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The processor is an incredibly complicated circuit inside the chip under the large metal heat sink and fan on your computer, and it contains billions of microscopic individual components. The processor acts as the brain of the computer, doing maths and working everything out very quickly so that your computer works.
The RAM, or random access memory is like a place to store anything that the CPU needs to store, such as the answer to the maths that it just did, and you can think of it like a sheet of paper to scribble stuff down as you are working something out. What is stored in the RAM is constantly changing, and nothing ever stays there for that long.
The processor itself is an individual piece of hardware, and so doesn't have any hardware inside it as such, although diagrams showing all of the different processes inside the processor are available on the internet.
The RAM is usually two or three cards that slot into the motherboard of the computer, and each of these cards had quite a lot of black chips on them, which are the individual chips that store all of the data. Unless you want to go really far into the complexity of a computer, then the way this all works isn't that important. There are very few cases where you need to know that.
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What can you use to find information about the installed processor and its speed how much RAM is installed and free space on the hard drive?
System Information Utility. The System Information tool is a utility that displays information that is specific to your computer. It displays the Product Name and Product Number which you will need to download drivers or software. It lists some of the hardware specifications for the computer, such as processor type and processor speed and amount of RAM.
Why is it necessary computer hardware?
Its Motherboard which hosts Processor, RAM (which are essential part of computer).
In the computer industry a chip is considered to be a piece of hardware?
Yes a chip (processor, RAM, BIOS, etc. are all chips) is considered a piece of hardware.
What does the old meaning for hardware have to do with computers?
Computer hardware consists of the physical components of a computer; excluding all software and programming. Computer hardware is your case, hard drive, motherboard, processor, RAM, optical drives, etc., etc..
You need to find out how much RAM is installed on a system?
In order to find out how much RAM is installed in a computer system, you will need to right click the my computer icon, and then click properties. When the window pops up, it will have the information containing the amount of RAM in addition to the processor speed.
What The hardware component used to control the operation of a computer system?
The operating system communicates with computer hardware using small programs called drivers.
What are the 6 hardware components of a computer?
Mouse,ram,keyboard,monitor,Motherboard,smps.
How much can i get for a old computer?
that is hard to answer without knowing the basic hardware / software capabilities, i.e. processor speed, memory,ram,etc...
Does the maximum RAM depend on the processor?
The maximum amount of RAM supported by a computer depends on the processor and the motherboard.
What ram and graphics does the windows 7 Celeron have?
The RAM is a feature of how much is installed on the computer, as is the graphics processor; it is not related to the fact that it is a Windows 7 computer, or is using a Celeron processor. Computers are made of interchangeable parts that can be upgraded, so it is best to ask the computer itself what features it has.Click on Start, right-click on Computer, and choose Properties. You'll see information about how much RAM you have available. For specific hardware information, click on Start, right-click on Computer, and choose Manage. In the new window, choose Device Manager, and look for the Display Adapter category. You'll find out what model graphics card is installed, and information about how much VRAM is has, etc.
How fast is a mini desktop compared to a full size desktop?
That depends on the speed of the processor that is installed in the computer. It can be different speeds. It also depends on how much ram is in the computer as well.
A computer system becomes memory bound when?
there is not enough ram installed
