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Computers » Hardware | By Victor Epand @ Wednesday, 24th December 2008 @ 10:47 AM

Computer hard-disk drives are in use in almost every desktop computer and server in today\'s technological field. A desktop computer most commonly uses one hard-disk drive while servers, mainframes, and supercomputers use hundreds of them at one time to deliver the expected results of their users. Yet, in all of these systems, the hard-disk drive does one function. Hard-disk drives store changing digital information in a semi permanent state and give computers the ability to remember data e... more...

Computers » Hardware | By Victor Epand @ Wednesday, 24th December 2008 @ 10:29 AM

The hard drive is where all your programs, drivers and other applications are stored, and also where you usually save every thing you create on your computer, unless you use an external hard drives. It is non volatile, meaning that it does not need power to keep all the information there, unlike RAM. The more GB your hard drive has, then the more it is able to store, but that does not mean that it is faster. The speed of the hard drive, or how fast the information can be retrieved, depend... more...

Computers » Hardware | By jon crain @ Tuesday, 23rd December 2008 @ 8:02 PM

IT revolution has brought in the need for System across the globe. Generally, there are two types of Systems available in the market viz. branded or assembled. Branded refers to those set of PC s manufactured by registered and reputed organizations like IBM, HCL etc. Whereas assembled refers to those category of personal computers which consists of components brought from different manufactures and erected to serve the purpose. Such computers are called custom computers. A custom ... more...

Computers » Hardware | By jon crain @ Friday, 19th December 2008 @ 6:54 PM

Now a days a computer is much usable device that gives us all the information we required by just clicking on it. There are several types of uses of a computer. With the help of internet we can search anything we want and do shopping , talking with friends from all over the world like computer with internet has make the world very close. Now we talk about custom computer. Custom computer is not so different than normal computer we use. Generally it has usually maximum amount of R... more...

Computers » Hardware | By Kishor Nayak @ Friday, 19th December 2008 @ 6:52 PM

Although Ink Jet printers only appeared on the consumer market in the late 1980s, they had been under development for more than twenty years by that time. In the mid-1970s, printer companies realized the potential of the technology that would make dot matrix printers obsolete. The challenge, however, was to come up with a way to create an affordable Ink Jet printer that would reliably create high-quality printouts. Technical challenges The quality of the printed page depends la... more...

Computers » Hardware | By Kishor Nayak @ Wednesday, 17th December 2008 @ 8:33 PM

Add unlimited dimension to creative crafts with your computer, Ink jet printer and specialized media. Ink jet printing opens the door to thousands of colors. Why print them all on white paper? If you can think it..you can Ink jet! Unleash your imagination. Specialty papers are just the beginning of endless media alternatives to standard printer paper. High-resolution photo papers in glossy and matte finishes transform family photos into enduring memories. Parchment and confetti papers add... more...

Computers » Hardware | By Tom Kranz @ Wednesday, 17th December 2008 @ 4:09 PM

Sun Microsystems\'s new UltraSPARC T1 and T2 series of microprocessors has revived Sun\'s position as one of the few third-party manufactures capable of competing with the Big Two processor companies (Intel and AMD) who currently dominating the processor market. Sun fell behind for a few years as their flagship processor, the UltraSPARC IV series, hit its performance limits. But they have reentered the competition with their new UltraSPARC processors, completely redesigned from the g... more...

Computers » Hardware | By Tom Kranz @ Tuesday, 9th December 2008 @ 10:09 AM

Compared to Intel or AMD, Sun Microsystems has traditionally focused more on high-end, high-powered servers and supercomputers than on desktop home computers. It should come as no surprise, then, that Sun produces some of the most advanced High-performance computing (HPC) systems available. In fact, they offer not just one, but several different types of HPC solutions for different computing needs. High performance computing uses either supercomputers or computer clusters to solve advan... more...

Computers » Hardware | By Cattie Coyle @ Monday, 8th December 2008 @ 2:50 PM

When trying to decide which laptop to buy, some choices are easy: weight, size and color. But then come the tricky bits: processor, RAM, hard drive, graphics card... how do you know what to choose? Which features can you save on, and where should you splurge? Processor The Processor or CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the brain of the computer. When you type in something in Word, for example, it goes into the Random Access Memory (RAM). The CPU will take a look at it and decide if it n... more...

Computers » Hardware | By Musa Aykac @ Friday, 5th December 2008 @ 4:25 PM

Most of you must have noticed that the prices of computer hard drives have gone southwards in the recent times. Many reasons can be attributed to this trend. The current financial meltdown or the recession is one of them. The other possible reason could be the advent of modern technologies that have replaced the older versions. Technologies are advancing at such a faster rate that the current crop of hard drives that we are using daily, could very well be redundant. Its place could be ta... more...