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Why Do Computers Need Memory or RAM

March 11, 2022February 19, 2014 by Jennifer Moon

RAM refers to random access memory of a computer. When you work on a computer, all your data or information is temporarily stored on RAM. It stores all your data in an organized manner and not like the old magnetic storage tapes that you needed to rewind and search in order to gain access to the desired information. With RAM, you do not need to search for your data. It controls and organizes your information in such a way that you may easily access it from specific locations. RAM makes your computer very efficient and fast, as well as saves your time and efforts in locating information.

Why do computers take so long to boot up

March 11, 2022August 9, 2013 by Jennifer Moon

In the modern world, technology has definitely become speedier than it had been a mere few decades ago- our computers are faster, we can connect to networks almost instantly and we don’t have to wait for several minutes to have a telephone operator connect your call to a chosen destination. However, most of us still find ourselves waiting for many minutes while our computers boot up. We try to find out what makes computers take so long to boot up.

Why do computers suck at Math

March 11, 2022August 8, 2013 by Jennifer Moon

$Why do computers suck at Math$

Computers are built using maths. Every program that is written for them generally uses a lot of math and math is the language that we use to communicate with computers. It thus becomes very perplexing that computer programs like calculator and Excel and powerful search engines too suck at maths. In fact, calculators have been known to screw up basic computations like 12.52 MINUS 12.51 (Windows 3.11 calculator actually returns the result as 0.00 instead of 0.01). We try to explain why computers suck at maths.

Why do computers have mixed USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports

March 11, 2022August 8, 2013 by Jennifer Moon

Anyone who owns a USB 3.0 compatible device knows how annoying it is to find that your computer offers a mix of USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports which means that you can only use one or two of your USB ports at a time. For folks that own only USB 3.0 devices, the issue can be very infuriating indeed. However, manufacturers have a good reason for offering a mix of USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports even in the latest devices.

Why do computers always have a lady’s voice

March 11, 2022August 8, 2013 by Jennifer Moon

Everywhere you look today, you’d find your computer-run devices using a lady’s voice. Today we have female actors voicing the prominent computers in gaming titles like Mass Effect and Halo. Other examples of a computer having a lady’s voice include Apple’s popular Siri, the default voice in most GPS navigators and even the voice that most IVR systems use. But why exactly is it that computers are given a female voice? We find out.

Why do computers lock up

March 11, 2022July 31, 2013 by Jennifer Moon

We appreciate and totally rely on the artificial intelligence of computer. We bog it down with too much work and keep on pressurizing it till a time when it gets locked up or just freezes. Of course we have to tolerate the consequences and find out a way to make the locked computer work again. There are different issues which affect a computer. To understand why a computer gets locked up all of a sudden you need to understand how it works. You get a brand new PC installed with the latest Windows OS. Then you start downloading hundreds of files and keep on installing different software.

Why do computers slow down

March 11, 2022July 24, 2013 by Jennifer Moon

With time every person or thing becomes old and debilitated. When we age, our power to work vanishes fast and we can only think about the times when we were young and agile. It is true that when our computers age it becomes old and do not perform as fast as we would like. Slow computers can be a bother because they disrupt your working pace and you have to unnecessarily wait around for a program to start. There are many different reasons which make your computer slow apart from old age and long use.

Why do computers make noise

March 11, 2022March 14, 2013 by Jennifer Moon

It’s really annoying to hear computers making noise, especially when you’re working in an office or a place where silence is preferable. Be it a continuous buzz, a grinding noise or a loud thunder, the irritating sounds tend to curtail the pleasure of working on them. Several factors may contribute to create and aggravate that persistent humming, which you definitely need to be aware of so that you could take curative action in a timely manner.

Why do web designers use Macs

March 11, 2022March 12, 2013 by Jennifer Moon

Personal preferences aside, we have seen web designers showing a general inclination toward Macs in recent years – couple of decades rather. This peculiar shift, in a way, has pushed other PC’s on a fast lane to extinction if we specifically talk about their use in graphic designing and other web designing operations. However, did we ever think what makes web designers prefer Mac computers over PC’s?

Why do computers overheat

March 11, 2022March 9, 2013 by Jennifer Moon

A general complaint of many people, i.e. computer overheating is similar to overheating of other electronic devices while they’re used. In a perfectly working computer, the inner mechanism helps extra heat energy to dissipate to avoid any internal damages to hardware components of the computer. However, sometimes, inner components of laptop computers or desktop computers like transistor, processors or even video chips overheat to hamper their performance.