Computer Components

CPU
1. Purpose/Role
  1. The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the "Heart" of the computer and is there to process instructions
2. Capacity/Speed
  1. The typical clock speed of a CPU is 2 gHz
3. Brands/Manufacturers
  1. The 2 biggest manufacturers are Intel and AMD
4. Typical Price
  1. The typical price of a CPU is £150
5. Extra Info
  1. Clock speed * number of cores = Instructions per second
GPU
1. Purpose/Role
  1. The GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) processes instructions related to graphics
2. Capacity/Speed
  1. The GPU has a typical speed of 2gHz
3. Brands/Manufacturers
  1. NVidea, Asus and Intel
4. Typical Price
  1. The typical price of a GPU is £600
RAM
1. Purpose/Role
  1. RAM (Random Access Memory) is a piece of hardware that stores volatile memory
2. Capacity/Speed
  1. The typical RAM size is 8GB
3. Typical Price
  1. The typical price of DDR4 RAM is £180
4. Brands/Manufacturers
  1. Samsung, OCZ and Hynix
Mother Board
1. Purpose/Role
  1. The motherboard allows the components to communicate with each other
2. Capacity/Speed
  1. N/A
3. Typical Price
  1. The typical price of a motherboard is £200
4. Brands/Manufacturers
  1. ASUS, Biostar and ASRock
Secondary Storage
1. Purpose/Role
  1. To allow more data to be stored
2. Capacity/Speed
  1. Sizes vary widely
3. Brands/Manufacturers
  1. Samsung and Henan
4. Typical Price
  1. Prices vary widely
Network Card
1. Capacity/Speed
  1. The typical network card can handle 1 GB/s
2. Typical Price
  1. The typical price of a network card is £300
3. Brands/Manufactures
  1. Melco, Emulex and Cisco
4. Purpose/Role
  1. The network card allows the computer to connect to a wired/wireless network

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