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- 15741: The Power On Self Test
- ... computer. You can bypass the extended CMOS settings by holding the key down during boot-up. This is really helpful, especially if you bend the CMOS settings right out of shape and the computer won't boot properly anymore. This is also a handy tip for people who play with the older AMI BIOSes with the XCMOS setup. It allows changes directly to the chip registers with very little technical explanation ... Test Tick Sound section). 4. Once the POST have succeeded and the BIOS is ready to call the operating system (DOS, OS/2, NT, WIN95, etc.) you will see a basic table of the system's configurations: · Main Processor: The type of CPU identified by the BIOS. Usually Cx386DX, Cx486DX, etc.. · Numeric Processor: Present if you have a FPU or None on the contrary. If you have a FPU and the ... Type: The master HDD number. See Hard disk C: type section in Standard CMOS Setup. · Hard Disk D: Type: The slave HDD number. See Hard disk D: type section in Standard CMOS Setup. · Serial Port(s): The hex numbers of your COM ports. 3F8 and 2F8 for COM1 and COM2. · Parallel Port(s): The hex number of your LTP ports. 378 for LPT1. · Other information: Right under the table, BIOS ...
- 15742: The History of The Internet
- ... to be the greatest collection of networks in the world, its origins go back to 1962. In 1962 the original idea for this great network of computers sprung forth from a question "How could U.S. authorities successfully communicate after a nuclear war?" The answer came from the Rand Corporation, America's foremost Cold War think-tank. Why not create a network of computers without one central main authoritative unit (Sterling 1) The Rand Corporation working along side the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) devised a plan. The network itself would be considered unreliable at all times; therefore it would never become too dependable and powerful. Each computer on the network or node ...
- 15743: Technology Changes Role of Database Administrator
- Technology Changes Role of Database Administrator The database administrator (DBA) is responsible for managing and coordinating all database activities. The DBA's job description includes database design, user coordination, backup, recovery, overall performance, and database security. The database administrator plays a crucial role in managing data for the employer. In the past the DBA job has required sharp technical skills along with management ability. (Shelly, Cashman, Waggoner 1992). However, the arrival on the scene of the relational database along with the rapidly changing technology has modified the database administrator's role. This has required organizations to vary the way of handling database management. (Mullins 1995) Traditional database design and data access were complicated. The database administrator's job was to oversee any and all database-oriented tasks. This included database design and implementation, installation, upgrade, SQL analysis and advice for application developers.. The DBA was also responsible for back-up and ...
- 15744: The Future of the Internet
- The Future of the Internet It's on television, in magazines, newspapers, and in our schools. Everywhere you go you hear about the Internet. Dubbed "The Information Superhighway," one might think that this network of millions of computers around the globe is ... expressway at lunch hour. Users are often frustrated at busy signals and slow speeds. The corporate giant, America Online, Inc, has recently been the target of several lawsuits over this because when it changed it's pricing plan, so many new users came on, and so many people started staying on longer, that it's system couldn't handle the strain and would run very slow and give busy signals to almost everyone that tried to log on. As a result people started staying online because they were afraid ...
- 15745: Computer Literacy
- ... computer has changed the way many people think and live. With its amazing versatility, it has found its way into every area of life, and knowing how to operate it is a requirement for today's world. Those who have not taken the time to learn about computers often do not even know what to do once one has been turned on, and this problem should be corrected. That is why all high schools must make a computer literacy course a requirement for graduation. Although a computer course would take away two or three periods of a high school student's weekly schedule, it will be well worth it in the real world. With so many careers today involving a knowledge of a computer's basic functions, computer literacy plays a big part in job security. If a potential employee comes along demonstrating outstanding computer skills, he or she may take a job that formerly belonged to another employee ...
- 15746: Quality Issues In System Development
- Quality Issues In System Development The period between the 1970's and 1980's was a time of great advancement in computer hardware technology which took an industry still in it's infancy, to a level of much sophistication and which ultimately revelutionised the information storage and processing needs of every other industry and that of the entire world. However, it was also during this period ...
- 15747: Private Cable TV
- ... their regulations, laws and financing in the different countries. 2. BASICS In our paper you will find the following technical terms: ¥ terrestrial broadcasting: this is the basic technology used to broadcast radio and TV. It«s the use of radio-frequencies that can be received by a simple antenna. The problem by using terrestrial broadcasting is, that you only have a few (up to max. 7) possible frequencies and that you ... and TDF 2, and one telecommunication one : TELECOM 2A. Most of the programmes diffused through satellite are in fact the one you can get thanks to the cable. 3.3 LAWS AND REGULATIONS The C.S.A. (Conseil SupŽrieur de lÔ Audiovisuel) is the authority responsible in France for broadcastingÔs regulations. It is composed of 9 designed members : - three chosen by the President of Republique - three chosen by the President ... special interest): private (pay TV): Kabel 1 Premiere Vox Viva RTL 2 DSF n-tv Definitions on the next page! 4.2 CABLE/SATELLITE TV The German PTT developed as one of the first PTT«s in Europe standards in cabling private households. But in the late 70«s the social democrats (SPD) blocked the PTT because the Bonn government was afraid that cable technology would lead into private TV. ...
- 15748: Internet Security
- ... completely possible to build a personal profile on someone just by tracking them in cyperspace. Every action a person does while logged onto the Internet is recorded somewhere (Boyan, Codel, and Parekh 3). An individual's personal security is the major issue surrounding the Internet. If a person cannot be secure and have privacy on the Internet, the whole system will fail. According to the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT ... doing this, he can improve his site for the people that return often (Boyan, Codel, and Parekh 2). There is a much more devious way that someone can gain access to information on a user's hard-drive. In the past, the user did not need to be concerned about the browser he used; that changed when Netscape Navigator 2.0 was introduced. Netscape 2.0 takes advantage of a programming ... called Java. Java uses the browser to activate programs to better enhance the website the user was viewing. It is possible for someone to write a program using Java that transfers data from the user's computer back to the website without the user ever being aware of anything being taken. Netscape has issued new releases that fix some but not all of the two dozen holes in the program ( ...
- 15749: "A Wrinkle in Time"
- "A Wrinkle in Time" Madeline L'Engle's Newbery Award Medal winner "A Wrinkle in Time" not only fits Joseph Campbell's Hero Quest and The Call to Adventures' outline very closely but it also reflects the relationship between God and Satan and how we deal with battling between them in our own lives. The three main ... downdraft and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract?' Meg's father had been experimenting with this fifth dimension of time travel when he mysteriously disappeared. Now the time has come for Meg, her friend Calvin, and Charles Wallace to rescue him. But can they ...
- 15750: Mixed Emotions in The Story of an Hour
- Mixed Emotions in The Story of an Hour “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin gives us a real insight on marriage and relationships. A woman’s repressed thoughts and feeling are untied due to her husband’s tragedy. Mrs. Mallard is suffocated by her husband’s total control over the marriage. The story is set in the late eighteen hundreds. That could be one of the reasons for Mrs. Mallard’s reactions; her life was dull but she does not ...
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