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TriGeminal · Oct 12, 2006, 08:10

That pic might indicate what I mean, it's a tower case with mobo and other content .. I call that a "case" whether there was a mobo inside or without! bottom line, I never call that a CPU!!!!!!!

Why do I ask? because most of Egyptians call it CPU!!! Today for example a doctor said we will see the CPU!! he meant the case

It happens every day with doctors (medical), teachers, some programmers and the rest of people including most of my family and I began to doubt that I will be wrong one day because I give a different term!!!

So before I lose my sanity, what do you call that part??

MiracleInternet · Oct 12, 2006, 08:17

I'm so with you on that one! It annoys the hell out of me when people call it a CPU. I voted box

bo5ton · Oct 12, 2006, 08:19

Haha! That's funny coz it happens quite often. Usually from people that would understandably have no idea, so i don't really care if they get it wrong. Sometimes I'll just agree to make it easier for myself.

TheOriginalH · Oct 12, 2006, 09:09

Box/Slab/whatever. Lots of removals guys call it a CPU, which narks me a little as well....

BPartch · Oct 12, 2006, 09:12

I went with tower.

vgarcia · Oct 12, 2006, 09:14

Tower, box, or $!@#$!@

revsorg · Oct 12, 2006, 10:06

I'd call it a case. Those cutout bits on the side are often called case modifications.

DaveMaxwell · Oct 12, 2006, 10:42

It depends on the audience and what you're talking about specifically. I can remember back to the early computer classes they teach around here, that whole container was always called the CPU. And that terminology has stuck, at least around here for the less technically inclined.

For those more technically inclined, I usually talk about the tower or just down to the generic computer. Unless I'm talking about something specific within the unit, at which time I'll get more granular

say · Oct 12, 2006, 12:16

It's a casing god damn it!

AutisticCuckoo · Oct 12, 2006, 23:22

Lots of non-techie people here in Sweden call that 'the hard drive', for some reason.

tradeepak · Oct 13, 2006, 01:49

Some people call it as the BRAIN!

mizwizzy · Oct 13, 2006, 05:33

i hate it when ppl call it a CPU.... and not even just the tower case... they include the monitor and keyboard and mouse as a whole "cpu package" ugh infuriating!!!!

( my IT teacher a few years ago used to call everything the CPU, needless to say i set her straight

)

vgarcia · Oct 13, 2006, 06:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by AutisticCuckoo

Lots of non-techie people here in Sweden call that 'the hard drive', for some reason.

It's not just swedes that say this

spence_noodle · Oct 13, 2006, 08:12

i voted for Tower, but i'd also call it a case, a box or whatever I like, and feel at the time with a very large slegdehammer.

i know some (or most) office people in the UK call them a Harddrive too. why? because they have not had proper training? or they have had the training, but it went through one ear and out the other?

TriGeminal · Oct 13, 2006, 13:04

Since most people all over the world don't give an accurate name, I won't blame my people any more

Shaun(OfTheDead) · Oct 13, 2006, 13:20

Hey, kids!!... it's a CPU!!!!

spikeZ · Oct 13, 2006, 13:29

it's a filing cabinet.........

aaron.martone · Oct 13, 2006, 13:36

You think that's bad, try to get them to not mix up the memory and hard drive

Shaun(OfTheDead) · Oct 13, 2006, 18:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaron.martone

You think that's bad, try to get them to not mix up the memory and hard drive

Yeah but isn't the hard-drive a type of memory??

docquesting · Oct 13, 2006, 19:32

This is a cpu Central processing unit.

This is a computer case or tower. Note: with all the hardware installed it is called a computer.

This is a lcd monitor or monitor. It is not the computer.

Shaun(OfTheDead) · Oct 15, 2006, 03:52

eek... I feel so embarrassed for you, docquesting... You were wrong on all three counts!!

The first was a RAM chip...

The second was a CPU...

and the third was one of those new fangled virtual fish-tanks by Macintosh.

Quick, edit your post before someone sees it !!

Dzi · Oct 15, 2006, 05:37

i call it 'procesor' (croatian language)

battye · Oct 15, 2006, 06:43

I think Tower..

Lets end this once and for all and use laptops

CasualNerd · Oct 16, 2006, 00:20

Case... or box / tower.

It contains a CPU, but it isn't one. I get very annoyed when stores have the "CPU Only" specials advertised in big letters. Makes it difficult to educate people.

tokyoice · Oct 16, 2006, 03:15

Tower, System / Base Unit.

View Poll Results: What do you call that?
Case	10	38.46%
System unit	2	7.69%
CPU!!!!	2	7.69%
Box	10	38.46%
Chassis	1	3.85%
Tower	15	57.69%
Others	2	7.69%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 26. You may not vote on this poll

Oct 12, 2006, 08:10	#1
TriGeminal Life is strife Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Trigeminal Ganglion Posts: 635	What do you call this thing? CPU???! That pic might indicate what I mean, it's a tower case with mobo and other content .. I call that a "case" whether there was a mobo inside or without! bottom line, I never call that a CPU!!!!!!! Why do I ask? because most of Egyptians call it CPU!!! Today for example a doctor said we will see the CPU!! he meant the case It happens every day with doctors (medical), teachers, some programmers and the rest of people including most of my family and I began to doubt that I will be wrong one day because I give a different term!!! So before I lose my sanity, what do you call that part??

