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| Thread ID: 38539 | 2003-10-10 08:57:00 | in basic terms what does the....do? | beetle (243) | Press F1 |
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| 182010 | 2003-10-10 08:57:00 | ok been asked before what such and such does, and i have no idea so, without being mean or rude at this useless post can someone explain to me what a mother board is / does ? (keep it simple please) and what a hard drive is doing or for? are either of these memory things or just prog info holders? becaus e it comes down to i had my mother board replaced and i still dont understand that one, why and what fors of the failing mother board and why if they did that been told you should change a hd to? too much info so little brain, please be nice, gentle cos this bug is not doing well lately on any topic especially computer ones. thanxs for your help and cooperation. beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 182011 | 2003-10-10 09:10:00 | Here goes: The Motherboard is a large printed circuit board that houses (and connects) the main processing chip (CPU), has sockets for the RAM (Random Access Memory, that only holds its memory contents while the computer is on) . The Motherboard also connects to the CD, Hard Disk, Floppy Drive . It also controls these devices, as well as your printer mouse and keyboard . The other main sockets on the Motherboard are for devices such as Modem Cards, which technically are Child Cards I guess, plugged into the Mother Board . The Hard Drive is a magnetic coated disk, being read from and written to by magnetic heads . It stores the programs and data you save to it etc and its memory is unaffected by the power being off . The magnetic tracks stay, to be read again when the computer boots up . Data stored here can be deleted, copied etc, and is permanent unless it fails (disk crash) or you delete it yourself . |
godfather (25) | ||
| 182012 | 2003-10-10 09:53:00 | wow and ya call that simple? i printed it off and stuck it to me wall, i may get in time...... and by then i wont need to know it probably...... much appreciated Goddie thanxs beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 182013 | 2003-10-10 11:10:00 | Thanks for asking that, beetle I didn't know those things either - and I guess it's a good start to learning how the bits fit together Probably seem simpler in the morning, too.... Cheers |
Laura (43) | ||
| 182014 | 2003-10-10 11:17:00 | I might have a crack at this methinks. Sounds like fun make the unfathomable able to be fathomed. I always like to explain the motherboard thus. Its the most important bit of the PC. It is a bunch of controller chips built on a circuit board to allow a whole vastly different set of devices (in function and build) to share data and information under the control of an 'operating system" built to talk to all the devices in a manner which ultimately results in the information we recieve via the PC outputs (visual and auditory primarily but increasingly tactile as well). The motherboard effectively provides an "architecture" which allows different devices to "talk" with each other effectively. This "architecture" is then used by the "operating system" to create output from processing data from and to those devices that we humans can understand and use. By devices I mean everything that plugs into the "motherboard". Ram, CPU, Cards, Drives etc. Ultimately at its very simplest the motherboard is a big very fancy electricity manipulating device which allows a variety of electrical signals to communicate and interact. Any clearer yet? :D :D :D |
John Grieve (367) | ||
| 182015 | 2003-10-10 11:24:00 | Ill put the metla spin on it. Motherboard=Large circut board,everything on in your computer plugs into it on one way or another.The rear edge pokes out the back of the case and thats where you plug your keybard/mouse etc etc into. Harddrive=Long term storage,all data on your computer resides in here(Windows,programs,files etc etc) Ram=Shortterm memory,when ever you access any of the info on your harddrive it gets thrown into the ram and shows up(in a roundabout way) on your screen. |
metla (154) | ||
| 182016 | 2003-10-10 12:08:00 | All three tutors take a bow, please . So nice to have varying explanations of the same thing . Between the lot of you, were haven't got much excuse for not getting the basics . Do you do encores? There'll be plenty more chances, I'm sure . Sorry the Nobel prizes for this year have just been announced . . . . . . |
Laura (43) | ||
| 182017 | 2003-10-10 17:49:00 | Yes GREAT - ty all even I could understand this one!!!!!!!! And one I can remember too . Thanks Bug :) |
Ladybug (3129) | ||
| 182018 | 2003-10-10 21:36:00 | and you all managed to tell us that at some ungodly hour? obviously it show's you live and breath puters, no matter the time or day . . . :D thanxs all it diffinitly clearer than mud now . . . . . :p (goes looking next question to ask . . . . . . . ) much appreciated your help for us learners and not so learners . . . . beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 182019 | 2003-10-10 23:47:00 | For you beetle, and other persons who are either new to computers, or have used them in *leap of faith* mode without really understanding anything at all past the physical interface This site (computer.howstuffworks.com) will help you to get a better understanding of what goes on inside that frustrating beige box. I guess I owe you an apology beetle, :8} I did not realise that you did not know the basics about your computer architecture (motherboards and hard drives etc) and that is a very real handicap in understanding the advice we have all been heaping on you. For anybody wanting a basic overview of some aspect of technology this page (www.howstuffworks.com) is a portal to a huge range of informative articles, all written for newbies to absorb and understand. Cheers Billy 8-{) :| |
Billy T (70) | ||
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