| having problems with opening your files in your hard | | | | minimum memory in order to get a successful |
| disk? Are you having difficulty in opening your web | | | | installation of the application. |
| pages? Are you considering upgrading your computer | | | | Another very important factor is the processing speed |
| by increasing the processor speed, ram and disk | | | | of the processor. This speed is calibrated in gigahertz |
| space? Are you considering buying a laptop or a | | | | (GHZ). Modern day processors have two processors. |
| desktop that has a faster processing speed and larger | | | | If you are considering buying a computer for |
| disk space? Do have the fundamental knowledge of | | | | processing graphical applications, you will have to buy a |
| buying a used or brand new computer? | | | | computer with two processors. Computers having two |
| The most important factor that determines a | | | | processors have speeds which vary from 1.8HGz to |
| computers processor speed is the memory of the | | | | over 3HGz. Also, it is very important to note that a |
| machine. The memory of a computer is measured in | | | | 1.8GHz with dual processor will process information |
| bytes and since there has been a huge improvement | | | | faster than a 3.0GHz single processor computer. |
| in computer technology we measure the memory in | | | | Finally, you should consider how much disk space that |
| megabytes (1000B = 1MB, 1000MB = 1GB). The bigger | | | | you will need. Most disk spaces like 20GB and 40GB |
| the memory (usually called the read access memory) | | | | are being phased out. Present day disk spaces vary |
| the faster speed at which the computer will process | | | | from 80GB to 160GB. |
| information. Some applications will state a specific | | | | |