Computer System Specificatio N

COMPUTER
SYSTEM
SPECIFICATIO
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System requirements are the required
specifications a device must have in order to use
certain hardware or software
 Whenever you purchase software or hardware for your
computer, you should first make sure your computer
supports the system requirements.
For example, a computer game may require your computer to

have Windows XP or later, a 2.0 GHz processor, 512 MB of
RAM, a 64 MB graphics card, and 500 MB or hard drive
space.
For example, if you buy a printer, it may require either
Windows XP or Mac OS X 10.3 or later. It may also
require a USB port and 80 MB of available hard drive
space.
 Most hardware and software products have the system

requirements printed on the side or bottom of the
product packaging.
• The important information to record includes:
1. Operating System (i.e. Windows XP, SP 2 or Mac
OS X 10.3.8)
2. Processor Speed (i.e. Pentium 4, 3.2 GHz or Power
PC G5, 2.0 GHz)
3. Memory, a.k.a. RAM (i.e. 512 MB)
4. Graphics Card (i.e. ATI Radeon 9800 w/ 256 MB
video memory)
5. Hard Disk Space (i.e. 80 GB available)
6. I/O Ports (i.e. USB, Firewire, Serial, Parallel, SCSI,
VGA, DVI ports)
• In broad terms, the performance of a computer
depends on four factors:
1. the speed and architecture of its processor
or "central processing unit" (CPU)
2. how much random access memory (RAM) it
has
3. its graphics system
4. internal hard drive speed and capacity.
PROCESSOR
1. Clock speed - speed of a computer's processor chip in

measured in gigahertz (GHz)
2. Architecture - refers to its basic design and complexity
 Intel produced "basic" processors called Celerons and Pentiums, as

well as more powerful processors under its "Core" processor family
which includes Core 2, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7 and Core i9, with
the last of these being the most powerful.
3. Cache- is a form of very fast memory integrated into
the processor chip and used to store up instructions
- is high-speed memory that holds the most recent
data and instructions that have been loaded by the
cpu
- Short-term computer memory where information is
stored for easy retrieval
 Advantages:
- Save time and data
 Disadvantages:
- Consume lots of disk space
- Deliver corrupt files
- Collect malware
How to open Cache on My Computer
1. Right click My Computer and click properties

2. Click Control Panel, look for Network and
Internet and double click Internet Options
3. Select General under the Internet properties menu
4. Click settings then click view files
4. Front side bus (FSB) speed - is a measure of how
fast a microprocessor communicates with the computer's
main circuit board (or "motherboard") into which it is
physically connected
- Again, the higher the measure the better for overall
performance, with FSB speeds currently ranging from
533MHz (still perfectly sufficient for the vast majority of
applications) up to 1600 MHz.
- measured in Megahertz or Gigahertz
RAM- Physical Memory
 The more RAM a computer has the faster and more effectively
it will operate. RAM is measured in megabytes (MB) and
gigabytes (GB),
A computer running Windows XP will usually function quite

happily with 1GB of RAM, whereas twice this amount (ie 2GB) is
the realistic minimum for computers running Windows 7.
Graphics sytem
- A computer's graphics system determines how well it can work with visual
output. Graphics systems can either be integrated into a computer's motherboard,
or plugged into the motherboard as a separate "video card". Graphics systems
integrated into the motherboard (also known as "onboard graphics") are now
quite powerful, and sufficient for handling the requirements of most software
applications aside from games playing, 3D modeling, and some forms of video
editing.
Hard drive capacity

- Today 40GB is an absolute minimum hard drive size for a new computer running
Windows 7,
Input/Output port
- An I/O port is a socket on a computer that a cable
is plugged into.
 Internal port − It connects the motherboard to
internal devices like hard disk drive, CD drive,
internal modem, etc.
 External port − It connects the motherboard to
external devices like modem, mouse, printer, flash
drives, etc.
Let us look at
some of the
most commonly
used ports
I/O Ports
• 3 Methods of Finding Computer Specifications
1. Go to My computer then right click. Then click Properties.
2. Open the run box. Press windows + R. Type msinfo32

and then pres ok.
Open the run box. Press windows + R. Type
dxdiag and then pres ok.
3. Open the command prompt. Press windows + R. Type

cmd and then press ok. In cmd window, type systeminfo and
press enter.

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COMPUTER

For example, a computer game may require your computer to

 Most hardware and software products have the system

1. Clock speed - speed of a computer's processor chip in

2. Architecture - refers to its basic design and complexity

 Intel produced "basic" processors called Celerons and Pentiums, as

1. Right click My Computer and click properties

A computer running Windows XP will usually function quite

Hard drive capacity

1. Go to My computer then right click. Then click Properties.

2. Open the run box. Press windows + R. Type msinfo32

3. Open the command prompt. Press windows + R. Type

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