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Computer Hardware

Computer hardware is a general term used to refer to all the physical parts of a computer. Internal hardware devices include hard drives and motherboards, while external hardware devices include monitors, mice, keyboards, and printers.

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What are the advantages of UPS - Uninterruptible Power Supply?

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The primary advantage to a UPS is that in cases of sudden power loss the UPS will continue to power the computer system long enough for you to save your work.

Additionally, in environments which have problems with "dirty power"... meaning the electrical supply may have sudden spikes or dips such as in an older building or neighborhood the UPS offers a great deal more protection than a standard surge suppressor would.

In a new technology of UPS system the manufacturers offer lots of features including the surge suppression built-in device, hot-swap power module and battery module replacements. Additional backup time and run time calculation during power failure has great advantage for the end users to know the approximate time left for them to save their data before it completely shuts down (if the absence of utility power is too long and beyond the capacity of the UPS to operate).


Connect laptop to laptop though wireless?

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Have a Dell 966 printer Is there a Lexmark cartridge that will work?

The answer seems to be "no" - I bought the Lexmark version of this cartridge, and it doesn't work - the chip on it causes the printer to read "invalid cartridge". Some older versions used an additional slot to differentiate between Dell and Lexmark, but they've now gone down the hardware route and there doesn't seem to be a way around it.

That means you have to order from Dell, and I need to print today. $50 from Office Depot down the drain and no other option. I'm selling this POS printer and buying one from a company that doesn't so blatantly screw its customers.

What does firewire IEEE1394?

The IEEE 1394 standard defines the FireWire bus, developed by Apple, that was a mainstay for a few professional industries until it was overshadowed by USB's ubiquity, continual improvement which debunked rumors that FireWire was still faster than USB. However some still choose to continue use FireWire for compatibility or for other legacy hardware support reasons.

Advantages of twisted pair cable?

There are mainly three advantages:

1] less cost

2]data transfer rate is 100 mbps

3]it can support more length.

Is an moniter an input or output?

In the strictest sense, no. It is an output device only.

However, touch screens are input devices, but some would say this is just the touch panel mounted on top of the screen - so the screen is an output device while the touch panel is a separate input device. They are integrated into one unit but do have separate connection to the computer. Some would say its it one unit that does both input and output since the touch panel is integrated. The case could be made for either really, its just semantics anyway.

Also, some monitors have USB hubs built in, but these really just bridge the USB device and the USB controller in the PC with no actual processing of data, so really shouldn't be considered an input device either.

What are the disadvantages of uninterruptible power supplies?

Disadvantage: Capital cost, efficiency losses, added maintenance and service costs.

What is an internal DVD drive?

A CD, DVD or Blu-ray drive (optical drive) that is installed in the computer.

The alternative is an external drive, which is a separate box you connect to the computer using a USB cable.

How do you install a hi-speed USB host controller on a Windows XP computer?

For the most part, the High Speed USB controller will be integrated right onto the motherboard of your system. You will sometimes run into this problem when upgrading to or installing a new version of XP, for sometimes it does not readily have the drivers available. What you have to do is to actually find out the motherboard that you have in your system, and download, or request the CD, that has the motherboard resources on it, in order to get Windows to install that particular controller. If you have a name brand computer, you should be able to contact the manufacturer to get the CD or download. However, if you have built the system, or someone else has built you the system, you will need the CD that came with the motherboard. Yes. If you have an empty PCI bus slot on the PC motherboard, you an install a PCI card which provides you 2 or 4 USB2.0 ports which are available at around $10. There are some combo cards which provide both USB and Firewire (1394 ports).

What are the two basic cables found inside a computer case?

The two basic types of cables are power cables and data cables.

Early PCs used a ribbon cable to connect both hard drives and floppy. Later the Hard drive cable was changed from 40 wires on 40 pin to 80 wires on 40 pins. The additional wires were grounds between each data carrier. Newer computers use a smaller serial ATA (SATA) cable that uses 7 individual wires - 4 data wires and 3 ground wires.

Other data cables and connectors usually use a flat ribbon cable for connections in the case. Examples are the serial ports, parallel ports, USB ports. The early PC had few connections sold with it, and we used to use a multi-purpose card to add ports and memory capability. Since the card was overcrowded, an extra "back plane connector" was included to give you a place hook up your printer of modem. It connected with a ribbon cable and a "header" block that plugged onto pins on the multi card.

The power connectors on the early PC power supply were round and a keyed header attached them to the motherboard. Newer Motherboards often have an auxiliary power connector that enhances the distribution of power to the motherboard. This is only a benefit if the computer power supply has isolated rails for the different voltage supplies, or if the board must use more current than the other wires can safely carry.

Hard drives and floppy all used the same size 4 pin Molex connector. The mini power connector arrived with the smaller floppy. The new SATA drives use a special power connector.

New video cards that are high performance usually include one or more power headers requiring a feed just for the video card, and possibly it's fan.

Early fans for the computers piggy backed across the power connectors going to the disk drives. More modern designs have dedicated sockets on the motherboard to allow reading the fan speed or better yet, controlling the fan speed. Some mother boards allow the control of "case fans". The power and sensor wiring for these fans is a 3 conductor cable, and some use a fourth conductor as a control line.

What is a 201 error at system startup?



A 201 error message appears which indicates the RAM failure.

Is it okay to keep laptop battery attached when laptop is plugged in?

its ok to do that but if you do it for too long then the battery wares out

What do you mean by input and output devices with example?

An input device is any peripheral used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system ... examples - mouse, keyboard

An output device is any peripheral used to communicate the results of data processing carried out by an information processing system ... examples - printer, monitor, speaker

What are the two main chips of the chipset?

North Bridge and South Bridge. The North Bridge is the faster end of the hub containing the graphics and memory controller and connects to the system bus. The South Bridge is the slower end of the hub and contains the I/O controller hub. All I/O devices with the exception of display and memory are connected by the slower South Bridge.

When is the hardware test in a PC first performed?

During the initial startup phase, right after your computer performs POST (power on self test)

What is the function telnet protocol?

It stands for TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK. You can remotely control web servers through Telnet. By using Telnet programs you can enter commands. By exchanging data over internet two programs can work cooperatively. With Telnet you can not only control their server but can also communicate with other servers on the network

Is a system unit a peripheral device?

No, peripherals are things like monitors, keyboards, mice etc. CPU is a major component that a computer must have to operate.

It is a processor, all other parts are peripherals.

(Some computers, some severs for example, do not need any peripherals to operate.)

How does a server differ from a typical PC?

The difference between a desktop computer and a is in the components. A desktop is just a computer while a workstation will contain all the basic components used in an office like a computer, telephone, printer and so much more.

What are internal speakers?

Internal speakers are speakers that are mounted inside electronic items such as computers or radios. Unlike an iPod, which requires headphones plugged in, equipment with internal speakers do not require headphones or other speakers to be plugged in.

How many KB is 350 mb?

350000 megabytes (MB) is equal to 341.79688 gigabytes (GB).

HOW DOES CPU INTERFACE WITH THE DEVICE TO COORDINATE THE TRANSFER?

. How does the CPU know when the memory operation is completed?