ðeɪ ɑːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ jˈuːzd tə dɪsplˈeɪ ˈaɪɾəmz sˈʌtʃ ɐz fɹˈiː spˈeɪs ˌɔn wˈʌn ɔːɹ mˈoːɹ hˈɑːɹd dɹˈaɪvz, ðə tˈɛmpɹɪtʃɚɹ ʌvðə sˌiːpˌiːjˈuː ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ɪmpˈoːɹtənt kəmpˈoʊnənts, ænd nˈɛtwɜːkɪŋ ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə sˈɪstəm ˌaɪpˈiː ɐdɹˈɛs ænd kˈɜːɹənt ɹˈeɪts ʌv ˈʌploʊd ænd dˈaʊnloʊd.
They are also used to display items such as free space on one or more hard drives, the temperature of the CPU and other important components, and networking information including the system IP address and current rates of upload and download.