Computer Basics The Computer is made up of several components Lets start with the case.There are many form factors these are different sizes and types.I will cover the main ones for you.The Mid Tower is the most common type for good design of a computer build.The Reason is there is plenty of room in the case for not only the parts but for extra fans To Help cool your components Down.Which Brings us to a point where I Tell you Ones That Need Cooling the Most is The Hard Drive This is what stores Your Files and Your Operating System Which can be Windows or some flavor of Linux, OS 10 by apple or maybe Unix.But anyway back to the ones that need cooling The number one Item that needs to be cooled is your CPU this is also called the computer Brain or Processor This Item sits on a Heatsink that is connected to your Mainboard or it is also called Motherboard or System Board.The heatsink helps to keep it cool but Not enough by it self There is also a fan mounted on the top of the heatsink that pulls the hot air out From the area to help cool it.Back to the cases, there is one called the full tower This is the largest of the common types.The mini or micro is a small form factor case that is cute but it has limited area for cooling. The smaller cases also Require main-boards that match up with the type of Case Most mid towers except ATX main-boards.Other Main Items Or lets Just List The Total Components that make Up the computer.#1 Your Case #2The Ma inboard #3 The CPU and Heat sink#4 System Memory #5 Cd/r or dvd/r optical Drives #6 Floppy drive 3/1/2 is the most common now. #7 Video Card this can be pci agp or the newest pci express. #8 Sound Card most of these are the pci type #9 the power supply these are made in different Sizes for the different computer cases, atx is for The Mid Tower and Full tower Models.Some cases come with a power supply but the cheap cases and computer manufactures might use a under powered Unit You should on most computers have at least a 350 watt power supply.Sometimes you might need a bigger Power supply I will talk about that later.Some ma inboards also come with built in video and sound this is OK for some that mainly surf the web and do some word processing,but if you play PC video games or your kids or grandkids play these games on your computer you will want to get a mainbord that has a video card slot the best pick make sure it has a pci express,agp,or pci the first mentioned is the best.The sound card is also a good option if you want better performance a very good sound.Thanks for Reading part 1 of computer basics by Larry Miller |
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