Computer Hardware in Plain English
K Solo | May 12, 2009 | 25 comments
www.commoncraft.com An explanation of the basic parts that make computers work hard drive, RAM and micro-processor. A "presentation quality" version of this video is available for commercial licensing.
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I think it’s whatever information the program that you’re currently using needs. That’s why MS Word doesn’t slow down your computer as much as World of Warcraft, or the like.
Next time u use a computer wtf???
So utube dosent counts as using a computer?
Interesting. I never really fully understood how ram works. is there a way to tell what information is stored in the ram?
very informative..i wonder why all the people giving all these smart ass comments couldn’t do one like that..i think a lot of people found this video very informative…
This is like Computers for dummies, for dummies, for dummies.
cuz he is the guy from twitter in plain english
He missed the southbridge and the NIC. :’)
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soudns like the guy that does the twwiter in plain english
this is the free version, mabye he has more on the non-free version… but i dont know
this is fucking retarded suck my fucking dick
and he missed Power Supplies unit.
you missed video card and motherboard.
Good video for a basic understanding of computers !!! Excellent Quality !!!
Now can you do one for overclocking and case modding? LOL. I could really use that. LOL
Thanks for the comment. Our videos aren’t focused on businesses only, but also schools. This series is much more focused on 8th graders (for instance).
What kind of camera do you use to record yourself? I like the quality for some reason haha. Or is it your lighting? anyways, fun video!
you should do another video just on RAM because it’s still confusing to me like when you say “makes some info quicker to access” what does some mean? I’ve always wanted a video just on RAM.
this is a nice video, but i dont under stand what kind of company would use this so their epmployies could learn. this is a fairly basic video and if people working for a company on computers didnt already know this, i dont know how they got hired in the first place. its good for more like teaching my mom to start useing a computer.
Thank you, chopbust. From our perspective, the problem is that the people who know the most about computers, money, web, etc., easily assume that everyone else knows. Sadly, it’s not true and the people who need help the most have no way of learning. We ignore the pretentious comments and focus on making videos for people who need an introduction.
I’m very into computers and I always have a hard time explaining to my non-IT inclined friends what’s RAM, Hardrive etc. I think this video does a great job, though it still misses out some components, like graphics card. But hey, it’s good enough for entry level.
full of cocky comments. not everyone is as informative as you’d think. this is a very good, educational and simple video. don’t be so pretentious. some people might learn a thing or two, so if you’ve already know about it, why being such a douche about it? stop whining already.
well, i know a bunch of people who do not know what this is for.
although, i also have to admit, this is a quite basic video^^
This was REALLY retarded. the analogies were dumb and so was the info, i think we’re smart enough to understand this without pretty moving pieces of paper.
good vid. but who duz not know all this?
great explanation…!! i rate u 5/5