Josh's Grad project: 10/11/09

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Plan B (Plan A not so good)

I'm still pushing with magic but just in case of failure, plan b is going to be "how do you build a computer". I know what you are going to say, "it's simple" but actually building a pc is actually a little harder than you may think since you have to go with how well is the air flow is, what type of thermal paste do i have to use, how will the machine be used ect. I'm just saying it's a plan b because it will be easy to get back in gear if I were to change topics.

Any advice?

Key Terms

1. RAM- a computer memory on which data can be both read and written and on which the location of data does not affect the speed of its retrieval

2. Hard drive- a data-storage device consisting of a drive and one or more hard disks

3. SATA- Serial Advanced Technology Attachment; A computer bus technology primarily designed for transfer of data to and from a hard disk

4. IDE- Integrated Drive Electronics: Standard interface and protocol for hard disks; The disk controller is an integrated part of the hard disk unit

5. Graphics card- A video card, also known as a graphics accelerator card, display adapter, or graphics card, is an expansion card whose function is to generate and output images to a display

6. Power Source-A power supply unit (PSU) is the component that supplies power to a computer. More specifically, a power supply is typically designed to convert 100-120 V (North America and Japan) or 220-240 V (New Zealand, Europe, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia) AC power from the mains to usable low ...

7. Motherboard- A motherboard is the central printed circuit board (PCB) in some complex electronic systems, such as modern personal computers. ...

8. Thermal Paste- a fluid substance, originally with properties akin to grease, which increases the thermal conductivity of a thermal interface by compensating for the irregular surfaces of the components. In electronics, it is often used to aid a component's thermal dissipation via a heat sink.

9. CPU- central processing unit: is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, and is the primary element carrying out the computer's functions.

10. Sound card- a computer expansion card that facilitates the input and output of audio signals to and from a computer under control of computer programs.

11. PCI- a computer bus for attaching hardware devices in a computer.

12. Computer bus- a subsystem that transfers data between computer components inside a computer or between computers.

13.Overclock- To run a processor (CPU), or any electronic logic device, at a speed higher than is recommended by the manufacturer

Josh's Grad project

Friday, October 16, 2009

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Plan B (Plan A not so good)

Building a PC collage

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