Question: Choosing Your Next Computer
You are looking for the latest and greatest portable computer to replace your fiveyear old laptop. You will use this computer for both work and personal computing tasks-everything from creating documents, spreadsheets, and presentations to surfing the Web and editing videos of your friends and family. You want a computer that is powerful, lightweight, and comes with a long battery life.
Review Questions
1. Should you purchase a computer with an x86 processor, an Intel Atom processor, or an ARM processor? What are the pros and cons of each type of processor? Will you want a multicore processor? Why or why not?
2. What sort of main memory and cache memory should you seek?
Critical Thinking Questions
1. What sort of secondary storage devices would most economically meet your needs?
2. Which input and output devices would be most useful to you?