Speed of a Computer
Patrick Reagan
Computers and Information Processing/CIS319
David Avery Jr.
December 14, 2008

Speed of a Computer
Computers have evolved dramatically over the last 70 years. The size may be one of the main changes. The first computers were the size of a classroom. Today a computer can fit in an adult hand. Another change is the speed in which the computer operates or processes information. The computer user in today’s market wants information as soon as possible. The demand for increased speed is determined by several factors. A few of these factors are Random Access Memory (RAM), clock speed, data on the hard disc, data on a CD ROM, and data on a floppy disc. The role of these factors can determine the speed of a computer.
Random Access Memory, otherwise referred to as RAM, is a working area where the operating system (e.g. Windows), programs and data in current use are kept, ready to be accessed by the processor......

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