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Computer Hardware

Computer hardware is a general term used to refer to all the physical parts of a computer. Internal hardware devices include hard drives and motherboards, while external hardware devices include monitors, mice, keyboards, and printers.

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What function does the female port do on the computer?

The port of a computer is an interface between the computer and other computers or devices. The function of ports is to connect a monitor, webcam, speakers or other device through a specialized outlet.

Where can you download drivers for an HP Pavilion a6740in desktop?

Main system (mother board) drivers (sound, video etc) can be downloaded from HP's website, usually found in the support area under downloads. Accessory drivers can be downloaded from Drivers.com, usually found by the driver or manufacture type I.E.: Nivida video card, Soundblaster sound card. They will ask for the card model number and then the system will provide you with the most up to date drivers for that card.

What is the cost of microcomputer?

Microcomputers, otherwise known as netbooks, can cost as much as seven hundred dollars or cost as little as one hundred dollars. This variance in cost is because some netbooks have less features than others, thus costing less.

How many partitions can there be on a hard drive?

As many as it can handle (how big it is). And adding partitions does not make more space.

It's like putting a brick wall in the middle of a football field. :-P

This is depend on your disk style, if your disk is MBR, you could only create four primary partitions or three primary partitions with one Extended partition (you could create many logical partition under extended partition) at most

If your disk style is GPT, you could create as many as you can.

here is an article about how to make partition from

http://www.partition-magic-windows7.com/res/create-partition-windows7.html

What are the pros for overclocking your CPU?

Pros: Most things work much faster from higher clock speeds. Overclocking pushes the CPU to run at a higher clock speed than it came. Specific performance improvements include, but are not limed to:Improved gaming performance, faster overall performance, faster load times, more responsive computer, not harmful if done properly. Cons: Some cons are unavoidable, even if done properly, such as: More heat, more fan noise and signifacantly increased power usage, while others are only an issue if done incorrectly, such as: System instability, reduced component life, self destruction from overheating, complete CPU and/or motherboard failiure from overvolting too much, power supply faliure from starting by overclocking WAAAAAAY too high, power supply faliure can destroy the entire computer. 95% of all store bought computers can not be overclocked. The first step in overclocking is to clean ALL the dust out of at least the fans, vents, CPU heatsink(the metal thing with copper pipes and fins) and off the motherboard. It would be better to clean the dust out of everything though. After that, start the computer and press the correct key. When you first hit the power button, you will see something like"Press F2 To Enter Setup". Quickly press that key. If you get a screen with lots of text, you are in the right place. If not, try again. You must press the key on the first screen after you turn it on. Now, use the arrow keys to enter the part that says"CPU Clock Speed" or similar. You usually go higher with the +\- or arrow keys. Go up by about 20%. For example, if it was at 2.4GHz, go up to 3GHz. Now go to "Save And Exit". Once it starts up, download a CPU stress test program such as Prime 95. Let it run on the harshest setting it has for at least 30 minutes. If it shut down or their was an error in the middle, go back to Setup and turn the CPU voltage up by 0.5 volts and try again. If it worked, go back to Setup and turn the clock speed up by 0.3GHz. Stress test again. If it fails, turn up the voltage and try again. If it passes, turn up the clock speed by 0.2GHz and retest. When it becomes unstable and more voltage does not help, turn it down by 0.1GHz and retry. If it is stable, turn the voltage down by 0.2 volts and retest. Turn down the voltage until it is unstable. Then up just enough to keep it stable. You want just enough voltage for it to be stable. Now you can try overclocking by 0.1GHz. If it is stable, keep going until it is unstable. After turning it down by 0.1GHz, leave the stress test running for at least 3 hours. Leave it at that if it is stable. If not, go down and retest. Once it is stable, turn down the voltage as much as possible for it to still be stable. You will not cause damage if you follow these steps carefully. It takes patience and time, but is worth it in the end.

What is the difference between a command-line and a graphical user interface?

Command line interface is completely command controld ,flow of program controls by giving commands. so user have to familiar with commands. a novice user can not operate a CUI environment.

In Graphical user interface user interact to a visual environment like buttons, icons, images. so it is easy to use and a novice user can operate it without pre trainig.

Can i burn DVD with a CD-writer?

It depends on the actual type of DVDR drive you have.

Most will say either DVD-R or DVD+R. If it is a modern drive, it's likely to say DVD+-R.

Basically, you need disc types that match the '+' or '-' you have.

If you have a DVD-R drive, you need DVD-R discs

If you have a DVD+R drive, you need DVD+R discs

If you have a DVD+-R drive, you can use either!

What does a zip drive do in a computer?

Well, depends on what you mean, .zip files (considering this is the technology section), or zips as in additions to clothing.

Zips (on a piece of clothing) will allow two sides of fabrics to be joint together, and be separted with ease. Think of them as hands on either side, when you pull the zip handle, the hands join together, and when you pull the zip handle down, they stop holding hands.

If you mean .zip files, then they're just a compressed folder, with one or more files inside. They can also be used to save space, as the file(s) being compressed will not use as much memory.

Hoped that answered your question.

What are devices that are commonly used in conjunction with a computer?

