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What is a computer:
A computer is a machine that can make almost everything you can imagine, like
playing games, listening to music, watch videos… Computers are made of a Hardware,
is the physical part of the computer, and a Software, that are the amount of systems,
codes or that we use to make the hardware to run, that means you can have a
computer made up, but without the operative system you can’t do anything. Today I’m
going to talk about the hardware.
Un ordenador es una máquina que puede hacer casi todo lo que se le proponga, desde
programarse a sí mismo hasta jugar a videojuegos. Las partes generales de un
ordenador son 2, el Hardware y el Software. El Hardware es la parte física de un
ordenador, es decir, el conjunto de componentes de un ordenador, y el Software es la
parte digital, es decir, el conjunto de códigos y sistemas que hacen funcionar las partes
del ordenador. Lo cual puede significar que puedes tener un ordenador con todas sus
piezas, pero sin su sistema es como no tener nada.
Main parts:
The main parts of a computer are: the motherboard, the RAM, the power source, the
processor, the hard disk drive, the box and the peripherals.
The motherboard: Is the part where you need to plug everything and it’s like
the brain of the computer. There you need to put there the rest of the parts
mentioned.
The RAM, is the memory that with the processor synthesizes all the data, it also
makes to move the data to the hard disk drive. There are many types, the most
common are: DDR2, DDR3, DDR4, and all that types in SODIMMN mode, first
ones are for PCs and the second mentioned are for laptops, because of its
reduced space. The amount of memory is measured in GB. It means Random
Access Memory.
The Power source, is the part of the computer that transforms the electricity
from the house, to the only needed by the different parts of the computer, you
need to choose one power source or another depending on the power needed
by the rest of the parts. The power is measured in Watts.
The processor, like it name says is the part that processes all the data, every
kind of data passes to the processor, then to the RAM and finally to the hard
disk drive. The processor is more powerful when more Ghzs it has, the regular
ones have between 2,4 and 4 Ghz.
The hard disk drive is the part where all the data is stored, there are two types:
HDD and SSD, the first one means Hard Disk Drive, and the second one means
Solid State Drive, the difference between them is that the HDD, it is based in a
system made by two plates and a needle with a magnet that creates or destroy
data, and the SSD, is only made of a memory, like pen drives, it doesn’t have
mechanical parts, the SSD is more expensive, but the speed is three time
better.
The box is the part where you put every part of the computer.
The peripherals, are the parts that you out outside the computer: the mouse
and the keyboard, it can also be a pendrive. The monitor is also another
peripheral.
Las principales partes de un ordenador son las siguientes:
Other parts:
The graphic card: It is not as important as the other parts of the computer, but
if you want to play in the computer is a part that you can’t forget.
The fans: if you want a computer that can last years, you must put fans inside
the computer, because the parts produce too much heat and it is important to
remove it to have a perfect working.
Heat dissipator: is with the fan another part to refrigerate the computer.
Liquid refrigerator: you can replace the fans and the heat dissipator and put the
liquid refrigerator, it’s is more expensive but it has better results.