Labels:book | bulletin board | cell phone | clock | hakham | person | poster | road | windowpane OCR: COMPUTER HA RDWARE SECTION Microprocessors and Memory A TYPICAL COMPUTER AD contains long list of specif fications that describe computer' components and capabilities. Savy shoppers understand how these specifications affect computer performance and price Most computer specifications begin with the microprocessor type and speed. Computer manufacturers want consumers to think that faster te bet- ter, but is there point at which you can pay for speed you won't need? Computer ads also contain information about computer's memory capac- ity Lots of memory can ppe hundreds of dollars to the cost of a computer. Consumers are right to ask "How much RAM enough? Section explains how microprocessors and memory affect computer performance and price MICROPROCESSOR BASICS What exactly is microprocessor? ...
