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How do I get to the system command center?

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Luigi Oppido is the Owner and Operator of Pleasure Point Computers in Santa Cruz, California. Luigi has over 25 years of experience in general computer repair, data recovery, virus removal, and upgrades. He is also the host of the Computer Man Show! broadcasted on KSQD covering central California for over two years.

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You can either hold the Windows key and hit the pause break button, or press Command-Shift-Escape all at once.

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What hardware specifications would I focus on to determine performance/reliability?

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Ram amount, processor speed, video card, and motherboard would be a good start.

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What do I have to look for in the system specification while trying to download a new program?

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Look for processor speed and type, RAM, storage and graphics.

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How do I do it on Windows 10?

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As described for Windows 8: click Start, and in the search box type "system information".

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How we can measure the speed of a computer?

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Measuring the speed of a computer can be done with "benchmarks". Benchmarks will run calculations or graphics tests. After the test you will get a score that you can compare with other systems so you know how fast yours is. You can download a benchmarking program by Googling "benchmark".

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How can I check my laptop's system specifications?

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Open up the Windows menu and under "Search Programs and Files", type "system information". Click on "System Summary" to find very detailed information on your computer.

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How do I check them when the computer is not operable?

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You need a computer hardware technician to open the CPU and check.

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What specifications does my computer need to design programs?

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It depends on the program you plan to make and how you plan to make it. You could need anything from a simple PC to an expensive, high-end PC.

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How do you find your computer specifications?

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You should find it in your settings. Go to system settings, then find "about".

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What are the best computer specifications?

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You need to base it on what you are going to do. If gaming, you need around 8 GB of RAM, a good video card, and a fast processor. Graphics designers' machines often have even more RAM and a hard drive with a fast read/write speed. For those who just do Internet research, office applications and casual gaming, often a notebook is the way to go, in which case battery life might be the most important specification. In general, though, presuming you have a sufficient amount of RAM, the processor speed is a good gauge of the computer's overall horsepower.

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How do I check the specifications on Linux Mint?

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Check the various files under the /proc virtual directory; use ls to find them all. Some information can be found with the "lspci" or "hwinfo" commands, or "uname -a."

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