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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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Fundamental difference between at and atx power supplie?
The fundamental difference is that the ATX power supply has a connection to the motherboard that allows newer operating systems to turn off the computer's power when you shut down. The old AT power supplies required you to hit the power button once the OS terminated.
What is the arrangement on hardware?
The arrangement of hardware refers to the physical layout and organization of computer components and peripherals within a system. This includes the placement of the CPU, memory, storage devices, and input/output devices, as well as how these components are interconnected through buses and circuit boards. Proper hardware arrangement is crucial for optimal performance, cooling, and accessibility for maintenance or upgrades. Additionally, it can also influence the aesthetics of the overall system, especially in custom-built PCs.
What is classification of RTOS?
- Hard RTOS : These type of RTOS strictly adhere to the deadline associated with the tasks. Missing on a deadline can have catastrophic affects. The air-bag example we discussed in the beginning of this article is example of a hard RTOS as missing a deadline there could cause a life.
- Firm RTOS : These type of RTOS are also required to adhere to the deadlines because missing a deadline may not cause a catastrophic affect but could cause undesired affects, like a huge reduction in quality of a product which is highly undesired.
- Soft RTOS : In these type of RTOS, missing a deadline is acceptable. For example On-line Databases.
What is a CMOS checksum error?
First cause is possibly a hardware change. Reboot at least once to see if the message clears. The most likely cause is the CMOS battery getting weak or has lost its power. This can be changed according to your motherboard's manual. Other much less likely causes I've seen reported are new hardware being incompatible or faulty, or a motherboard faulty. These can cause you to panic but are not the likely cause, but should not be ruled out. Try the battery replacement first.
Impulse is defined as a force multiplied by the amount of time it acts over. In calculus terms, the impulse can be calculated as the integral of force with respect to time. Alternately, impulse can be calculated as the difference in momentum between two given instances.
The SI units of impulse are N*s or kg*m/s.
Can you change a US power supply on a PC to a UK power supply?
Yes. Most Power supplies don't care what frequency they run off, so 50 or 60 is not an issue. If your power supply has a voltage select switch on it, then you are all set: When you plug in to 220v, slide the switch across to 220/240V.
If not, then you will have to swap the power supply for one that does. If your system uses a standard ATX PSU, then it is simple and cheap. If it uses a custom smaller one, then they are more expensive.
The power supply will have a compliance label on it that will specify what it can use. Check that for full details.
Many notebook power supplies can use anything that is vaguely electricity-like. Rub them on your woolly jumper fast enough and they'll probably work. Again, check the label.
No. Windows update doesn't update drivers automatically in any circumstance. When installing a device, you can instruct the OS to go online and find the driver, but it's a manual process, not an automatic one.
Haven't confirmed this myself, but, according to Microsoft Official Academic Course, Windows 7 Configuration, Pg 139, "If Windows 7 is configured to use automatic updating, the system will download device drivers only for hardware that does not have a driver installed."
How does input influence a person's communication?
"Input" influence a person's communication such stimuli, both past and present, that give us our information about the world.
With cached exchange mode, a copy of your mailbox is stored on your computer. This copy provides quick access to your data and is frequently synchronised with the mail server. If you work offline, whether by choice or due to a connection problem, your data will still be available to you.
Why dual layer DVD media is so expensive?
While DVD-R DL discs are more expensive that DVD-R, they are much cheaper than they used to be. Just like all media, the longer they are produced, the cheaper they get. Blu-Ray discs are "as low as $11.99 each" on allmediaoutlet.com in early 2008. I'd be interesting to see how much they are in a year.
Haptic technology refers to technology which interfaces the user via the sense of touch by applying forces, vibrations and/or motions to the user.
See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haptic_device
Explain what is meant by the fetch-execute cycle and describe its action in RLT?
Explain what is meant by the fetch-execute cycle and describe its action in RLT?" Explain what is meant by the fetch-execute cycle and describe its action in RLT?"
It might not be just a hardware issue. First - see what programs are running in the background - and stop any that are unnecessary. Once that's sorted - look at increasing your hardware's capabilities. The main problem with Windows - is that it is 'memory hungry', It will use as much memory as is available - with priority over other software.
Uninstalling any programs you don't use anymore will free up disk space - don't forget to us a 'disk-clean' program to remove 'remnants' of uninstalled programs. Regular use of the defrag utility to 'tidy up' your hard drive will help keep it running smoothly.
Check the capabilities of your motherboard. See if you can upgrade the CPU to a faster chip. Certainly look at adding as much memory as your motherboard can accept. That will help Windows (and thus reduce the load on the system. If your hard-drive' capacity is relatively low - consider either upgrading to a larger drive, or compress your existing drive to increase free space.
Just for information - I'm using a Toshiba laptop with 8GB RAM (it came with 4MB) - a Terabyte (1TB) of hard drive space, and a processor running at 2.0 GHz. I run windows 10 - with an 'emulator' to make it look like Windows 8 (I liked the Win 8 interface).
It will broadcast to every port in the vlan.
What is bigger Gigabytes or Megabytes?
1 Terabyte is approximately 1000 Gigabytes, 1 Gigabyte is approximately 1000 Megabytes and 1 Megabyte is approximately 1000 bytes
