Layers and abstraction
This looks at Linux gaming, and how they get Windows games working and how the systems interact with the hardware through the different stages of abstraction. GCSE and A-level students should have a watch to see about drivers and APIs.
Are Hard Drives disappearing?
A good look at not only the question in the title, but also the different factors at play and what developments are being made. A must for GCSE Computing, gives good background for any storage related questions.
Taking apart a hard drive
This video goes through not only taking a hard drive apart, but also taking the working parts from another drive and swapping them over. Don’t try this at home. See that machine which they’re working in? That’s filtering out all the dust etc so the hard drive doesn’t get anything on it that would damage …. Read More
Why RAM prices change
This video is explaining why RAM prices are….volatile (see what I did there?). Whilst it’s interesting in itself, it’s also interesting to note how widely used RAM is, how many different devices use it. The amount CPU chips for example are used is a lot less because there’s a lot more specific CPUs then there …. Read More
How Crash Bandicoot Hacked The Original Playstation
This video looks at not only the game design principles, but also the tricks the developers used to get every bit of performance and push boundaries to make Crash Bandicoot a really ground breaking game for it’s time. Contains a nice section which compares the CPU and GPU. Also comparing RAM to secondary storage (CD)
Taking apart old laptops
Whilst this isn’t the most entertaining watch, it does show the principles of reusing tech, laptops in particular. Laptops are stuffed full of really good tech and it’s great to be able to reuse it.