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What is a CPU and What Does it Do?
The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is a microchip, classed as the brain of the computer. Its job is to interpret the instructions that come from the hardware and software, so that the hardware and software can communicate with each other for example. CPUs ......

What Are System Resources? And Why Are They So Important?
A school might be said to be lacking resources. In other words, it could be short on School Teachers, Books, Pencils, Funds and so on. All of which are known as resources. In computer terminology resources are Memory, Graphics (Images) and Hardware in gen......

What Exactly is a Hard Drive and What Is Stored Inside It?
The Hard Drive is one of the core hardware components for the computer. It is the component that has Windows Vista stored on it. Windows Vista is an Operating System, which means it operates the system (computer) so that the hardware (i.e Printer) and sof......

What makes a computer slow?
When you first buy a computer from a shop it will be Fast, because you were sold a computer with the bare minimum only installed on it - Windows Vista and Microsoft Works (or Microsoft Office) for example. It is not heavily installed with Updated Securit......

Why Is My PC Running So Slowly?
When you purchase a new computer it is a wonderful thing. It runs well, boots up quickly and it probably looks nice and "shiny" too. The average basic home PC costs about $400 so we expect them to last for quite a while. However, in many instances after s......