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Fan

The main purpose of a computer fan is to cool the system and ensure that the computer does not overheat. Located inside the computer case, it draws in cool air and expels heat or moves cool air through a heat sink to cool a particular component. The use of fans to cool a computer is known as active cooling. Types of fans include the case mount, CPU fan, Graphics card fan, Chipset fan, PCI fan, Hard disk fan, and CD Burner fan.

Operating System

Submitted by mmahfoud on Thu, 12/02/2010 - 19:21

Software that runs on computers and manages the hardware as well as provide services for efficient execution of various application software. The operating system acts as an intermediary between application programs and the computer hardware. Operating systems are found on almost any device that contains a computer such as cell phones, gaming systems, web servers, etc. Popular operating systems include Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and GNU/Linux.

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