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The Extra Dimension #36: What Makes Computers Tick

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You use computers every day, but do you know how they work? A few computer science majors get together to describe the different components of a computer and what their jobs are.

Overview
00:00 | Intro
04:41 | Motherboard
06:40 | Processor
  • AKA CPU
  • Specs
    • Clock speed, measured in Hertz (how many operations it can do in one second)
    • Number of cores
    • Notable brands – desktop
      • Intel
      • AMD
      • Notable brands – mobile
        • Qualcomm
        • Apple
        • Samsung
        • Nvidia
          • 09:33 | Storage
          • Note the difference between Hard Disk Drives and Solid State Drives
          • Specs
            • Storage space, measured in bytes
            • Read/write speed, measured in bytes per second
            • Notable brands
              • Seagate
              • Western Digital
              • Samsung
              • Toshiba
                • 13:00 | Memory
                • AKA RAM
                • Specs
                  • Memory space, measured in bytes
                  • Notable brands
                    • Corsair
                    • Samsung
                    • G.Skill
                    • Kingston
                    • Many, many others
                      • 15:50 | Graphics Card
                      • AKA GPU, Video Card
                      • Specs
                        • Clock speed, measured in Hertz (how many operations it can do in one second)
                        • Number of cores
                        • Memory space, measured in bytes
                        • Teraflops
                        • Realistically though, you have to look at benchmark tests that people have run to see how a graphics card compares to others
                          • 19:32 | Power Supply
                          • AKA PSU
                          • Specs
                            • Wattage
                            • Power efficiency, reported on an arbitrary rating scale
                            • Notable brands
                              • Corsair
                              • EVGA
                              • Cooler Master
                              • Many, many others
                                • 20:08 | Case
                                • How much space does it have inside
                                • How easily accessible are the components
                                  • 21:26 | Cooling
                                  • Note the difference between active and passive cooling
                                  • Notable brands
                                    • Cooler Master
                                    • Corsair
                                    • EVGA
                                    • Many, many others
                                      • 27:37 | RGBs
                                      28:59 | Outro
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                                        • Attributions
                                        • Kevin MacLeod [Official] – Inspired – incompetech.com – YouTube
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