In addition to answering the basic question presented in the Visual Workshop on p.28, look at the specifications shown in Figure A-29 and answer the following questions:

1. What is the speed of the processor? Explain what that number means.

2. How many characters can be stored on the Hard disk?

3. What type of optical storage is supported on this system?  Be specific in your answer.

4.What type of monitor is this? What does the number 1,024 x 768 represent?

5. How many expansion slots are available? Why are they important.

6. How many ports are available?

7. What components support input?

8. What components support communication?

9. What type of System software is on the system?

10. What type of Application software is on the system? .