Two such methodologies that developed to supply this demand are Mainframe computers and PC (Client/Servers) architectures. ... Client/Server) (Mike Heston, 2001)." A few advantages that a Mainframe system offers can be identified as: Redundancy and serviceability features built in Mainframes are better optimized for disk storage and I/O Centralized administration and allocation of resources is much easier A few advantages that a PC or Client/Server system offers can be identified as: Cost (generally cheaper) Size and Flexibility Distributed processing between PCs results in...

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A "server" means/refers to a distributing or transhipment centre which has the specific function in the communication system. ... Moreover, they can set an official file server so that the staff and manager can use this server administering the files, the application program, the data, and the security system. ... A server is a computer often a high-capacity PC or workstation with a large hard disk. Here, server is a central computer dedicated to controlling access to resources in the LAN, so each node becomes a client of the server. ... This server computer not only controls other computers, ...

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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 at once, we can also access the information much faster than any modem ever could and instead of having 10 BBS's all seperate that you would have to call up and connect to individually all of the servers are linked together so you can just jump from one to the other. ... The ability to be sitting at your desk typin...

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People can create a desktop or tower into a server that goes through the server and networking systems to the multiple computers. ... People cannot, however, have a Laptop act as a server like a Personal computer can. ...

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A Local Area Network (LAN) is a conglomerate of interconnected computers and or workstations sharing the resources of a single or many servers within a relatively small geographical location. ... One type of card can be used by a client workstation solely to connect that computer to a network, while network servers that are specifically designed to transfer large amounts of information use other cards. ...

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Computer Networking-Reasons and usage Before we begin, one must know the reasons to network and how to utilize a computer-networking environment. We begin by gathering some of the key hardware and software related to networking. We also introduce several key networking concepts. Much of the materi...

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Palm m505 The Palm m505 is a new PDA that, unlike many PDA's, comes with a color screen, a Motorola Dragonball VZ processor, 8MB of memory, a 160x160 pixel color display with over 65,000 colors. This PDA is one of the first in a new breed of color displays. Palm has also incorporated two expan...

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Word Definition GUI Graphical User Interface Microprocessor An integrated circuit that contains the entire central processing unit of a computer on a single chip Megahertz One million cycles per second used to measure clock rate Families of Macintosh and Apple computers • Pre-Macintosh (Apple I, II, IIe) • Classic Mac (128k, 512) • iBook • iMac • Macintosh II • Macintosh Centris • Macintosh LC • Macintosh Quadra • Performa • Power book • Power book G3/G4 • Power Mac • Power Mac G3/G4 • ser...

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Dell sells a range of personal computers, laptop computers, enterprise and workgroup servers, storage solutions and graphics workstations direct to business, education, the government and consumers, bypassing the traditional distribution channel. ...

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Microeconomics I chose my article from the March 2nd edition of the USA Today. It is entitled "Net's Next Phase Will Weave Through Your Life." This article discusses the changes in the near future of the Internet. Since its invention less than a decade ago, the Internet has become part of our...

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A young man named Shaun Fanning who attended high school in Harwich, Massachusetts had two loves, sports and computers. As he became more interested in computers, he decided to stop playing sports and turn his attention toward working with computers. He focused on two aspects of computers, programmi...

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