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Why do we need HTTP on internet address's?

You don't really need the "HTTP" in front of an internet address, but it's mostly because it's implied. The "HTTP" means that the internet address you are going to is going to a regular web page. (HTTP stands for "Hyper Text Transfer Protocol".)

There are a bunch of different prefixes you may see on an internet address:

HTTP - For regular, non-secure web pages.

HTTPS - For secure web pages (i.e. purchase pages where you type in your credit card information).

FTP - For downloading a file from a server. (FTP stands for "File Transfer Protocol".)

The reason I say above that the "HTTP" is implied is because most of the time, when someone is typing in an internet address into a browser, they want a regular web page, so "HTTP" is the default.

How do computers acquire viruses?

Computers can acquire viruses from emails (harmful attachments), documents, infected computer software. This is why it's strongly important to keep an eye out for what you're downloading on the internet.
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What do you mean by MAR and MBR in computer organization?

MAR-memory address register used stored the address of the memory loaction

MBR- memory buffer register is the actully data.

When was the company Computer Network Solutions founded?

Computer Network Solutions was founded in 1997. The company provides site maintenance and user support to its customers for computer security issues.

What does processing refer to?

Processing refers to a computer system handling a task. When you click something on the screen or go to open/run a program it processes your action by opening said program(s).

What can computer users do to reduce the likelihood of their personal privacy being violated?

  • 1. Use a password manager 2. Disable GPS and Wi-Fi on your mobile device until you need them3. Read the access privileges for apps carefully, and make good choices 4. Guard your date of birth and telephone number 5. Make yourself more difficult to find on social media 6. Keep your work and personal presences separate 7. Encrypt your connection
  • 8. Collective action 9. Clean browsers before and after browsing from any one of these software Privazer or Soft Cleaner. Always detach internet connection when it is not needed,even it broadband or WiFi.
  • 10. Always visit on SSL encrypted (HTTPS) Website.

What is the average size of a WAV song file?

Answer: The WAV audio file format is limited to files that do not exceed 4 GB in size. This is due of its use of a 32-bit unsigned integer to record the file size header. This is still equivalent to about 6 hours of CD-quality stereo audio.

Where can one find a barebone laptop online?

There are many online technology websites that provide reviews on a wide variety of laptops. Some websites one can visit to find reviews on a barebones laptop include Toms Hardware, RJ Tech and Notebook Check.

Why don't some songs burn onto CD?

Probably because they are in the wrong format. If you are using iTunes, to burn a CD the song must be in MP3 or an MP4 format, or else it won't work. Or sometimes, the song has a glitch and is just like that. If you downloaded the song off the internet, then that happens a lot with those files. You could try and use another program to burn them, such as Windows Media Player.

What are the 3 internal components of a computer?

Many things are inside the case of a computer, and some will just depend on your computer, but the hardware all computers have are:

The CPU, or central processing unit: This is often called the "brain" of your computer, for it is what makes all the other pieces of the computer do whatever you want it to do. It is one of the most expensive and important parts of a computer.

The CPU cooler: This piece cools down your CPU, since it gets very hot from the work it is given.

The motherboard: this is where all of the components of a computer are connected to. It transfers what the CPU wants something to do to that certain piece to execute the task. It would probably be something like the body in general or the nervous system in a human.

The RAM, or random access memory: This is where all your processes are stored. It is like the short term memory in humans, while you are using it, you remember it, but once you delete it, it is gone from your memory.

The power supply: To put it simply, it is what supplies the power for your computer. All it does is convert the unusable electricity from your home wall socket into a usable form of electricity and spreads it throughout your computer.

The next pieces are not necessary, but are in most computers:

The hard drive: This is the long term memory, where your files are saved onto, unless you delete it. All of your downloads, programs, files, documents, etc. are saved onto here.

The graphics card: Commonly mistaken as the GPU, or graphics processing unit, is what creates the images that you see on your monitor. It converts the code given to it from the CPU into the pictures that you see on your screen today. The GPU, is simply a part of the graphics card, the part that does most of the converting.

The optical drive: This is the cd/dvd/blu-ray player in your computer.

