(February 13, 2016 at 8:23 am)SteelCurtain Wrote:(February 13, 2016 at 7:51 am)Brian37 Wrote: CPU is the brain chip, the most important chip in the computer. It stands for Central Processing Unit. The number after "Intel" in this case is a model number. and "4.0" is just a newer version. Just like software Windows goes from Vista, to Windows 10. You can think of a CPU like a CEO of a company or a store manager, the top thinker of the computer, the coach of the team, the general of the army.
The 4.0 in this case is actually the speed of the processor in teterms of how many decisions or tasks it can cycle per second. This processor has 4 cores (quad core), each running at 4 GigaHertz, or billion cycles per second.
(February 13, 2016 at 7:51 am)Brian37 Wrote: HDD is the Hard Drive, much like you write things on paper and keep it in a notebook binder.
SSD is simply another type of drive, accept it connects from the outside of your computer to a port.
Almost right. HDD stands for Hard Disk Drive, which is essentially a at stack of spinning metal disks sandwiched together, which store non volatile memory, stuff like documents and images that need to be stored and retrieved at will.
SSD is a solid state drive. It serves the exact same function, non volatile memory, except it uses flash memory, (like a USB stick) no spinning disks. It can be external, yes, but it can also be internal. In this case, this SSD is inside the computer case, connected directly to the motherboard. It is called m.2, and it uses a lightning fast connector which makes it good for installing your Operating System(s) on it, and leaving the HDD for all if your files. This way, your computer will boot in seconds rather than minutes, and grabbing system files uses very little RAM and no disk power.
Ok but the point of my post was to let people know terms of ANYTHING, not just computers, don't have to be intimidating.
Especially today. If you don't know what a word is, or part is, google is fucking awesome. It was more understandable back when there was no internet. Don't swamp them with the entire sink all at once. That is one thing I hated about school growing up, kids learn differently and some jump in and others have to slow down and take longer to understand. My only point is even if you never become an expert in something, the ideas can be simplified to a basic understanding.
Same with words in human language, they can sound fancy, but if you look them up, there really isn't anything that cant be broken down to a laypersons view.
