There are a lot of different things that affect the speed of a
computer. The brand type probably affects speed mostly because
of the type of hardware. Different computer makers will use
different layouts, parts, and materials to construct the
computer. If two different processors are used, their efficiency
and speeds will differ as well. In addition, each computer has a
clock that drives its processor. A 500 MHz clock, for example,
makes the computer do 500,000,000 operations per second, while a
100 MHz clock only makes the computer do 100,000,000 operations
per second. That means that the first computer is 5 times faster
than the second if they are identical in every other way. Each
computer also has a different way of computing things. Different
algorithms for storage and retrieval can affect the speed, along
with many other factors. I'm not quite sure what you mean by
data type, though- do you mean the way in which data is stored
in the computer? Good luck with your project! Nature uses only
the longest th