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Step 1.13 of Chapter 1 of the textbookLinks to an external site. asks you to help your groupmates learn more about their own computer by sharing notes about your computer’s brand, operating system, hardware, power, RAM, CPU, Ports, Drive, and monitor. Then, share how you found that information...to help your groupmates who are struggling to locate it! Reply to each other with clarifying questions or more detail.
Brand: I use a laptop MAC book pro
Operating System: OS X 10.9.5 - This is the platform used to navigate the systems software.
Hardware: My laptop came with a charging cord, keyboard, display screen, and a touchpad.
Power: 63.5-watt lithium battery- This gives me up to 7 hours of web time.
RAM: 4 GB of RAM - Random access memory allows you to utilize more programs simultaneously and seamlessly.
CPU: 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 processor – Central processing unit - the hardware of a computer that connects all of the equipment.
Ports include:
2 USB ports - used for connecting a wide range of devices
Charging port – connection to charge my device
SD card reader - can be used to read SD memory cards that can contain information from devices (e.g., cameras)
Ethernet cord jack- Allows for a hard-wired connection to the internet, allowing for fast internet speeds.
AC power jack - power connection to charge the battery
Disc reader - CD’s, movies, software, or games
Headphone jack - headphones for audio
FireWire port - For quick data transfers
Thunderbolt port - Used for adding additional displays.
The display screen on my laptop is a 13.3 inch LED screen.
I have difficulty understanding what the drive information is. Hopefully, someone can help clarify this topic for me. If anyone has additional insight on my posting, please do not hesitate to comment. :)
I found device information by: