COMPUTER HARDWARE TUTORIALS
In the following section of this page you will find a great selection of Computer Hardware Tutorials. The physical components of a computer system. Reference is often made to "hardware" and "software"; in that context, "hardware" consists of the computer, input and output devices and other peripheral equipment.
Some of the major Computer Hardware Tutorials include, Ram, CPU, Processor and Hard Disk, etc. Computer Hardware devices capable of accepting and storing computer data, executing a systematic sequence of operations on computer data, or producing control outputs. Such devices can perform substantial interpretation, computation, communication, control, or other logical functions
There are literally hundreds of manufacturers for computers,
monitors, printers, and other components. My advice to a first time buyer is to
stick with a brand name. Getting that first computer can be very exciting, but
the excitement can quickly dwindle to sheer terror and frustration if there are
compatibility problems between the components and the software.
The basic components of a computer hardware (system) are the motherboard
(containing the processor and memory), keyboard, mouse, monitor, diskette drive,
CD-ROM drive, and hard drive. In addition to these, there are several other
types of devices that you may or may not want to include in your computer
purchase, such as a trackball, joy stick, modem, tape drive, zip drive, printer,
plotter, scanner, sound card and speakers, TV card, video capture card, power
supply backup, and surge protector.
Whether you need any of these other devices or not will depend
on which software applications that you intend to use. Also, if you are short on
money when you buy your computer or decide that you need one or more of these
items later on, you shouldn't have any problem installing these after the
original purchase has been made, just make sure you buy components that are
compatible with your system.
I have had the opportunity to work with several different brands and models of
computers, devices, and components over the years. The following is a list of
computer components and their manufacturers that I have worked with and would
recommend to others:
Desktop/Tower Computers:
Compaq, Dell, Gateway, IBM
Laptop/Notebook Computers:
Compaq, Dell, Gateway, IBM, Sony
RAM Memory:
Kingston Memory Products, Simple Technologies
Controller Cards:
Adaptec, Connor, Western Digital
Hard Drives:
Fujitsu, Maxtor, Quantum, Western Digital
Diskette Drives:
Teac
CD-ROM Drives:
Mitsumi/Pansonic, Philips, Sony
Tape Drives:
Colorado Memory Systems, Hewlett Packard
Zip/Jazz Drives:
IOMEGA
Monitors:
CTX, IBM, NEC
Video Cards:
Creative Labs, Diamonds, Matrix
Fax/Modems:
Practical Peripherals, US Robotics, 3Com
Sound Cards:
Creative Labs
Power Supplies:
America Power Conversion
Color Ink Jet Printers:
Canon, Epson, Hewlett Packard
Black Ink Jet Printers:
Epson, Hewlett Packard
Dot Matrix Printers:
Epson, Lexmark
Black Laser Printers:
Hewlett Packard
Color Laser Printers:
Canon Hewlett Packard
Plotters:
Hewlett Packard
Color Scanners:
Hewlett Packard, Umax
Note, the above lists component manufacturers that I have personally worked with and consider to be of good quality. Manufacturers and/or devices that do not appear in this list are either items that I have not worked with or items that I thought were of lesser quality.
Please find below the Computer Hardware Tutorials.