Article 1: Non-computer network servers When people hear the word server, they automatically think of a large, powerful computer that performs network related functions. When the term non-computer server is mentioned, a blank stare may be the resulting response. ... Non-computer servers can be: print servers, web servers, application servers, file servers, or mail servers, just to name a few. ... Print server software can be located on a computer, or on a hardware device located on a network printer. These hardware devices can be a plug-in card for printers that have an expansion sl...

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Nowadays with such focus being placed upon online security for both home and office users, the hardware and software firewall has become standard equipment in the fight against unauthorized access. ... Hardware firewalls are also available to home users. ... Their advantages are that hardware firewalls take a lot of the guess work out of maintaining a firewall, but unfortunately this is also there disadvantage. I myself have spent many an hour trying to disable a hardware firewall just because it won't allow the computer to perform expected operations such as accessing websites and pla...

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Each enterprise chooses hardware technology appropriate for specific needs and budget. ... Some groups need high-speed networks to connect computers in a single building. ... The technology is called internetworking accommodates multiple diverse underlying hardware technologies by providing a way to interconnect heterogeneous networks and a set of communication conventions that makes them inter operate. The Internet technology hides the details of network hardware and permits computers to communicate independent of their physical network connections. ... More important, the entire technology ...

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Analysis on Marketing Strategies on Dell Computers The company was founded in 1984 by Michael Dell. Dell started the company with the idea to sell custom built computers directly to the customer. ... The company designs and customizes products and services to the requirements of the organizations and individuals purchasing them, and sells a large selection of hardware and computing software. ... In the following pages are different marketing strategies Dell computers uses to sell there computer around the world making them the most successful company in the world. ... Dell Computer Coopera...

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But the computer industry is looking to change all that. ... It will be part of a much larger system that combines hardware and software together to produce much more than was ever before possible. ... For instance, while you are away from home, you will be able to listen to your own music stored on your home PC on another computer. ... Also, lots of companies will jump on to the trend to make better computer products. Computer-game maker Electronic Arts is the first company to test the capabilities of the new connectivity. ...

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At one time, if a person wanted to by a circular saw, they either went to Sears, ACE Hardware, or the local home center. ... In 1998, to the delight of computer savvy kids everywhere, the Wishbook was put online (News & History - Historical Chronology 2). ...

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