1. To view the basic information about your computer, simply click the Start menu, Right click on Computer, then choose Properties.
Explanation:
Windows Edition - That part is where you can see the version of your Windows Operating System. In my case, I am running Windows 7 Professional. In your case, it can be Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Home, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Ultimate, and so on. These Windows Editions are somewhat the same in functionality but differ in capabilities. To know more about Windows versions click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Microsoft_Windows_versions
System:
Rating - This is the rating of your computer. The rating is determined by the lowest subscore after the system performed a performance rating. If you haven't tested your computer's performance, simply click the "Windows Experience Index needs to be refreshed" . Or if your computer had already done a performance rating, click "Windows Experience Index". After clicking, you can see something like this:
As you can see, my computer is rated 4.0. The rating is determined by the lowest subscore. How fair is that? I dont know why Microsoft rate it that way.
Processor - This the processor or we call it Central Processing Unit (CPU) of your computer. In my case, my computer has an Intel Pentium R P6100 @ 2.00Ghz processor. Your CPU speed handles the calculations per second in the Windows Experience Index.The speed of your computer depends on how many CPUs you have and how much "frequency" it is running. In my case the processor of my computer is running at 2.00GHz. Yes, that's 2 Giga Hertz or 2 billion Hertz. That's not very fast but fast enough to perform some daily computing task. To learn more about processors visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_processing_unit
Installed Memory - (RAM) That's the memory that your computer has. In my case my computer has 2GB of memory. Most people think that a Hard Disk Memory and a RAM Memory is the same because of the GB thingy. Well, that's absolutely not correct. RAM is Random Access Memory. It a thing that fetches data from the Hard Disk to a processor and vice versa. The more the RAM the faster the information processing thus increasing your computer speed. To learn more about RAM visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAM .
System Type - This is what most people confused about. Which is better 32 bit or 64 bit? Most non-computer-related-people will answer "Of course 64 bit because 64 is bigger than 32!". Well, i cannot blame them for that. Windows 32bit Operating Systems has a limit of approximately 3.8Gb of memory to operate while a 64bit operates more than 4Gb. If you have a desktop with 6Gb of RAM and is running on a 32bit Windows Operating System, only 3.8Gb of RAM will be used by the processor. The other 2.8Gb of RAM will not be used. To learn more about 32/64 bit systems, click 32bit 64bit .
Pen and Touch - Basically, these are devices that looks like a pen with a writing pad. You can write free hand on the computer, you can also use this as a mouse. In my case, i don't have Pen and Touch. I'm good with a mouse.
Computer Name, Domain and Workgroup Settings
Computer Name - This is the name of your computer. If ever you want to communicate your computer to another computer, you will use this name.
Full Computer Name - same as Computer Name but you can change this if you wish by clicking the "Change Settings" on the right.
Computer Description - just a description. For example: "this computer is for my dog."
Workgroup - This involves networking. Computers with the same Workgroup name will see each other. I mean they are somewhat like connected with each other. It's just like a neighborhood in real life.
Windows Activation - This is important because if you Windows Operating System is not activated, it will expire within 30 days upon reformat. Not unless you "Cracked it" or you registered it with a "Cracked key" or your installer is "activation key ready". Well, that's bad. If ever you have your computer reformatted from a computer technician neighbor or friend, ask him/her if he/she had already activated your Windows Operating System just to make sure you won't do another reformat after 30 days. If you want to have a Windows Operating System Key you can purchase it via online or visit the nearest computer store in your location. In my case, i have already activated my operating system that is why you can see at the right side "Genuine".
That's all for this post. I hope you learned something! See you
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