Now, for the optional items:

A sound card: Most motherboards these days have integrated sound built in to them, but if you are an audiophile or need very high quality music for some other reason, you will need a sound card. Most computers do not usually come with one, however.

Fans: To cool down your system and increase air flow.

What features do multimedia computers offer?

Multimedia computers are so named because they are designed to offer optimal experience using many different medias. Most computers today are considered multimedia, even smartphones in some cases. As long as the device has the ability and functionality to play games, watch video, take pictures, listen to audio, and store and process files for these medias they can be considered multimedia.

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How did networking start?

I retrieve this from http://www.tech-faq.com/who-invented-the-internet.html I hope this answers your question.

Despite what he may have said, Al Gore did not invent the Internet. The Internet was invented in the United States during the late 1950s to the 1970s by a group of researchers and scientists at the newly formed Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) after the former Soviet Union launched Sputnik. Realizing that the United States had suffered a great technological blow by allowing the USSR to hold the first successful satellite launch, ARPA set out to create a brand new technology unlike anything that had ever been done before; and the Internet was the result of their hard work.

Although there were many people working for ARPA on the Internet project, there are five individuals who can really be credited with actually creating the Internet. Among them was J. C. R. Licklider, the head of the Information Processing Technology Office at ARPA. In his position, he thought up the idea of the Internet itself as a way of potentially unifying humans from around the United States (and the world) through a universal network.

Because Licklider's previous experience was not in actual computer programming, however, he had to recruit others in order to help create the Internet for ARPA. The obvious choice was Lawrence Roberts. Roberts went on to lead the team which would eventually develop ARPANET (the early precursor to the Internet) in 1967. He was the scientist to finally utilize the proposed method of packet switching first created by Leonard Kleinrock. The Internet still uses packet switching as its primary way of transferring data.

After several years of work, a computer at the University of California, Los Angeles, became the first computer to connect to the Internet. In time, three more computers would be connected to the Internet in 1969, leading to the start of the Internet revolution.

Despite the massive success that Lawrence Roberts had received while working at ARPA, he promptly quit his position in 1973 in order to form the world's first commercial network, known at that time as Telenet. However, in his place, he assigned Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf to continue working on the Internet at ARPA. Together, Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf worked to modify the original method of packet switching pioneered by Roberts and Kleinrock and eventually created what is now known as the protocols. It was at this point when ARPANET was finally changed to the more easily pronounced Internet.

What are different types of CPU organizations?

thay are ...1.One bus org

2.two bus org

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What is computer binary numbering system?

We use a sytem that uses a base or 10, that is the numbers, 0 to 9, then we add a 1 to make 10 and start again 11,12,13 etc. The binary system uses a base of 2, like a switch on or off. so we get ;

Binary Decimal

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1 1 now we have run out of numbers so we add another 1 to the left;

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11 3 which is made up of a 2 and a 3; next we add another 1 to the left

and so on.

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110 6

111 7 which is made up of a 4, a 2 and a 1

Thats it just keep going, every time we add a new 1 to hte left, its worth twice the value of the 1 to its right, its just like us using units, tens, hundreds thousands.

What size of a space would a small computer fit in?

It typically depends on the brand, but with the advances in technology now you could fit a laptop or iPad in a 2' x 2' space easily and still have plenty of room left over.

Which devices are used to capture data?

Automatic Data Capture means capturing data at source where it happens in machine readable form for example a point-of-sale terminal (POS) with a bar code reader.

The most common automatic data capture devices are given below:

1) Bar Code Reader (BCR):A bar code is made up of a sequence of bars of different widths printed on products. Bar codes are read into the computer using a wand or a fixed scanner at POS terminals. 2) Optical Mark Recognition (OMR):An optical mark reader reads marks made by pencil on a printed form into the computer. OMR systems are used by examination boards to collect the answers to multiple choice examinations and to purchase lottery tickets. 3) Magnetic INK Character Recognition (MICR)At the bottoms of cheques, account number and cheque numbers are printed in spcial kind of ink called magnetic inck. The MICR are used to read these characters. 4) Sensors:Sensors can be used to measure physical quantities such as temperature, light and pressure. The measurements can then be stored for later use (data logging) or used to control devices such as heaters or fans (computer control).