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Observation Of A Computer

As I was sitting in my dorm room, procrastinating the composition of this paper by playing solitaire on my computer, an idea struck my mind. Why not analyze the components that allow me to play solitaire.
The main box, which weighs 20.2 pounds, houses all of the major components. It resembles a rectangular bow of tissues tipped on its edge. The front of the box is almond in color and has a red Compaq insignia near the middle. Above where it says Compaq, there is a large oval impression, which gives way to a light blue gray power button. Above the button but still within the oval are three small icons. The first icon has the shape of a moon which lights up when the computer is in ...

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the door. Below the CD-ROM drive is a 3”x 5” disk drive. There is also only one button on the front of the disk drive, which is used to eject a disk. I am now going to move from the front of the box to the back of the box.
As I look for a way to remove the casing, I notice there are many receptacles for the respective devices they control. Along with two large fans, which remind me of small air conditioning units, there is a small black switch, which controls the life of the box. As I unscrew the five small screws, which hold the casing in place, I wonder about what amazements lie within. Will there be thousands of small wires protruding from every nook and cranny or will there be a single black box that controls the computer.
As I remove the casing, which acts as a protective shell for all of the vital components, I see many brightly colored wires, which remind me of trees leaves in autumn. Two 3” wide strips of wires run from the CD-ROM drive and the disk drive, which act ...

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Added: 4/27/2007 01:37:24 PM
Category: Creative Writing
Type: Premium Paper
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