As computer prices continue to drop, more people are buying computers. ... Once the consumer decides on the operating system to use, he or she is going to ask the question ""what is software and hardware, or what type of software should come with the computer."" ... The computer has four main hardware components, the Central Processing Unit (CPU), Random Access Memory, hard drive and video card. ... The next important piece of hardware is the monitor. ... In addition, knowing the basic difference between hardware and software will make choosing a computer less complicated. ...

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Utilizing web support at no cost allows home users and small business owners who can not afford contracted technical support feel comfortable about buying a software/hardware product. ... A voluntary part of my job is to troubleshoot any computer problems. ... Answer: Most people who use computers on a daily basis to not have the knowledge needed to make a responsible computer product purchase. ... This color printer won't print legal size paper, I can't combine these two excel files into one, etc 3) Wrong Products: Users buy (for the most part peripherals & cables) the wrong pro...

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A report on a range of HCI and their Applications Introduction Human Computer Interface has been very important, as it has developed over the years to help users to use computer hardware and software. ... Describe in HCI terms of developments in hardware and software. 2. ... Developments in hardware and software. There have been many software and hardware developments one first such development is 1.1 Computer Processors There have been very large advancements in computer processors that allow users to do bigger and better things. ... These plans can then be put on the computer. ...

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Computers Here, There and Everywhere Today is the computer age. ... The first computers were huge. A single computer would fill a whole room. ... People need to be computer literate or wired and plugged in today's society Computer literate, the ability to understand fundamental computer concepts, operates a personal computer, and navigates the Internet. ... From then on Windows has achieved widespread success because it was compatible with a broad range of hardware and software. ...

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Although they have the same job of being a reliable computer, they are both very divergent. ... The last of of big three pros of the PC and Mac are the hardware that they carry. They both sell computers that carry amazing power. ... The big upside to Apple is that it controls the software and the hardware. ... The Mac is a computer where the hardware and software is controlled by one company, where it is simpler to use, and it uses the OS X Mavericks. ...

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Window NT and Unix can communicate with different types of computers. Also, they can secure the important data and keep the unauthorized users off the computers. ... In addition, virus tends to attack on Window NT's Intel-based hardware. ... It always happens due to some failures of hardware. ... If there is no problem with the hardware, Unix can be run in a year without rebooting. ...

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In the personal computer history there were two giants in the business. Apple Computers and Microsoft. ... Steve Jobs started Apple Computers from his garage. ... His computers were eventually seen by the public when he took some of his computers to a computer convention and from there the computers became an instant hit. ... Xerox came out with an idea for a piece of hardware called a "mouse" and a piece of program called a "graphic interface". ...

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There at the school, he wrote a tic-tac-toe program in basic computer language that allowed users to play against the computer. ... He spent hours, sometimes even days in the computer lab. ... Bill Gates bought a program called QDOS and adapted it to be the IBM hardware, naming it Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS). He went on to carefully retain the right to license MS-DOS to other hardware manufacturers. ... Apple could only run on Apple Macintosh computers, causing them to gain only a small percentage of the worldwide desktop computer market. ...

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Computer Chassis 4. ... It includes everything you need to build a high-performance computer. ... Item=N82E16822332129 Specifications: Brand: PowerColor Interface: PCI Express 3.0 GPU: Radeon R9 280X Core Clock: 880MHz Boost Clock: 1030MHz Memory Size: 3GB Memory Interface: 384-Bit OpenGL & DirectX Ports: 1x HDMI, 2x Mini Display Port, 1x DVI-I Description: Designed for big gaming computers, this card will take your graphics to the next level. ... You can personalize your PC with the different apps available, navigate easier around your computer with the Windows key, and change the pre-instal...

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The computer issues a reminder for overdue books. ... The database is held on a computer. ... Hardware Specifications A computer to store the database Barcode readers to scan barcodes to record the issue and the return of books Printer for the printing of reminders and reports Terminals connected to the main computer to search for book availability Software Specifications Windows NT 2000 Operating System The library system. ... The modules are then tested on the computer. ...

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Dial-up modems are able to give the average person with a home computer access to the largest library in the world, something that was mainly for companies or the rich. ... Just sit down at your computer and the Internet is there - like electricity or tap water! ... The IP address of the computer sending the packet. ... The IP address of the destination computer. ... ATM - designed to be easily implemented by hardware (rather than software), faster processing speeds are possible. ...

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This place was the computer lab. ... Lakeside eventually moved their computer time to a company called Computer Center Corporation, or C-Cubed. ... Seeing their skills with computers, C-Cubed offered the two unlimited computer time if they found and reported any computer bugs they found. ... Bill Gates believes the computer hardware and software industry will continue to grow over the next 20 years with CPU power doubling and Microsoft still leading the software industry (http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Bill.Gates.html). ... He had dedication towards computers and the intelligence to put his...

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I wanted to purchase a personal computer system, with monitor and printer that I could use to do Web-based research. ... Windows 98 would actually be more for a home computer. ... Either the people were in love with their Macintosh computer and hated all others, or vice versa. ... The Requirements Hardware I did research on several brands and narrowed it down to three different systems, with three different operating systems, based on some basic requirements. ... This is for the entire hardware, software, applications, monitor and printer. ...

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Gates that Microsoft had to field a non-PC box that didn't run Windows, that the company had to go into the money-losing hardware business, and that it had to defeat Sony's PlayStation 2 game console or surrender any hope of controlling technology in the living room. ... With a controller in hand, he set off animations ranging from hundreds of Ping-Pong balls bouncing all over a room to a computer-animated woman practicing martial arts with a giant robot. ... Back then, he met with Johnny Wilson, the editor of Computer Gaming World magazine. ... The game, which he undertook for Ste...

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There is a hardware limitation, as the owner does not have a computer installed in his shop. ... However Mr card has limited computer literacy. He does not have much knowledge of computers overall so this is another limitation. ... This will not affect Video Box as a computer is already owned. ... The present system will be improved greatly by putting it on to a computer. ...

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But time was not on Dos's side; computers were becoming more powerful and more popular, computer users (as some of the other citizens of Computeria were referred to) required their computers to do more and more. ... But he never got to work in as many computers as Windows. Windows was already working in most computers when they were sent to their users, but, users had to install OS2 themselves. ... The computer does do a reboot of a sort, not completely back to bios launch and memory check, but a reboot all the same. ... Having done so I can safely say I have no plans to install any versi...

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