Monday, Feb 8th

Chapter 6 - Understanding and Assessing Hardware

• What is your ideal computer - pg. 249. Read "Buying a New Computer".
• Read the two sections, 'How does the CPU work' and 'How is CPU speed measured' on page 251 to gain a basic understanding.
• Read the section, 'Evaluating RAM' on pages 254-257.
• Read about 'How a Hard Disk Works' on pg. 259.

Be sure you have notes about everything you have read.