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! About me" Bas Rijniersce, VE7RIJ" Licensed April 2008 (NSARC Basic Course)" Working with computers since age 8" Earning money in Information Technology (IT) since 1996" My hobby is also my work
! Wikipedia, December 2009“A personal computer (PC) is any general-purpose
computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end user, with no intervening computer operator”
! No restrictions on form factor" “Normal” desktop" Laptop" Netbook" Handheld
! CPU is the main choice" Select a dual core CPU (my personal preference is intel Core 2)" One core for Operating System, one core for user processes" CPU choice limits motherboard choices (ie Core2 = LGA775)
! Memory" Type determined by chip/motherboard choice" At least 2 gigabyte, 4 is not that more expensive
! Harddisk" SATA is current standard" Even smallest disk is big enough" 7200 RPM" SSD (Solid State) is getting affordable and provides a major boost to
responsiveness
! Videocard" Irrelevant unless you plan high end games (no Solitaire does not count!)
! USB = Universal Serial Bus! Used to connect peripherals
" Mouse" Keyboard" Digital camera’s" Hard drives
! Different plugs! Can supply 5V @ 500mA (2.5W)“buspower”! USB 2 = 480 Mbit/s (USB Hi-speed)! USB 3 = 3200 Mbit/s (USB Super-speed)! Cable max 5mtr, max 32 devices