Section: Deciphering the ad

Remember the advertisement from the beginning of this chapter? Let's look at it again:

• 120MHz Pentium Processor>This computer has a relatively new processor, it is IBM compatible, and it runs at 120 million cycles a second, which is pretty fast.

• 16MB DRAM>It has 16 megabytes of RAM, which is plenty for now, but we may need more later.

• 850MB 10ms IDE HD>It has a hard drive that can store 850 megabytes of information. Again, that's pretty big, but we may still need more space later.

• 1MB DRAM 64-bit PCI Graphics Accelerator Video Card>It has a nice video card with 1 megabyte of its own memory.

• 8X CD-ROM>It has a CD drive that can run 8 times faster than audio CDs.

• 3.5" FD>It has a standard floppy disk drive. Boring but still important.

• 16 bit Soundblaster Compat>It has a standard sound card.

• 28.8 Fax Modem>It has a built in modem that is pretty fast. The modem can also be used to send and receive faxes

• 15 inch Monitor, 15.28 dp>It has a monitor that is 17 inches in diagonal, and the dot pitch value of the monitor is 15.28
• 7-bay mini-tower case>It has room for up to 7 more devices, although some of these slots are surely being used by the modem, drive controller card, and so on...