Upgrades
PC's are the best systems to try and upgrade, mainly because almost anything in the PC can be taken out, and a new version of a piece of hardware and software can be put in its place.
An example of the software is the Operating System. When a user wants to upgrade their OS to a higher one, they either download it off the official site that sells the OS, or buy an upgrade disc and run it off there. An example of upgrading in this case is upgrading from Windows 7 to 8.
A straight upgrade from one OS to its immediate successor is the method of upgrading that is mostly used, and although an upgrade of one OS to an OS that is more than one generation old is possible, it usually requires an upgrade that loses all files on the PC.
It usually takes at least half an hour to upgrade from one Operating System to another, depending on how large or small the new OS is.
For hardware on the PC, it is usually very easy to upgrade, as it only requires the user to take out a piece of hardware, and put a new one in its place, provided that the new piece of hardware is compatible with both the PC software and whether or not the hardware can fit into the slot that it should go into.
For example, the RAM can be taken out of its small, thin slot and, provided the new RAM can fit into the slot, the new RAM card can be plugged in its place, with no CD required to install the hardware into the PC.
As for consoles, in both the current and next generation, there isn't as much that can be upgraded as a PC can. The only upgrades that can be done are upgrades to the software and firmware that are provided by the manufacturers, and, on the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 & Xbox One at least, you can change the Hard Drive to one that can hold more space.
From the IPhone generation onwards, phones were also able to upgrade, albeit only in terms of software and firmware. Usually, upgrades with these kinds of phones are just bug fixes and vulnerability patches, but sometimes, upgrades mean going up to the next version of whatever operating system your phone uses (iOS, Android, etc), which gives the phone new features or gives it a cosmetic change in terms of how the menu and applications look.
As for consoles, in both the current and next generation, there isn't as much that can be upgraded as a PC can. The only upgrades that can be done are upgrades to the software and firmware that are provided by the manufacturers, and, on the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 & Xbox One at least, you can change the Hard Drive to one that can hold more space.
From the IPhone generation onwards, phones were also able to upgrade, albeit only in terms of software and firmware. Usually, upgrades with these kinds of phones are just bug fixes and vulnerability patches, but sometimes, upgrades mean going up to the next version of whatever operating system your phone uses (iOS, Android, etc), which gives the phone new features or gives it a cosmetic change in terms of how the menu and applications look.
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