... connections for telephones, fax machines and a wide variety of Internet-enabled devices. We also have optical networks that use high intensity laser light to transmit data over a really thin optical cable that goes underground, or underwater. Every network includes: 1. At least two computers: Often, as a network grows and more computers are added, one computer will act as a server, a central storage ... categories in UTP ranging from 1 to 5. For instance, while Ethernet can use UTP category 3 wiring, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet require at least the higher-grade UTP category 5 wir...

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... of the condition of your phone lines. Digital modems offer around a 300% increase in performance over then analog modems. The three major types of digital modems are ISDN, DSL, and Cable modems. ISDN (Integrated Service Digital Network) allows for data transfer rates of 128K in both directions. However, the ISDN lines are usually too costly for their performance. DSL (Digital Subscriber ... that the father you are away from the closest DSL switch, the slower your connection. Cable modems give you the best transfer rates when your bandwidth is not limited through the cable company. The c...

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... slot marked primary. Once again use slight pressure and insert that into the slot. Find another ribbon cable and using the same procedure insert it into the slot marked secondary. You should have one ribbon cable left that is going to go into the slot above the secondary named floppy. In the provided space ... ROM into the top most appropriate slot in the case right side up. Using the provided screws firmly attach the device to the case. Take the cable you connected to the secondary slot and make the red line go towards the power connection, the only other connection. Find the appropria...

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... to connect to the Internet, which is a global communication network. Modems come in many different speeds. Some are 14.4k, 56k these uses a phone line, cable modem (in only large cities, an internet setup that uses a cable line) and many more. Floppy disk drives are drives where you insert a disk to save progress or install programs from .CD ROMs are compact disk ... a computer. You can use it to run programs that require memory to load. The semiconductor is the silicone object used for computer inner circuit components. The Bus it the flat cable of numerous wires that joins in with com...

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... music, and browse the Internet. A Network Card allows computers to talk between each other. Network Cards today are also used like a modems, which is know as DSL, Cable, T1, and T3. The speed of DSL, Cable, T1 and T3 is a lot greater than on a regular modem. Video Card plays a very important role in a computer. With out a Video Card the computer will not ... ...

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... switch or hub close to the location of the new PCs. In each room I will run a star topology linking to a hub and from each hub I will have a fibre optic backbone cable running to the server so information will run quickly from, each hub to the server. E.g.: I will be using a class -C- network as the company has less than 200 computers and will ... clicking on the print button. Internet Most of the employees in your office, including yourself, can increase their productivity with access to the Internet. Using a technology such as Roadrunner and a Cable/DSL router combined with a network ...

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... a hard drive; this is where all your information is stored. When you buy that you can put it in one of the 3.5 inch internal drive bays. It also comes with a cable so you can plug it into the motherboard. Just look for the label IDE 0 or IDE 1 on the board, it can go in anyone of them. The instructions will show ... will satisfy anybody's needs. Next you need to buy a sound card; this is what gives sound to your speakers. Finally you need to get a network card if you"re on cable or DSL, or you need a 56k modem if you"re on dial up. All of these cards slide into what's knows as the PCI s...

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... was placed into the case it was realized that the previously installed CD ROM drive needed to be moved lower. This was decided after it was realized that the ribbon cable that connects the two drives was too short. Once it was removed and placed lower, just above the floppy bays, the ribbon ... cable was attached to the two drives. There was a major issue with the hardware supplied with the case. There were not an adequate number of screws or standoffs to secure the ... ...

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... expansion of bandwidth is what is making two-way communication, or interactivity, possible. Neither digitization nor fibre optics is new. But it was only this year that America's two biggest cable-TV owners, TCI and Time Warner , said they would spend $2 billion and $5 billion respectively to deploy both technologies in their systems, which together serve a third of America's 60m ... cable homes. Soon, some TCI subscriptions will be wired to receive 500 channels rather than the customary 50; Time Warner will launch a trail full-service network in Florida with a range of ... ...