Oct 13, 2006, 08:12	#14
spence_noodle SPF Thingymajig Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: uk, Leeds (area) Posts: 1,586	i voted for Tower, but i'd also call it a case, a box or whatever I like, and feel at the time with a very large slegdehammer. i know some (or most) office people in the UK call them a Harddrive too. why? because they have not had proper training? or they have had the training, but it went through one ear and out the other? Last edited by spence_noodle; Oct 14, 2006 at 02:38. Reason: missed spelt a word, my excuse, was in a rush. honest.

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Oct 12, 2006, 08:17	#2
MiracleInternet SitePoint Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 255	I'm so with you on that one! It annoys the hell out of me when people call it a CPU. I voted box

Oct 12, 2006, 08:19	#3
bo5ton Shattrath Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 587	Haha! That's funny coz it happens quite often. Usually from people that would understandably have no idea, so i don't really care if they get it wrong. Sometimes I'll just agree to make it easier for myself.

Oct 12, 2006, 09:09	#4
TheOriginalH <-- Retired Pimp --> Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: London Posts: 4,818	Box/Slab/whatever. Lots of removals guys call it a CPU, which narks me a little as well....

Oct 12, 2006, 09:12	#5
BPartch Is in total shock!!!!! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 6,597	I went with tower.

Oct 12, 2006, 09:14	#6
vgarcia ☆★☆★ Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: in transition Posts: 21,477	Tower, box, or $!@#$!@

Oct 12, 2006, 10:06	#7
revsorg Matt Williams Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Planet Vorcon-5 in sector cx-37-b Posts: 1,145	I'd call it a case. Those cutout bits on the side are often called case modifications.

Oct 12, 2006, 10:42	#8
DaveMaxwell Just Blow It! Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 4,745	It depends on the audience and what you're talking about specifically. I can remember back to the early computer classes they teach around here, that whole container was always called the CPU. And that terminology has stuck, at least around here for the less technically inclined. For those more technically inclined, I usually talk about the tower or just down to the generic computer. Unless I'm talking about something specific within the unit, at which time I'll get more granular

Oct 12, 2006, 12:16	#9
say SitePoint Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: At work Posts: 387	It's a casing god damn it!

Oct 12, 2006, 23:22	#10
AutisticCuckoo SitePoint Wizard Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Åsnorrbodarna Posts: 11,581	Lots of non-techie people here in Sweden call that 'the hard drive', for some reason.

Oct 13, 2006, 01:49	#11
tradeepak SitePoint Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 16	Some people call it as the BRAIN!

Oct 13, 2006, 05:33	#12
mizwizzy SitePoint Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 234	i hate it when ppl call it a CPU.... and not even just the tower case... they include the monitor and keyboard and mouse as a whole "cpu package" ugh infuriating!!!! ( my IT teacher a few years ago used to call everything the CPU, needless to say i set her straight )

Oct 13, 2006, 13:04	#15
TriGeminal Life is strife Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Trigeminal Ganglion Posts: 635	Since most people all over the world don't give an accurate name, I won't blame my people any more

Oct 13, 2006, 13:20	#16
Shaun(OfTheDead) The World is Very Sexy Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Trinidad Posts: 2,065	Hey, kids!!... it's a CPU!!!!

Oct 13, 2006, 13:29	#17
spikeZ dooby dooby doo Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 11,067	it's a filing cabinet.........

Oct 13, 2006, 13:36	#18
aaron.martone Get Foxed™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 2,082	You think that's bad, try to get them to not mix up the memory and hard drive

Oct 13, 2006, 19:32	#20
docquesting Visit docquesting.com Join Date: May 2005 Location: Georgia USA Posts: 1,349	This is a cpu Central processing unit. This is a computer case or tower. Note: with all the hardware installed it is called a computer. This is a lcd monitor or monitor. It is not the computer.

Oct 15, 2006, 03:52	#21
Shaun(OfTheDead) The World is Very Sexy Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Trinidad Posts: 2,065	eek... I feel so embarrassed for you, docquesting... You were wrong on all three counts!! The first was a RAM chip... The second was a CPU... and the third was one of those new fangled virtual fish-tanks by Macintosh. Quick, edit your post before someone sees it !!

Oct 15, 2006, 05:37	#22
Dzi SitePoint Addict Join Date: May 2004 Location: Croatia Posts: 228	i call it 'procesor' (croatian language)

Oct 15, 2006, 06:43	#23
battye Simulation Cricketer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: australia Posts: 473	I think Tower.. Lets end this once and for all and use laptops

Oct 16, 2006, 00:20	#24
CasualNerd SitePoint Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 222	Case... or box / tower. It contains a CPU, but it isn't one. I get very annoyed when stores have the "CPU Only" specials advertised in big letters. Makes it difficult to educate people.

Oct 16, 2006, 03:15	#25
tokyoice SitePoint Evangelist Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 456	Tower, System / Base Unit.