Identify the following components of your system: type of central processing unit (CPU), amounts of random access memory (RAM) and read-only memory (ROM), input and output devices, and types of storage.
Compare these elements to new, state-of-the art technology available. To aid your research, use links to online stores such as the following: PCWorld at http://www.pcworld.com/ and Macworld at http://www.macworld.com/