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Evaluating The Suitability of A Computer System

The document evaluates the suitability of different computer systems by discussing specifications like processing speed, memory, storage and software types. It provides specifications for budget, home, business and gaming computers.

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Evaluating The Suitability of A Computer System

The document evaluates the suitability of different computer systems by discussing specifications like processing speed, memory, storage and software types. It provides specifications for budget, home, business and gaming computers.

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EVALUATING THE SUITABILITY OF

A COMPUTER SYSTEM

PRESENTED BY:
REV. CHESTER ALLMAN JP.
Computer Specifications

 Computer specifications will


include its processing speed,
memory, secondary storage,
types of software and input
and output devices.
Processing Speed

 Processing speed at a basic level is


how quickly a microprocessor
operates. The specification of a
computer will certainly include the
CPU speed measured in HERTZ and
expressed as megahertz (a million
hertz) or gigahertz (a billion hertz).
Processing Speed

 Users can purchase the


computer most suitable for
their needs, depending on
whether they need fast speeds,
or more memory. To illustrate,
the detailed specification for the
range are shown in Table 1
Processing Speed – Table 1
Processor Price Number of CPU Speed L3 Cache
(US$) cores

I9-9900k 529 8 3.6Ghz 16MB


I7-9700k 399 8 3.7Ghz 12MB
I5-9600k 299 6 3.7Ghz 9MB
I3-9350k 173 4 4.0Ghz 8MB

 Clearly the overall processing power of an i9 processor with eight

cores is greater than that of an i3 with only four cores, even though it’s

CPU speeds appears faster.


MAIN MEMORY

 Main memory is the functional


unit of a computer that stores
data and instructions being
used by the CPU.
MAIN MEMORY

 Main memory is also known as primary


storage or just as ‘memory’. In addition
to main memory, modern
microprocessor have a small amount of
extremely fast memory built into the
processor called L3 Cache.
MAIN MEMORY

 This ‘L3 cache memory’ significantly


improves the microprocessor
performance and helps to explain why
an i9 processor with 16MB of L3 cache
vastly outperforms an i3 processor with
only 8MB of L3 cache.
SECONDARY STORAGE (Capacity and Speed)

o A higher specification desktop computer might


include two internal disk drives. The first disk
drive , a fast Solid State Drive (SSD), is used to
store the operating system, system utilities and all
other application programs. The second disk
drive, an Hard Disk Drive (HDD), will be used to
store all the user’s data.
SECONDARY STORAGE (Capacity and Speed)

o Solid State Drive (SSD): very fast and robust fast


expensive per gigabyte.
o Hard Disk Drive (HDD): slower and less robust but
much cheaper per gigabyte.
TYPES OF SOFTWARE

 We have seen that all computers need an


operating system to manage the user
interface, processes, security memory,
files and hardware resources.
 System utilities are also needed as these
assist in maintaining and improving the
efficiency of a computer system.
TYPES OF SOFTWARE

 In addition, application
programs are the software that
performs end user tasks, for
example word processing,
databases, spreadsheets etc.
INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES

 One point to note when choosing between


different monitors is that the quoted size of
a screen is measured as the diagonal
distance of the viewable area.
 Types of visual display units include LEDs
(Light Emitting Diodes) and older-style
CRTs (Cathode Ray Tube) and LCDs
(Liquid Crystal Displays)
SUGGESTED SPECIFICATIONS FOR DIFFERENT
USERS

 Basic budget computers are suitable for


applications such as web browsing, email
and word processing. A suggested
specification would be an Intel i3
processor , 4GB of RAM and 500GB hard
disk drive.
SUGGESTED SPECIFICATIONS FOR DIFFERENT
USERS

 Home and students-level computers will perform


all the above but may also be used for tasks such
as streaming video, preparing presentations,
photo-editing and spreadsheets. A suggested
specification would be an Intel i3 or i5 processor ,
4-8GB of RAM and 1TB hard disk drive.
SUGGESTED SPECIFICATIONS FOR DIFFERENT
USERS

Business-level computers will perform all of the


above but may also be used for tasks such as
larger database applications and video editing . A
suggested specification would be an Intel i7 or i9
processor, 8-16GB of RAM and 1TB hard disk
drive plus a 256GB solid state drive.
SUGGESTED SPECIFICATIONS FOR DIFFERENT
USERS

 Gaming-level computers are very powerful systems


that could perform all of the above but have been
specially designed to run electronic games. A
suggested specification would be an Intel i9
processor, 32GB of RAM and 3TB hard disk drive
plus a 512GB solid state drive. A gaming-level
machine may also feature upgraded video and
sound hardware.
THANKS FOR WATCHING

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