Personal Security Systems Lab

Personal Security Systems Lab

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Eric McMullen
16 February 2010
SRA 111 Section 001
Personal Systems Security Lab
My computer is an HP Elitebook 8530w, which is a mobile workstation. It has an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU (model P9500) running at 2.53GHz with a 6 MB L2 cache and a 1066 MHz FSB. The processor is basically the brain of the computer, computing information and displaying it on the screen. It runs on 4 GB of RAM (DDR2, 800 MHz). The RAM is the computer’s short term memory, which the computer uses to write information to without saving it permanently (versus a Word document for example, which would be saved permanently to the hard drive). It has a 160 GB hard drive that spins at 7200 RPM (SATA II). The hard drive is the main memory of the computer, to which all of your permanent information is saved such as Word documents, music, drivers, etc. The screen is a 15.4 inch 1920X1200 pixel LCD, and the audio is an integrated stereo system as well as integrated dual microphones. The screen displays all of the information on the screen for the user, and the audio systems both output and input sounds (i.e. music and recordings, respectively). The main drives on this computer are the hard drive, DVD drive (doubling as a CD drive, as well as a DVD/CD burner with LightScribe). The DVD drive reads information from DVDs and CDs. It can also burn information (like music, documents, or other files) to DVDs or CDs (DVDs would be used if I require a lot of space, whereas CDs would be used if I have no need for extra space). The computer has Bluetooth adapters, as well as WiFi and gigabit network connection adapters. All of these adapters essentially connect the computer to other Bluetooth enabled devices, or to other wireless networks. The modem is an Agere Systems HDA Modem, which allows an internet connection through a phone line. The keyboard is a standard PS/2 keyboard, and the mouse is a standard PS/2 Port TouchPad, whose functions are also self-explanatory. Another input device on this...

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