HARDWARE SPECIFICATION

These cards are installed inside a PC and are responsible for determining the quality of the audio and visuals (graphics and video) output by the computer.

• Graphics And Sound Card

• CD or DVD Drives

• Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner

• Speakers And Headphones

What is this?

• CPU

• RAM

• ROM

• Speakers

What is this?

• ROM

• RAM

• Printer

• CPU

Generally defined by their speed, in megahertz (MHz) or in gigahertz (GHz), and this relates to the number of operations they can perform per second.

• Monitor
• HardDisk Drive
• Processor
• RAM

A list of the key components that make up the computer.

• specification or ‘spec’
• Performace
• Maintenance
• Manual

Computer’s primary storage area. It stores the applications and programs that run on the PC, as well as any work created by users.

• The Hard Drive
• Monitors
• Optical Drives
• Graphics and Sound Cards

Allows a computer to be connected to a network.

• Speakers and Headphones
• Network Interface Card (NIC)
• Operating Systems (OS)
• Graphics and Sound Car

Drives that can read both CDs and DVDs.

• DVD drives
• CD R/W drives
• 48x DVD-ROM/CD_RW drives
• 52x DVD-RWs

Standard on PCs and allow the information on a compact disc (either data or audio) to be read and written to by the PC.

• DVD drives
• CD R/W drives
• 48x DVD-ROM/CD_RW drives
• 52x DVD-RWs

In your own words, describe the concept of system specifications (2 marks).