With the many different versions like desktops, laptops and PDAs people can use any version to fit their lifestyle. ... People can listen to their favorite music CD in their computer, by either using a CD or downloading the music off the internet. ... There are programs that will play music and video, edit images or write papers. ...
Many people nowadays switch to the compact disc (CD) to store their documents, movies, photos and music because the capacity of a floppy disk can not withstand the requirements of today's data. ... Students use a USB keychain to share music, pictures and videos with their friends. ... Computer manufacturers realize this and will discontinue integrating floppy drives into their desktops and portables. ...
The Re-Write CD-ROM and DVD drives are valuable for data storage and allows you to make copies of software music CD's and DVD's. ... DVD-Audio is a second-generation digital music format that provides higher sampling rates than audio CDs. ... Most desktop hard disks are either IDE (also known as EIDE or ATAPI) or SCSI. ... SCSI drives are typically used in high-end servers, because SCSI is available as a fault tolerant disk subsystem (RAID systems), while IDE drives are found in most desktop and laptop machines. ...
While Thomas was busy creating the desktop calculator, Charles Babbage (a mathematics professor in Cambridge, England), began to design a more complex machine. ... The desktop computer of today consists of four basic components: input devices, output devices, storage, and the central processing unit (CPU). ...
