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Sun 94 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
wordy sentence for computers
I am trying to write the following sentences consicely. Can I have your comments? Thanks in advance.
1.When deciding what kind of computer to buy, you need to take your uses for the computer into account. You also need to consider your budget.
--> When buying a computer, you need to consider both computer usage and your budget.
2. There are some people who only use computers to do word processing.
_> some people only use computers for word processing.
3. Some other people have a wide variety of uses for a computer.
->> Other people use a computer varietly.
4.Computer games use a lot of memory, so if you want to play games on the computer, you should buy one which has a lot of RAM.
_> To play computer games, you should buy one with a lot of RAM.
1.When deciding what kind of computer to buy, you need to take your uses for the computer into account. You also need to consider your budget.
--> When buying a computer, you need to consider both computer usage and your budget.
2. There are some people who only use computers to do word processing.
_> some people only use computers for word processing.
3. Some other people have a wide variety of uses for a computer.
->> Other people use a computer varietly.
4.Computer games use a lot of memory, so if you want to play games on the computer, you should buy one which has a lot of RAM.
_> To play computer games, you should buy one with a lot of RAM.
Top answer
When deciding what kind of computer to buy, you need to take your uses for the computer into account. You also need to consider your budget. --> When shopping for a computer, you need to consider both your purpose(s ) and your budget.
- When deciding what kind of computer to buy, you need to take your uses for the computer into account.
- You also need to consider your budget.
- --> When shopping for a computer, you need to consider both your purpose(s ) and your budget.
- 2.
- There are some people who only use computers to do word processing.
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1.When deciding what kind of computer to buy, you need to take your uses for the computer into account. You also need to consider your budget.
--> When shopping for a computer, you need to consider both your purpose(s ) and your budget.
2. There are some people who only use computers to do word processing.
_> Some people use computers only for wo
--> When shopping for a computer, you need to consider both your purpose(s ) and your budget.
2. There are some people who only use computers to do word processing.
_> Some people use computers only for wo
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Can I replace a lot of RAM in the last sentence with a large RAM, such as
To play computer games, you need a large RAM.
To play computer games, you need a large RAM.
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That sounds reasonable, but I am not really so computer-literate.
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sun 94Can I replace a lot of RAM in the last sentence with a large RAM, such asTo play computer games, you need a large RAM.No. "RAM" (random-access memory) is a mass noun.
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So, what's wrong with a large memory, then?
— This always causes some confusion, as administrators erroneously assume that a large RAM eliminates the need for a pagefile.
— Windows Vista needs a large RAM (memory) to run smoothly
— A variant of this technique is to make a boot floppy that boots a networked Minix to a large RAM with a sub
— This always causes some confusion, as administrators erroneously assume that a large RAM eliminates the need for a pagefile.
— Windows Vista needs a large RAM (memory) to run smoothly
— A variant of this technique is to make a boot floppy that boots a networked Minix to a large RAM with a sub
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I've been in the hardware end of computers since the TRS-80. I build them and post on various forums concerning them. It is possible to use RAM as a count noun, but just barely.
The guy who wrote your first example was using jargon, and he would never write, "two RAMS". He knew perfectly well what RAM stands for and used it accordingly to speak of a major component of a computer system. H
The guy who wrote your first example was using jargon, and he would never write, "two RAMS". He knew perfectly well what RAM stands for and used it accordingly to speak of a major component of a computer system. H
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