Computer Hardware

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a television- like display device is called a

They were known as an "expansion bus". So-called because the expansion cards with edge connectors, plugged directy into the bus board. (Today we would call it a motherboard) There were 3 bus standards: Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) Extended Industry Standard (EISA) I hope that helps. Michael Sharp, CEO hostyouridea.com

* Computer display, display device ** Cathode ray tube ** Flat panel display ** Thin Film Transistor ** Liquid Crystal Display ** Storage tube * Computer printer ** Laser printer ** Inkjet printer ** Electrostatic printer ** Thermal printer * Film recorder * Industrial Digital Printers * Plotter * Head-mounted display * Projectors ** Video projector ** LCD projector ** Laser projector * Volumetric displays ** Swept-volume display ** Varifocal mirror display ** Emissive volume display ** Laser display ** Holographic display * Early devices ** IBM 740 ** IBM 2250 ** IBM 1627 ** Tektronix 4014

The modern 17 digit serial numbers are arranged in a specific sequence with the first three characters identifying the manufacturer. The next 6 digits will identify the model, trim level and engine. The following letter or number is the year, then the production plant. The last 6 digits are unique to that vehicle. Any dealer of that brand of vehicle could tell you what each digit means. If the vehicle was produced before the 17 digit system, you have to find out how that specific manufacturer arranged their serial numbers.

input devices we the keyboard, the mouse, the scanner, the light pen and many other, then output devices we the following the printer, the projector, the white boards, the speakers

Mainboard, screen, keyboard, mouse, hard drive.

well the usb is good for storage but it uses little power but its small so it can get lost hope it helpsxx but

First off, its kilobytes not kilabits but I completley understand what you said. There are 1000 kilobytes in a meg (or megabyte)

Here Is a Table that I created:

1000 Bytes = 1 Kilobyte

1000 Kilobytes = 1 Megabyte

1000 Megabytes = 1 Gigabyte

1000 Gigabytes = 1 Terabyte

1000 Terabytes = 1 Petabyte

1000 Petabytes = 1 Exabyte

1000 Exabytes = 1 Zettabyte

1000 Zettabyte = 1 Zottabyte

1000 Zottabyte = 1 Brontobyte

Hope that helps!

~Nick

PS: Kilo means 1000

An interesting question. Typically, devices fall into a category of 'input' or 'output'. A monitor, for example, would universally be regarded as an output device. A keyboard, an input device. A platter, which I'm assuming is a hard drive platter and not a delicious halal meal, falls neatly into both catgeories. It is an input device when data is being read from it, and an output device where data is being read to it.

A data storage memory area, and an input/output device such as a keyboard and a touchscreen or a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen on which symbols, text or icons are displayed and, into which signals can be input and detected thereby providing a two way communications capability by which information can be stored in an retrieved from memory that is part of the personal digital assistant computer. Personal digital assistants can be used to store, display, and/or manipulate various personal information.

Area is calculated using the value of pi times the square of the radius. Therefore, the area of a standard compact disc is 113.0976 square centimeters.

They are two different protocols. Most (probably all) N routers and networks cards can also do G and probably B protocol. Anything labeled as G will only do G and in amlost all cases B.

N is faster than G (but you'd never notice the speed difference if you are just connecting to the internet, they are both way faster than a home internet connection.

N should, technically, have a bit longer range than G, but in real-life most people don't see a great deal of difference here.

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No, it doesnt. Hibernation is the "turned off" state, but with the current tasks saved to the hard disk so they can be resumed. I have personally proven this by taking out the battery, completely rebuilding the laptop (for cleaning purposes) and rebuilding it all (took 2 days).

A P4 processor is fast, but the Pentium D is much faster. The D stands for Dual Core. This means that they have two on die processor cores instead of just one, as the Pentium 4 does. Two processors also makes it better for "demanding" applications.

The Pentium D is better if you have a motherboard that will utilize the technology. As stated the Pentium D is Duel core. This is Intel's way of creating the closest environment of a true duel processor. The HT is for Hyper-Threading which acts like a zipper and allows several applications to process at the same time. The Pentium D will really make a difference when used with the new 64 bit operating system.

However, HT (Hyper-threading) P4, does have emulated Dual Core processing. In short, the processor makes the computer think its runing a dual core. The Pentium 4 also has a couple different levels, so if you are trying to make a comparison, make sure that you look carefully.

Although neither can match the power of an Athalon or an AMD x2 processor. If you are buying, get something with 64 bit processing. WAY faster and better for games and high graphic systems.

No they do not. Speakers are provided with your screen. Monitors control speed fan, memory, network, ect. Older versions of computers have seperate speaker system (in which you buy one).

A server built using MIPS processors.

Look at what output port you have. It could be DVI, Mini DVI, Micro DVI, or other. The Apple store website should help you decide. Then decide what connection to the TV you want. For RCA cables (like a playstation uses), Svideo or others, though those are the most common. I use a Mini-DVI (from my white apple Macbook, though the new aluminum ones are MicroDVI) to RCA connector, then plug an RCA cable from the connector to my TV. This only handles the video. Sound is seperate, I use a cable that plugs into my headphones jack and outputs RCA. It may be a good idea to talk to someone at your local apple store.

NIC (Network Interface Card)

It depends what you mean by popular and who you are asking. The most commonly used connector is the USB port. If someone recorded a lot of video on a camera with a FireWire connection then the FireWire port would be quite popular with them.

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Magnets can only harm televisions with a display tube in them. This is because tube televisions use an electron beam to "paint" the image on the backside of the screen. This electron beam excites phosphors which give of light. There are three different types of phosphors, one each for red, green, and blue.

When a magnet is placed too close to a tube television, the electron beam will be bent and cause the image to distort, typically by changing the colors on the screen. If the magnet is left close to the television for too long, it will magnetize the metal within the tube and the distortions will be present even if the magnet is removed.

Modern flat panel televisions, such as plasma and LCD types, don't suffer from this problem.

In the case of computers, the magnet may change the data stored on the hard drive, which uses extremely small magnets to read and write data to a spinning metal disc. If the magnet changes the data stored on the disc, there's no way to recover it.

DVD-R and DVD+R are actually different formats developed by different organizations. DVD-R is the older of the two, and are better for burning DVD movies to play on your home DVD player. Alot of older DVD players do not support DVD+R type discs so burning your movies using DVD-R will make sure your movies work. DVD+R Have better performance in newer DVD drives, and is usually better for data backup and archiving.

You can't disable the device manager. However, only administrators have have the ability to change it. If you create a new account on your computer that doesn't have administrative abilities, then that suer won't be able to make any changes in the Device Manager.