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... called the Mark I. Two years later in forty-six the first programmable computer, called the ENIAC computer, was introduced. The first transcontinental television broadcast was carried by the first coaxial cable system in fifty-one. That same year the first commercial computer was sold to the U.S.bureau of the census. Fifty-eight was the year the first data communication network was ... ...

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... cost and how much information you will be able to view with it. Your decisions include: • Display technology - Currently, the choices are mainly between CRT and LCD technologies. • Cable technology - VGA and DVI are the two most common. • Viewable area (usually measured diagonally) • Aspect ratio and orientation (landscape or portrait) • Maximum resolution • Dot pitch &bull ... ...

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... 't be that way for much longer. As the Net gets bigger, Internet companies will look at the early days of the television as a business model. TV started out free. Once cable and satellite TV services came around, the model evolved into several layers. Free TV still exists, but now you can pay to get a bigger selection of channels, or you can ... ...

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... consumers via the Internet and telephone. Dell's product is build to order computers including desktops, workstations, network servers, and laptops. Dell offers a wide range of optional peripherals such as monitors, cable, video, modems, and data storage. Dell also includes several vendor options such as Kingston Technology, Microsoft, 3COM, Cisco Systems. Dell is the world leader in direct sales of computers. Gateway ... ...

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... was the first method of data storage and can be read by using an internal floppy disc drive located inside the computer or an external floppy disc drive connected via a cable. This is used as it is a transportable way to carry your data from computer to computer. The "a" drive also enables you to copy files from a floppy disc to your hard ... ...

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... labs and computers that exist in the dormitories for student use. Furthermore, every faculty member who wants one has a computer that, along with student terminals, is wired via fiber-optic cable to the main university computer. In addition, the university tries very hard to keep software such as word processors, spreadsheets, and database programs as up to date as possible. All ... ...

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... to be the better and more convenient one. BlackICE Defender: BlackICE Defender is an industrial-strength anti-hacker system that delivers unmatched protection to your PC. It scans your DSL, cable modem, or dial-up Internet connection looking for hacker activity. When an attempted intrusion is detected, this firewall automatically blocks traffic from that source, keeping intruders from accessing your system ... ...

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... Appz, Computer games are changed into image files known as ISOs, and full-length movies are known as VCDs. Software pirates usually have a high-speed connection, such as T1, T3, Cable Modem, DSL, ADSL, HDSL, or VDSL. Almost all software pirates have CD recordable drives, to make copies of their material. Many attempts have been made to stop software piracy, the ... ...

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... all the database. Today the use of technology is tremendous. Almost every home has a computer and a way of communication like the telephone. Every home has stoves and microwaves. Most have cable television. Well to some people technology is the only way for them to depend on for survival. I have learned that technology plays a huge role in every person's life. For better ... ...

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... up to the Internet through a Local Area Network (LAN), which connects all the computers in the office to one server and that server is connected to the Internet through Shaw Cable. All I have to do is click on the Internet Explorer button and I am connected and ready to surf the Internet and send and receive email messages. Our office has our ... ...

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... going to be over the Internet, it was important to find a system that would be fast in downloading different sites and capturing information. I will be running my new system off a cable modem with Internet service provided by Time Warner's Road Runner. This is important because it will determine some of the software I choose for the new system. The Operating System Windows ... ...

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... concept of the internet is based off this old BBS system. Replace the BBS with a server the modem with an ISP to give you access and the phone with your cable or DSL and you have a modern day BBS or internet. The main difference's being instead of just one person a server can have hundered or thounsands of people accessing it all ... ...

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... innovation of the common set of technical protocol, TCP/IP, cannot be overlooked for the rapid growth in Internet. This software enable computers using various carriers such as telephone line, cable TV and satellite channels to send different form of data like text messages, sound file or an image to each specific computer (Lee, B, 1999). Without this software, Internet may not ... ...

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... happen to operate a high-profile Web site, you probably won't be a target of a DDoS attack. However, if your personal computer is attached to the Web through either a 24-hour-a-day cable or DSL modem, you could become an unwitting accomplice to a DDoS attack. By following just three Internet security rules, you can make it far harder for vandals to appropriate your ... ...

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