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To build or not to build?

            Deciding to build a personal computer is a big step .
             to take and should not be ventured into lightly.
             deal of patience is involved in performing this task .
             because everything doesn't always flow as smoothly as one .
             would like it to flow. Therefore, an individual with very .
             little patience should seriously consider buying a .
             complete system that is already together. So, if you .
             choose to build one and you think you have the patience .
             to do it, there are a few things you must consider. The .
             first step in the process would be to figure out how much .
             money you want to spend. Decently priced generic as well .
             as outrageously priced name brands components can be .
             found just about everywhere. The next step is to figure .
             out how the computer will be used: business, pleasure or .
             entertainment. How much you want to spend and what you .
             will do with the computer will help decide if you get the .
             Pinto, Cadillac, or Rolls Royce of computers. The next .
             step in the process is to understand just what everything .
             is and what it is supposed to be doing within the .
             confines of the unit. The following sections are designed .
             to give you a brief overview of that information. .
             When discussing a computer's inner workings, the .
             best place to start is the motherboard. Every board or .
             device is either directly or indirectly connected to the .
             motherboard (MB) through slots or sockets. The first .
             consideration when choosing a motherboard is the physical .
             size of the board or the form factor. (This decision will .
             also help decide which case to choose.) Currently there .
             are two types of form factors available to everyone. They .
             are the Baby AT and the ATX. The Baby AT was first .
             introduced by IBM as a full AT that was rather large in .
             size. Over the years, as chip sets and parts have reduced .
             in physical size, companies have shortened the board to .
             reduce the costs. The other form factor is the ATX and .
             was introduced to reduce cable clutter, improve airflow .


Essays Related to To build or not to build?

1. To Build a Fire

In the story by Jack London, To Build a Fire, the main character learns a hard lesson of reality, when he meets his fate. ... For example, despite the dangerously cold temperatures, he did not take necessary precautions when he built his first crucial fire. Then, when he realized his mistake, he didn't realize how serious it was until he could not start another effective fire. ... He forgot to build a fire promptly after he got wet, which made it extremely difficult build one after it. ... In some situations, people have escaped their fate, but for the man in London's story, he was n...

  • Word Count: 580
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

2. To build a fire

"To Build a Fire," by Jack London is about a man who is seeking to find his friends in the Yukon Territory in Alaska. ... The central idea of "To Build a Fire" is to think before you act and not to make impulse decisions. The man in the story is an individual who thinks only of the actions that he wants to perform and not the consequences. ... His companion for the trip is a dog, who uses instinct, not the temperature as a rule of thumb. ... Jack London's, "To Build a Fire," has several conflicts throughout the short story; however, the main conflict is man versus nature. ...

  • Word Count: 802
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

3. To Build Or Not To Build

Deciding to build a personal computer is a big step to take and should not be ventured into lightly. ... So, if you choose to build one and you think you have the patience to do it, there are a few things you must consider. ... In any case, you need to get an enclosure that will not only meet your current needs but any anticipated future upgrades. ...

  • Word Count: 2149
  • Approx Pages: 9
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

4. To Build a Fire Review

To Build a Fire by Jack London is a story about man versus nature. ... The man did not heed the old-timer's advice, and set out on a treacherous journey. ... London claims that the man was, "not much into thinking." ... This man did not heed the old-timers advice and therefore was doomed. ... Do not go into things blindly. ...

  • Word Count: 557
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

5. To Build a Fire by Jack London

"To Build a Fire" is a short story that has been written by Jack London. ... He is aware of the cold and does not worry about it until later in the story. ... He decides to build a fire for warmth. ... Immediately he tries to build a fire again, but he fails due to frostbitten fingers. ... He regrets about his decision not listening old man from Sulphur Creek. ...

  • Word Count: 765
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

6. Setting Analysis - To Build a Fire

Moreover, in "To Build a Fire," without setting there would be no story initially taking place. ... If not within that actual specific time period and stimulating circumstances of the story, the story would not have occurred. ... Immediately in "To Build a Fire", a reader can easily speculate that the environment is essentially a predetermined fate of the man. ... The main being in the story is not given a name, for that is irrelevant to the supremacy of nature. ... While the man states "When it is seventy five below zero, a man must not fail in his first attempt to b...

  • Word Count: 1086
  • Approx Pages: 4
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

7. To Build a Fire by Jack London

"To Build a Fire" by Jack London, tells a story of a man traveling alone with his dog (Husky dog) through the Yukon Valley to reunite with some friends of his. ... The man (protagonist) is surprise over and over again how colder it is, but he does not realizes its implications and that makes him a static character. ... Soon after the tree avalanche collapsed on his fire (by foolishly he build another fire under the spruce tree, after his feet get wet and freeze, cause the fire is off.) ... It does not know to build a fire (but know to get close to the fire to get warm, close enoug...

  • Word Count: 755
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

8. Naturalism of The Open Boat and To Build a Fire

Crane's "The Open Boat" and London's "To Build a Fire" are two stories that approach the idea of naturalism in different methods. ... In the story "To Build a Fire," the conflict is between the man, with his lack of instinct, and nature itself. ... Yet Nature does not do all these things to the man. He did not have the instinct to know that he could possibly fall into the snow or the fact that building a fire under a tree was not a good idea. ... On the other hand, Nature in "To Build a Fire" simply watches the man make his mistakes and is not out to get him, while the dog does ...

  • Word Count: 746
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

9. Jack London's To Build a Fire

He is faced with weather that is seventy-five degrees below zero, but he is not physically or mentally prepared for survival. ... For instance, he should not have built the fire under the spruce tree. He should have built it in the open area, so the snow from the tree would not blot out the fire. ... The trail-mate can build the fire for him. ... At the end of the story, he is unable to build a fire. ...

  • Word Count: 585
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

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