Before you head to Desktops Computers shops to buy a PC Desktop Computer or Laptop Computer, the following information my help you take the right decision.

Here are some definitions for common terms a novice should know when buying PC Desktop Computer.

Processor: The processor (CPU or microprocessor) is the brain of your desktop PC. It reads instructions from your software and tells your computer what to do.

Pentium: A high-speed microprocessor chip made by Intel.

AMD: Advanced Micro Devices is a CPU chip maker.

Multi-core CPU: A multi-core CPU combines two or more independent cores into a single package.

RAM: Random-Access Memory is the common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on.

Hard drive or hard disk: is a piece of computer hardware which is used to store and retrieve information.

Ports: An interface through which data is transferred between a computer and other devices (such as a printer, mouse, keyboard, or monitor), a network, or a direct connection to another computer.

USB: or Universal Serial Bus or Port is a connection port on a computer that is universally compatible with many types of devices, such as, printers, speakers, mouse, etc.

Ethernet card: A is a piece of computer hardware designed to allow computers to communicate over a computer network.

Video card: An adapter card used to manage the display on the monitor.

Sound card: An expansion board which can receive and output digital sounds or synthesize sounds.

DVD+RW/-RW: Short for DVD+ReWritable is a re-recordable DVD format.

GHz: or Gigahertz is the unit of frequency. It is equal to one billion cycles per second.

GB: or giga byte or gigabyte is a measure of your PC Computer memory or disk space. It is equal to about one thousand million bytes (a thousand megabytes).