Devices commonly used with a computer are called peripherals. Items such as keyboards, mice, monitors, hard drives, and printers are examples of peripherals.

How long does a 6 cell battery last in a laptop?

6-cell laptop battery, I think almost 3-4 hours. My replacement ACER BATCL50L battery can last 3-4 hours if it is fully charged. 14.8V, 4400mAh, Li-ion, 6-cell laptop battery.

It really depends on the specification of your laptop.

6 cell for a net book is a huge capacity.

But for desktop alternative ones, that will be even not enough for one hour.

Try to compare at the link I provided below, you'll probably find what you need.

Ati mobility radeon HD 5470 vs nvidia geforce gt 320m?

Generally the 320M should outperform the HD 5470. Neither can play the more demanding games on anything else than maybe low to medium graphic settings.

The only major advantage of the HD 5470 would be it's DX11 support (vs 10.1 on the 320M), which still isn't such a big deal since it probably won't be able to play DX11 games on a level of detail where it would mater.

In short, both can be used to play lighter games as well as high definition video and Internet browsing.

Is a computer living?

No.

The definition of life is a little wobbley, some things you may think of as alive are not for example viruses. Computers are sensitive and respond to stimuli, they require nutrition in the form of electrical energy, some can move. But none of them meet the definition of life.

To be "alive" a computer would have to be capable of reproduction, excreation of waste products and growth.

If you had a computer which could build new bits onto itself and was linked to its own energy generating system (petrol generator) you would be getting close.

It's not really a question of how smart the computer is; bacteria are dumb but living. The problem has more to do with if a computer will ever be able to make copies of itself that could be classed as reproduction.

If a computer ever does hit all the criteria for being alive, then the criteria will probably be changed.

How do you charge mobile without charger?

you can use a equipment which converts microwave signal into electric enerry and use that electric energy to charge your cell phone. i am now doing a project to convert huge electric energy from mobile towers

Is meg the same as a megabyte?

Yes and no.

A megabyte was originally 220 bytes, as a kilobyte was 210 bytes. 220 is 1,048,576, so a megabyte was 1,048,576 bytes. In the early 1980's, though, sales people for hard drive companies decided that if they arbitrarily defined a megabyte as precisely 1,000,000 bytes, it would make their hard drives seem larger and thus would make them more likely to sell.

Today we still see that same distinction. When you are buying hard drives, they are measured in "marketing megabytes, gigabytes, and terabytes," which are precisely 1,000,000 bytes, 1,000,000,000 bytes, and 1,000,000,000,000 bytes, respectively. However, when you are talking about computer memory, or when you ask the operating system (Windows, OSX, or Linux for example) about disk space, the answer you get back will always be counted in old-style megabytes / gigabytes / terabytes. And this is why a 1.5TB hard drive that you buy will only seem to have 1.2TB when you look at it in Windows after you have installed it. The number of bytes will be the same, but a true terabyte, 240 bytes, is larger than the terabytes used to define the drive size for sale.

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A megabyte is exactly 220 bytes in binary. Decimal does not align with binary bit boundaries so the decimal equivalence of binary numbers are always off counts.

20 = 1

21 = 210

22 = 410

23 = 810

24 = 1610

25 = 3210

26 = 6410

27 = 12810

28 = 25610

29 = 51210

210 = 102410

211 = 204810

212 = 409610

213 = 819210

214 = 16,38410

215 = 32,76810

216 = 65,53610

232 = 4,294,967,29610

264 = 18,446,744,073,709,551,61610

2128 = 3.4028236692093846346337460743177e+3810

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What does a vga slot look like?

VGA ports are 15-pin female display ports that are generally blue. These are found on the back of PC's (near USB ports or further away on a video card) and on display devices such as monitors/TVs. A quick image search will show you exactly what to look for.

Why does my computer turn itself off?

well it depends. Your computer might be on some energy saving program that after a while left untended it shall turn off such as energy star. Or if your computer is on the floor your foot may of hit the "off" button.

What is the function of a computer ribbon cable?

Ribbon cables in a computer are mostly used for carrying data between devices. Sometimes they are used to carry supply voltages as well, but since they are usually lightweight, they are more commonly used for carrying data and control signals. The most common use is for floppy drives and hard drives. However, they can be used for connecting between different circuit boards, such as a mezzanine card - a type of controller card that has two circuit boards. There were also likely used in older mainframe computers since they contained so many circuit boards. On older Apple computers, they were sometimes used as printer cables too.

How do you explain input and output device?

Before a computer can process your data, you need some method to

input

the data into the machine. The device you use will depend on what form this data takes (be it text, sound, artwork, etc.).

Similarly, after the computer has processed your data, you often need to produce

output

of the results. This output could be a display on the computer screen,

hardcopy

on printed pages, or even the audio playback of music you composed on the computer.

How do you locate graphics card?

Locate the connector where the CRT plugs in. If it plugs in to a separate card, that's the graphics card. If it plugs in directly to the motherboard then the graphics card is integral to the motherboard.

What happens when a USB 1.1 device is plugged into a USB 2.0 Port?

It will work, but the data transfer rate will be much slower than if a USB 2.0 connector is used. This may not be acceptable for high data-rate applications, like high definition video.