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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 bus lines job in computer internal component?

Buses in the computer exist to carry signals between electrical devices. They are called that because the number of traces that close resemble bus bars in an old telephone relay. There are different bus technologies. Some are parallel, and some are serial and perhaps even compressed.

What are the ferromagnetic materials?

It is a material that has small areas called domains that can align to an applied external magnetic field, this establishment is very high compared to the same area of air.

What is fixed partition multiprogramming?

Multiprogramming with fixed partitionsConsider the warehouse example again, multiple jobs of different types (perhaps size) entering storage in different partitions

  • Several users simultaneously compete for system resources
  • switch between I/O jobs and calculation jobs for instance
  • To take advantage of this sharing of CPU, important for many jobs to be present in main memory
  • Allowing Relocation and Transfers between partitions
  • Protection implemented by the use of several boundary registers : low and high boundary registers, or base register with length
  • Fragmentation occurs if user programs cannot completely fill a partition - wasteful.

Is it dangerous to have 4kb of bad sectors in my c drive?

Yes, typically a hard drive has 0 bad sectors. Once a drive starts to develop bad sectors it typically means that the drive is failing. If you don't want to replace the drive right now, you should back up your drive and keep the backup current.

How do you connect a male RJ45 connector to a coaxial jack?

A male RJ45 plug is specifically designed to fit an RJ45 socket.

You would need a device that takes both allows you to plug both coax and an RJ45 connector into it. Perhaps a cable modem?

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Does placing a magnet on the back of the computer physically protect your computer?

haha no. What are you trying to protect against? renegade pieces of steel attacking your computer? if youre talking about one of those ferrite/ferrous round magnets that are stuck around various usb cables, those protect against interference caused by the magnetic fields around AC power cables.

What does a vga port look like?

its a 15 pin female port, which is blue in color. VGA is used to connect monitors. It is also known as DB 15

How can you hook up your scanner to your laptop?

Depending on the brand and type of laptop and scanner, it varies in difficulty in explaining how you connect them together. On a standerdised laptop, there hopefully will be many USB ports for a scanner to go into. A scanner should have a port to go into a USB slot. Some scanners have bluetooth and you can connect the that way also.

What is modem?

The word itself is short for modulator-demodulator. A modem is a device that modulates (To vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of electromagnetic waves) an analog signal to encode digital information. It also can take in an analog signal and decode the digital information from it (demodulates).

In simpler terms, a modem is the box (usually provided by your internet Service Provider (ISP)) that tipically sits between the in the wall and either a wireless router or your computer.

Its purpose is to translate the digital signals that your computer sends out into an electronic signal that can easily transmitted and decoded by another modem at the message's destination and vise versa.

Is there a ATA HDD docking station?

I am considering using a ATA to USB housing circuit board to make my own.

I think that answers your question.

What is idle status for a computer?

Idle status is when someone is online, but has not been doing anything on the site for a while, or has walked away from the computer.

What are 24baud modems?

Very slow. A 24 baud modem is one that transmits 24 bits per second. 2400 baud modems are, like, 4th generation modems. Still slow considering cable modems run on the order of 20Mbit (20 million bits per second).

Inform the management of a business of the 5 most useful input devices that can be employed in the supermarkets Explain how these input devices will automate activities?

A business needs a computer based inventory system in this day and age. This system can be simple or complex depending on the needs of the business.

If the retail establishment is a grocery, today it is critical in the US that the grocery have a computer assisted management system. The various parts of the system ensure that the operation does not miss items that can be miscounted or lost due to human error.

Of the extensions in the computer hardware system, the primary one is the "cash register". This unit scans the UPC code, records the item as being sold, and removes the unit from standing inventory. It is just as important in the fresh inventory because the product weight can be deducted from the "floating" inventory of those departments.

In the fresh inventory, the unit "scale" is important because this unit can be accessed to keep a record of items weighed for unit sales. Meat, prepared items, and unsaleable waste must be accounted for in the system. "Scale" records help keep waste to a minimum. It can also show if a worker is being dishonest by pointing up the product "shrink" (items cut but not sold) during a shift.

The most important hand held device is the mobile inventory unit. With it, the worker can adjust the physical count against the inventory in the mainframe. This is important because of the inevitable miscounting, theft, or damaging of inventory. The hand held mobile can be used at the point of back stock to insure that the physical inventory matches the computer tallies on a day to day basis.

The hand held can be used to keep the records of the incoming vendor counts and correctly adjust the counts for billing purposes. This is important when billing disputes happen because the point of check in counts must agree with the bills. It eliminates the dispute when both parties sign the document saying that the computer records match the physical inventories.

The mobile device is also critical for recording waste units. Those items which are unsaleable can be recorded at the point of disposal, keeping inventory records accurate. When one has a large operation, the mobile device can insure that the counts are accurate and the product deducted is the one in hand, not a guess. In the fresh departments, the inevitable waste will be more accurate because the operator actually has the item in hand as he disposes of it.

Since temperature is critical in so many of the fresh departments, the old fashioned thermometer is a surprising choice for input device. Frozen products must not allowed to be thawed, dairy products must not raise above a certain temperature, and other fresh items must be maintained within certain guidelines. The thermometer is the simplest, fastest way to ensure that these critical guidelines are met.

Of course, the most critical element in the automated chain is the operator. Care should be taken to make sure that access to the system is restricted to those who are properly trained to make the proper input. Monitoring the system should be done by senior personnel, making sure errors do not creep into the system. Items billed should be match inventory records, and the human element is the most important in the inventory system.

When an operator does not do the procedure properly, chaos can result. Small errors compound when a lazy cashier or indifferent manager does not do their job. For example, when a lazy cashier simply counts jars of baby food, then scans one and inputs a number, the counts on all the baby food items become incorrect. Compound this error by several similar events and the inventory counts can be seriously skewed, resulting in out of stock shelves and a nightmare for the inventory crew. The indifferent manager can easily cause accounts to be "off" when he allows crews to be imprecise.

While technology is marvelous, the system only works as well as the human element allows it to work. In the end, a well trained staff is the most critical element in the inventory chain, ensuring that the computer run grocery is tightly controlled and profitable.

What does it mean if a netbook has flash module?

This means that have an SSD (Solid State Drive) hard disk. These hard disks uses "nand flash" technology, is the same as Pen Drives. The major difference between common hard disks, and SSD is the low power consumption, faster access times, but unfortunately they are more expensive, and have less capacity. k

How many waiting processes can a single processor have?

1 process at most is running.

1 process or multiple are ready.

1 process or multiple are waiting.

If a motherboard has one blue IDE?

Colour doesnt matter for the IDE.

It is the number of pins that are available in the IDE slot

If it is a 40pin IDE, it will support HDD and CD/ DVD RAM drives.

If it is a 34 pin IDE, it supports the FDD