|
Q
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Who is the manufacturer
of your computer? |
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A
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Hewlett Packard,
Compaq. |
|
Q
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What is the operating
system? |
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A
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Windows XP Professional
or Home, Windows Vista. (Open My Computer>Properties
- first illustration) |
|
Q
|
How much RAM do
you have? |
|
A
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480
Mb, 1024 Mb, 2.0 Gb. (Open My Computer>Properties) |
|
Q
|
What size is your
hard drive disk? |
|
A
|
40 Gb, 120 Gb, 250
Gb. (My Computer - look at Local Disk (C:) for
size or right click on it for lower illustration
opposite) |
|
Q
|
What service pack
do you have installed? |
|
A
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Sevice Pack 2 is
common, but Service Pack 3 is available. |
|
Q
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What is your processor
speed? |
|
A
|
1300 Mhz or 1.3 Ghz
in this case (see right). This is how fast your
central processing unit operates. 1.5 is average,
over 3.0 is fast. |
|
Q
|
What is your processor
type? |
|
A
|
AMD Athlon, Intel
Celeron, Sempron, Intel Duo. |
|
Q
|
How do you connect
to the internet? |
|
A
|
Dial-up (slow, noisy,
can't use phone),
Broadband (fast, quiet, can use phone). |
|
Q
|
What is your printer? |
|
A
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Canon BJC 1000, HP
Office Jet 5160, Epson Stylus Pro 220. |
|
Q
|
What networking
do you use? |
|
A
|
Peer to peer (computers
connected as in illustration bottom right).
Server based (connected to a central computer
which in turn is connected to the internet as
below). |
|
Q
|
How do you back
up? |
|
A
|
Tape
drive, USB memory stick, USB external hard drive,
online server, CD. |
