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. A server is more than just a machine; it is also the software that performs many different services for the users on a network. ... Print server software can be located on a computer, or on a hardware device located on a network printer. ... Wed server software uses TCP/IP protocols and the Web site content to allow the user a...

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The seemingly good aspects of computer sometimes confuse people, and they believe that children go without saying to learn to use computer at a very early age. ... His father bought a new computer for him when he was a pupil, because he told my uncle he wanted a computer to study, and he said it would be very convenient. ... I think that the computer is harmful to him on that condition. ... Illinois Eye Institute said it was estimated that anywhere from 40-75 percent of heavy computer users suffered from eyestrain, red and burning eyes, dryness or excessive tearing of eyes, neck ache, backache...

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Dell started the company with the idea to sell custom built computers directly to the customer. ... 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 Cooperation Focuses on Customers Dell computer is evolving in a direction that Michael Dell, calls "Virtual Integration". ... Enable more information to be viewed without requiring users to scroll the page, while still retaining excellent readability at lower resolutions. Faster page down load most site pag...

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InfoTech 11 ~ Personal Firewalls By definition a firewall is any number of security schemes that prevent unauthorized users from gaining access to a computer network or that monitor transfers of information to and from the network. 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. ... Many software firewalls such as Zone Alarm or Norton Personal Firewall allow the user to tell the Firewall software which applications are allowed to pass ...

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This type of advertisement is noticed by the user and can usually be cleared away, however there is also a program running in the background that most users are usually unaware of. This program is tracking software that runs in the background of your operating system that tracks down the types of internet sites you visit and sends this information to another computer for marketing purposes. ... Not only is spyware a potential invasion of privacy, but it also can various problems with your computer. ... It is actually a method of spying on another user while they are on the computer throu...

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The Internet is a computer application that connects tens of thousands of interconnected computer networks that include 1.7 million host computers around the world. The basis of connecting all these computers together is by the use of ordinary telephone wires. Users are then directly joined to other computer users at there own will for a small connection fee per month. ... Making the computer web site user friendly could greatly encourage the user to continue to absorb the available information. ... And the Internet is user friendly and cost effective. ...

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A new age is upon us - the computer age. ... As usage soars, (some estimate there will be rove eighty million users by the end of 1997) could the Internet overload? ... Hackers (people that get into data on computers they aren't suppose to) can hack into a lot of private information on the information superhighway. ... Encrypting and making better security software needs to be developed along with other computer technology to help control hackers or cyber criminals. ... Some day computers will replace our television, radio, answering machine, and telephone. ...

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The result is that many websites are not very user-friendly. ... Any browser running on any computer system could interpret this basic collection of tags and interpret them in the same way. ... But Mosaic allowed users to see graphics. ... A website can allow the user to do many things. The user can buy airline tickets, manage his/her stock portfolio, learn a language, read the morning news, or check the weather forecast. ...

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This first network, known as ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency NETwork), was very primitive by today's standards, but a milestone in computer communications. ... The Department of Defense in 1969 commissioned ARPANET, and the first node was created at the University of California in Los Angeles, running on a Honeywell DDP-516 mini-computer. ... The theory was tested on Xerox PARCs computers. 1974 saw the launch of TELNET public packet data service. ... In 1979 the first MUD (Multi-User Domain) was created by Dr. ... In 1995, Compuserve, America Online and Prodigy opened up Intern...

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To many users, what was radical just years ago may be becoming monotonous. But the computer industry is looking to change all that. ... For most users, the Internet experience will change dramatically over the next year or two. ... 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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Novice users may find it difficult to know what the folders contain. ... Therefore, the user will know clearly about the nature of the information and find it convenient in referencing. ... However, it has not been tested by users. ... Secondly, it is user-friendly. ... Last but not least, it paved the way for the future of better human-computer relations. ...

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An advertiser only pays when a user actually clicks on the advertising listing. ... The company's display advertising consists of videos, texts, images, and other interactive ads that run across the web on computers, mobile devices, and handheld computers. ... Google is focused on developing easy to use ad products to help advertisers extend their reach, help create revenue opportunities for its publisher partners, and deliver relevant and useful ads to users on the go. ... By 2010, Google Books presented more than a million books that allowed google users to search, browse or even downlo...

