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| Thread ID: 70902 | 2006-07-20 06:47:00 | 3 questions.... | rob_on_guitar (4196) | Press F1 |
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| 472250 | 2006-07-20 06:47:00 | OK, excuse my ignorance.....I dont know most things about PC's but I would like to know these.... 1.What are the actual measurements in terms of Kb MB and a gig.... I know it's a similar system to the kilogram system, is there a link to see from the lowest measurement to the highest? 2. What is the difference between .co.nz (nl, au etc) .net and .com? 3.Does intergrated mean i cannot replace it? (like say intergrated sound card etc) Thanks in advance, i know you guys are legends :thumbs: |
rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 472251 | 2006-07-20 07:07:00 | 1. These depend on how they are written, kB is generally taken to be 1024 Bytes, MB is 1024 kilobytes, and GB is 1024MB. Going by SI units, they are officially all 1000, but general usage implies 1024. 2. Dunno how to answer that one. 3. No, it doesn't mean you can't replace it. It just means they are integrated. You can always expand (provided you have enough PCI slots etc) HTH. (hope it's not classed as 'tasteless' somehow) :-/ roddy |
roddy_boy (4115) | ||
| 472252 | 2006-07-20 07:17:00 | 1. With regards to computer sizes: 1 Byte = 8 Bits 1 Kilobyte = 1024 Bytes 1 Megabyte = 1024 Kilobytes 1 Gigabyte = 1024 Megabytes ...etc etcNotice how 1024 is a power of two? That's why it's 1024 rather than plain old 1000 - computers use binary (base-2) rather than decimal(base-10) numbering. 2. Yes, .co.nz is different to .com or .net. Both .com and .net are what's known as a 'top level domain', and come under the global control of ICANN. .co.nz is a subdomain of the .nz TLD, which is overseen by InternetNZ in much the same way as ICANN is responsible for the main TLDs (.net, .com, .org etc). 3. This cannot be "replaced" (in the literal sense of the word), as it is build directly into the motherboard. However you can add another (non-integrated) piece of hardware to do the same job, and disable the integrated version. Sometimes you can even leave both the integrated and non-integrated ones running at the same time (soundcards are a great example of this) but it doesn't always work. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 472253 | 2006-07-20 07:20:00 | 1.What are the actual measurements in terms of Kb MB and a gig.... I know it's a similar system to the kilogram system, is there a link to see from the lowest measurement to the highest? 1 Kb = approx 1024 bytes 1MB = approx 1024 Kilobytes 1GB = approx 1024 Megabytes 2. What is the difference between .co.nz (nl, au etc) .net and .com? nz, au and nl refer to geographic location, thus new zealand, australia, netherlands, .com is usually associated with a company but sometime people consider it a US address, I'm not sure if .us is the designation for the states. 3.Does intergrated mean i cannot replace it? (like say intergrated sound card etc) Not always, but this depends on the availability of expansion slots such as PCI, AGP or PCI-Express. The term integrated generally refers to the fact that devices usually associated with add-on cards has been built into the motherboard itself. You can de-activate the onboard devices via the BIOS and add the desired add-on card, such as a graphics card, sound card or any other card for that matter. Hope that helps. cheers chiefnz |
chiefnz (545) | ||
| 472254 | 2006-07-20 08:31:00 | Thanks guys awesome answers, and cheer bletch the binary was partly what I was after too, excellent stuff. If i have a intergrated graphics card can that to be...added to and the original switched off? I have two pc's but one of them is a hp, the hd casing is rather small so Im kinda reluctant to replace or upgrade anything.... |
rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 472255 | 2006-07-20 08:45:00 | If i have a intergrated graphics card can that to be...added to and the original switched off?If you have a spare AGP or PCIe slot for the new graphics board, then yes - you can do this. | Erayd (23) | ||
| 472256 | 2006-07-20 10:14:00 | Kick ass! I do! | rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
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