... far enough. The only thing you really have left to install inside the computer is the floppy drive. Take the IDE cable that was given to you in the package of items that came with the floppy drive. Take the cable plug it into the motherboard and the other one in the back of the floppy drive. The power is going to ... come from the power supply. The cable you use is the 6 pin, second smallest power cord. Once this is installed all you have left to do is to install the hardware on the outside of the computer. ... ...

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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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... Current Network The John Paul College network is almost completely wireless. Exceptions to this include staff, desktop computers in the primary school and senior school, all being connected by CAT5 cable. The wireless network reaches all parts of the college campus from the Coleman Centre to Sick Bay to the JPIC. (Refer to Appendix A) The current data transfer rate present throughout ... deliver a much more efficient and functional network overall. As of current the school uses Windows 2000 Server and should continue to, as it is very reliable and secure. No new cable extensions will ne...

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Generation Y Generation Y is commonly known as those who are born after the year 1979. They have never known a world without remote controls, CDs, cable TV, and the computer. This generation is not all about politics or the economy; instead they are more involved in cell phones, scandals, drugs and the Internet. They are more ... ...

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... installed into expansion slots, and are sometimes built right into the motherboard of the computer. Different types of NICs are designed to accept certain types of transmission medium or network cable, which in turn determines the amount of information and the speed at which the information can be sent. They are also designed for different purposes. One type of card can ... ...

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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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... conversations consisting of a series, or threads, of linked messages. Uniform Resource Locator is the address of a document on the Web. Video on Demand is the delivery of digital movies via cable, telephone, or wireless where the user has the ability to start and stop the movie at any time. World Wide Web is a global, networked system that serves data images, documents ... ...

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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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... 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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... 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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... 65% of households in Singapore had a personal computer in 2002, an increase of 20% compared to ten years ago. 52% of the households have access to Internet services, 32% have Cable TV and a majority of 85% of households had at least one mobile phone in 2002. Moreover, 98.6% and 96.9% of all households have television and telephone service respectively (Ng 2001 ... ...

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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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