01:29 · answer #2 · answered by RyanM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What type of ram, processor, monitor, video graphic card, sound card, etc you have
2006-09-20 09:58:11 · answer #3 · answered by dark_angel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What color your monitor is.
2006-09-20 10:02:26 · answer #4 · answered by Big Momma Carnivore 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whatever it takes
2006-09-20 10:03:20 · answer #5 · answered by iammrknowitall 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