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In the past, one had to be in a single location and often with a desktop computer. ... The user cannot get rid of them immediately even if he does not need them any longer. With the Internet, the user can just turn off the device. ... This means that information is already filtered before it reaches the user. As long as the correct keyword is used, the user does not have to filter through unnecessary content. ...

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In a time where computers act as the glue holding the world together, does the Internet invade the privacy if people too much? ... The identity of a person can be disclosed to other websites and users. ... Internet users need to be wise when using the net. ... Internet users need to be both smart and safe when using the Internet. But, the Internet needs to take the first stride in the protection of its users....

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More important, it is impossible to engineer a universal network from a single network technology because no single network suffices for all users. Some groups need high-speed networks to connect computers in a single building. ... 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 has been designed to foster communication among machines with diverse hardware architecture, to use almost any packet switched network hardware to accommodate a wide variety o...

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Over the past five years, the World Wide Web has been adopted by commercial users at a rapid pace. ... R Protection of confidential information The individual user is interested in the security level appropriate to all the processes in which he or she is involved. ... u More experienced users of the Internet are more inclined to worry about privacy breaches - indicating, perhaps surprisingly, that privacy concerns do not diminish with growing usage. ... The Internet, and more specifically the World Wide Web, makes communication virtually unlimited for those who currently have access to a...

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Download time, always a number one concern for users, for this site is moderate. As long as the majority of the people visiting the web site are using at least a 56K modem, then download time is not a significant issue since it took my computer about 15 seconds to load and users lose interest after about 20 seconds. ... Another problems users might face is when visiting a particular web site on the site, the option for choosing that page on the menu bar does not disable, change color or do something to let the user know that they are currently on that page. ... There is no music to annoy...

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If everyone would just think about how much a computer helps us, we would appreciate it more. I can do so many amazing things with a computer. ... Computers are becoming more smaller, faster, and better everyday. What makes a computer so great is the World Wide Web or the Internet. ... People can do almost everything on a computer. ...

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Most can not even afford computers. "Where he (Kalisha 79) might be interested in free or discounted Internet service if a free computer was offered with it". ... The more users the Internet has the more money it will continue to make....

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The Internet is a network of computer networks. It is made up of well over two-and-a-half million host computers and is growing at the rate of over two million new users each month. ... Other Internet sites provide users with a variety of multimedia materials, including SoundBits, video clips, allowing access to detailed product information. ... When the user asks the program for help, the software gets the current help file from the company's WWW site. ... With the advent of the WWW and user-friendly browsers, companies are making the leap online; visualizing a cost-effective media v...

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They are both forms of computer-mediated communication. ... The Designed Tourism Web page is information based (it may contain email facilities) which enables to user to gain easy access to the facts. ... The web page is dealing with a wider but specific audience using a user-friendly manner. ... For instance, large offices often have interoffice email systems that enable employees to communicate within the office computer network, partly replacing interoffice telephone communications. ...

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Of course there is a san-serif font, like most other websites because serifs seem to be more difficult to read on a computer screen. ... The authors of this homepage may have guessed that the user would have looked at all the rollover information before deciding on which part to click on, therefore, making the rollover unnecessary in the following pages. However, making assumptions like that usually are not what really happens, the design should be the same throughout, with the same rollover text as the homepage to help the user-friendly aspect. ... Well, the graphics lead the user to ...

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Here in the United States, every household should have at least one computer or a laptop. ... Besides, Mozilla Firefox doesn't install straight from the operation system and anything you stored or bookmarked in its cache will not directly change your computer. ... Also pop ups usually carry spyware and viruses which can easily get in and destroy your computer. These pop ups can be annoying; therefore, pop up blockers are essential for most computer users. ... If you are browsing and your computer shuts down or all the websites dissapear, Mozilla Firefox will ask you if you want to r...

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Simplistically, the issue of Internet music distribution concerns three groups of people the Internet users who download music, the organizations and individuals who distribute music through Internet sites, and lastly the artists and their record companies, record manufactures and music stores. As the Internet users generally argue, Internet music distribution has numerous advantages. Even novice Internet users can now access the virtually any songs ever written in a matter of seconds. This can all be done from the personal computer and is far more practical for people than the previous means...

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Initially, SmartSketch was used as a type of drawing application, particularly for such computers, which run on the Pen Point Operating System. Thus, these were also regarded as pen computers. ... These all feature make Adobe Flash the most integral part of the web, which makes it access easy for users (Lawton, 2008). ...

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