The best way to describe an ATX board is that it is an AT board turned 90 degrees. There are two other form factors available but only to large computer manufacturers at this time. (Kent, 87). When choosing which motherboard to use, an additional consideration is which processor you want. Since the physical location of the processor is on the MB, which processor you choose will demand what kind of chip socket on the motherboard you will need. Socket 7, Slot 1 and Socket 370 are the three types of processor packages currently available. The older Pentium and Pentium w/ MMX, AMD K5 and K6 LINE, Cyrix 6x86 and MII lines, IDT Winchip and Winchip-2 lines use the Socket 7. Pentium II and most of the Pentium III use Slot 1. The most recently marketed Socket 370 is used with the IBM Celeron line and will soon use it on the Pentium III line (Kent, 87-88). The "brain" (Phelps, 33) of the computer, otherwise known in tech land as the Central Processing Unit, works intimately with the motherboard. Typically mistaken for the entire computer system, the CPU interprets and executes the instructions within a computer. There are a few important considerations in choosing a processor. The first thing is the clock speed of the processor. Processors like the Pentiums, Celerons, and AMD K6 chips are measured in Megahertz ratings. The higher the Megahertz rating, the faster the clock speeds. The other factor to consider is the cache speeds. The general rule of thumb in regards to cache is the bigger the better, although the most important thing to keep in mind is matching the speeds as close as possible to the processor's speed (Baker, 5) to cut down on processing time wasted due to speed differences. The combination of the processor, the cache and the bus speeds on the motherboard determine how fast your computer really works. Now that the hard and more important decisions are out of the way, we can have some fun.
Deciding to build a personal computer is a big step to take and should not be ventured into lightly. ... So, if you choose to build one and you think you have the patience to do it, there are a few things you must consider. ... (Kleppinger, 7) In any case, you need to get an enclosure that will not only meet your current needs but any anticipated future upgrades, such as sound devices. ...
In the story by Jack London, To Build a Fire, the main character learns a hard lesson of reality, when he meets his fate. ... For example, despite the dangerously cold temperatures, he did not take necessary precautions when he built his first crucial fire. Then, when he realized his mistake, he didn't realize how serious it was until he could not start another effective fire. ... He forgot to build a fire promptly after he got wet, which made it extremely difficult build one after it. ... In some situations, people have escaped their fate, but for the man in London's story, he was n...
"To Build a Fire," by Jack London is about a man who is seeking to find his friends in the Yukon Territory in Alaska. ... The central idea of "To Build a Fire" is to think before you act and not to make impulse decisions. The man in the story is an individual who thinks only of the actions that he wants to perform and not the consequences. ... His companion for the trip is a dog, who uses instinct, not the temperature as a rule of thumb. ... Jack London's, "To Build a Fire," has several conflicts throughout the short story; however, the main conflict is man versus nature. ...
To Build a Fire by Jack London is a story about man versus nature. ... The man did not heed the old-timer's advice, and set out on a treacherous journey. ... London claims that the man was, "not much into thinking." ... This man did not heed the old-timers advice and therefore was doomed. ... Do not go into things blindly. ...
"To Build a Fire" is a short story that has been written by Jack London. ... He is aware of the cold and does not worry about it until later in the story. ... He decides to build a fire for warmth. ... Immediately he tries to build a fire again, but he fails due to frostbitten fingers. ... He regrets about his decision not listening old man from Sulphur Creek. ...
Moreover, in "To Build a Fire," without setting there would be no story initially taking place. ... If not within that actual specific time period and stimulating circumstances of the story, the story would not have occurred. ... Immediately in "To Build a Fire", a reader can easily speculate that the environment is essentially a predetermined fate of the man. ... The main being in the story is not given a name, for that is irrelevant to the supremacy of nature. ... While the man states "When it is seventy five below zero, a man must not fail in his first attempt to b...
"To Build a Fire" by Jack London, tells a story of a man traveling alone with his dog (Husky dog) through the Yukon Valley to reunite with some friends of his. ... The man (protagonist) is surprise over and over again how colder it is, but he does not realizes its implications and that makes him a static character. ... Soon after the tree avalanche collapsed on his fire (by foolishly he build another fire under the spruce tree, after his feet get wet and freeze, cause the fire is off.) ... It does not know to build a fire (but know to get close to the fire to get warm, close enoug...
Crane's "The Open Boat" and London's "To Build a Fire" are two stories that approach the idea of naturalism in different methods. ... In the story "To Build a Fire," the conflict is between the man, with his lack of instinct, and nature itself. ... Yet Nature does not do all these things to the man. He did not have the instinct to know that he could possibly fall into the snow or the fact that building a fire under a tree was not a good idea. ... On the other hand, Nature in "To Build a Fire" simply watches the man make his mistakes and is not out to get him, while the dog does ...
He is faced with weather that is seventy-five degrees below zero, but he is not physically or mentally prepared for survival. ... For instance, he should not have built the fire under the spruce tree. He should have built it in the open area, so the snow from the tree would not blot out the fire. ... The trail-mate can build the fire for him. ... At the end of the story, he is unable to build a fire. ...
