Computers+102+and+Mr.+Rokuski's+Presentation

Computers 102
 RAM- Random-Access-Memory- stores files that are currently open on your computer; 2GB of RAM is a good quantity. RAM is like land, everything you open takes up space, when they start fighting for space, the computer locks up, you then need to reboot or go to task manager and end some of the programs under processes.

 Explorer.exe controls the taskbar and the icons. If you end this process this may help because when it comes back it finds extra space.

 GHz- Gigahertz, measures the speed of the processer. Similar to speedometer in the car; the higher the Gigahertz, the faster the computer.

 ROM- Read-Only-Memory, CD-ROM drive, a permanent storage area.

Operating Systems are the interface between the hardware and the software. Examples are: Win XP, Mac OS X Leopard, Linux

Software is written in programming languages such as C++, Java, Python, even Scratch (Screech)

Hard Drives are eventually going to become flash based memory drives (Like the Mac Air)

Our tablets have Win XP Tablet Version 2005 Service Pack 2 (operating system)

The tablet hard drives are partitioned into a C Drive and D drive. The C Drive contains the programs. The D Drive is the drive that contains ones documents.