Categories: All - performance - software - motherboard - connections

by lucia quintanilla 4 years ago

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HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

Computer systems comprise both hardware and software components, each playing a critical role in the overall functionality. Hardware refers to the tangible parts, while software includes programs and operating systems.

HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

Marine life, sea life or ocean life, is represented by the plants, animals and other organisms that live in the saltwater of the sea or ocean, or the brackish water of coastal estuaries.

At a fundamental level, marine life affects the nature of the planet. Marine organisms produce oxygen and sequester carbon.

HARDWARE

Currently, of the approximately 12,000 extant reptile species and subspecies, only about 100 are classed as marine reptiles: extant marine reptiles include marine iguanas, sea snakes, sea turtles and saltwater crocodiles.

Write down some interesting facts about sea turtles, like how long they live or how long can they dive, etc.

Physical part of the computer

SOFTWARE

A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, whose polyps cluster in groups.
The 3 main types of reef are: atoll, barrier reefs, fringing reefs.

Write down their characteristics as well as the importance of the reefs

MICROPROCESSOR
CHARACTERISED BY:

Working frequency, measured in hertz,(which determines its operating speed)

RESPONSIBLE FOR:

Processing data, performing arithmetical-logical operations and controlling all the other devices.

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE COMPUTER

MOTHERBOARD
PARTS

CHIP AND BATTERY FOR BIOS

Is an integrated circuit that stores the computer booting program.

EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS

Ports for connecting to the network and external devices(keyboard,headphones ,USB memory cards, etc.)

IDE AND SATA CONNNECTIONS

SATA connections are the more modern ones. The picture shows the SATA (red) and IDE (blue) cables that connect the motherboard to the storage units.

ATX CONNECTOR

Joins the power supply to the motherboard through cables

RAM MEMORY SLOTS

RAM memory modules are plugged into these. These differ from other slots in that they include clips to hold the module in place

CHIPSET

Is a set of chips on the motherboard that carries out communications between the microprocessor and the different components connected to the motherboard. It controls the operating mode of the board and determines its performance and characteristics.

MICROPROCESSOR SOCKET

A thermal paste is added under the sink to improve heat dispersal and, finally, the microprocessor is located above the socket.

DEFINITION
Programs, instructions, computer applications and the operating system.