Look Inside

Look Inside Your Computer

What We'll Learn

• 1. Three important components inside your computer

  2. How to check "under the hood" of your computer

  3. Using this information to buy a computer

What's Going on Inside

This video describes what goes on inside a computer:

Exercise 1 - Looking Under the Hood

You can easily learn a little about the details of the CPU and storage in your computer. Here's how:

For Windows XP

• 1. Click on Start

  2. Right-mouse-click on My Computer

  3. Click on Properties

You will see the CPU speed and amount of RAM similar to the picture below:

Windows Vista / Windows 7.0

• 1. Click on Start Icon

  2. Right-mouse-click on Computer

  3. Click on Properties

The screen with similar information is pictured below:

Exercise 2 - Buying a Computer

Knowing about these three parts is very helpful if you are buying a new computer. Let's have a look:

• 1. Open Internet Explorer

  2. Go to www.staples.ca

  3. Search for Computers and click Go

  4. Observe how the computers are described - Identify the three components in the descriptions

  5. Pick a computer you might like to buy

  6. Use Google Search to search for the following:

     • Computer Brand and Model Reviews (replace the Computer Brand and Model with the specifics from your ad)

  7. Read what others say about this computer

Next

• Caring for Your Hard Disk Drive

• Computer Anatomy 101 Overview

• Main Tutorials Page