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Its a small metal box 3.5 inches wide, about 5 inches long and about an inch thick. It will usually be mounted in the case below the cdrom drive, and will be connected to the motherboard with a wide "ribbon cable" as well as to the power supply by a power plug with 4 wires.
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∙ 12y agoThe outside is just a metal rectangle but the inside has a disk kinda like old floppy drives and when the hard drive is doing something it spins and writes information to the disk like a temporary log
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∙ 11y agoIt would look like a hard drive for most other computers.
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When where notebook computers introduced?
One of the first portable computers was developed not by any of themajor computer companies we know today but by Adam Osborne. Osbornewas a publisher of technical books when he introduced the OsbornePortable Computer in 1981.This computer had a small 5-inch CRT which displayed 52 charactersof text. Physically, it bares little resemblance to the notebook orlaptop computer of today but Osborne's heart was in the rightdirection -- Osborne wanted a computer that would fit under anairplane seat!The Osborne sold for $1795 and did good business selling 10,000units a month. However, other larger companies jumped on the bandwagon- Most notably Compaq - and the Osborne computer company wentbankrupt in 1983.The computer company Compaq, which gets it name from the word 'compact'introduced the first IBM Compatible computer in 1982.You only have to look at the Stats of the Compaq Portable to see how farnotebook computers have advanced. Try getting your daily computer tasksdone on 4.77 MHz with 128k of RAM and a 320k floppy disk --- viewed ona 9-inch monochrome screen. This Compaq Portable tipped the scales at 28 lbs!
What do computer viruses look like?
Computer viruses are simply computer programs, so they don't really have any physical appearance. You could say that they look like a long string of ones and zeros, or that they look like code. Some viruses may appear on your computer screen disguised as a game or other program - these viruses are called Trojans.
The brain of the computer?
== == Well, the computer does not have a brain like humans but it can do certain operations like math and logic in the CPU (Central Processing Unit) and it stores data in the hard disk. If you were asking about the physical location of it: * The CPU is under the heat sink which is the big metal piece covered by the fan. * The hard disk looks like a meta and plastic box in the front end of the case connected by a flat wire (IDE) and 4 wire with different colors.
How many days does a computer store URL history?
It is up to the browser you use. Just look around your browser options, and look for something like history
How does a hardware device look like?
Computer hardware comes in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. There is no single comprehensive answer that could explain what all the hundreds of thousands of different devices look like.
How do you put compaq toolbar on computer?
Visit the compaq website and look for software downloads
What does an Xbox harddrive look like?
It is silver or black, and is located on the top of an Xbox.
What does a computer look like if it is not a computer?
Much like a bean.
What does a 260 GB ps3 look like?
The PS3 has 160 GB or 320 GB and looks like all the other PS3 slim models because the harddrive is not visible
How Can You View Your Harddrive?
you take the sidepanel off your case, by unscrewing the screws, and then you look at the front of your case, and look for something that looks like: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Hdd.jpg
How do I fix my Compaq presario CM0900?
You need to supply more information! Try searching for Compaq presario CM0900, and have a look through the manual, user guide, or go on the forum.
When where notebook computers introduced?
One of the first portable computers was developed not by any of themajor computer companies we know today but by Adam Osborne. Osbornewas a publisher of technical books when he introduced the OsbornePortable Computer in 1981.This computer had a small 5-inch CRT which displayed 52 charactersof text. Physically, it bares little resemblance to the notebook orlaptop computer of today but Osborne's heart was in the rightdirection -- Osborne wanted a computer that would fit under anairplane seat!The Osborne sold for $1795 and did good business selling 10,000units a month. However, other larger companies jumped on the bandwagon- Most notably Compaq - and the Osborne computer company wentbankrupt in 1983.The computer company Compaq, which gets it name from the word 'compact'introduced the first IBM Compatible computer in 1982.You only have to look at the Stats of the Compaq Portable to see how farnotebook computers have advanced. Try getting your daily computer tasksdone on 4.77 MHz with 128k of RAM and a 320k floppy disk --- viewed ona 9-inch monochrome screen. This Compaq Portable tipped the scales at 28 lbs!
What does the computer data look like?
looks like this you are looking at it
What does a hardware look like?
A hardware is the inside of a computer. This is what makes a computer work.
What does the motherboard of a computer look like?
it looks like a wieerd person
What does the input digital video camera device look like?
they look like little chips of a computer
How did the original laptop look like?
the original laptop look like a computer but closed and it was very strange.
