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What is the abbreviation most often to describe personal computers?
Computer is neither an abbreviation, acronym, nor initialism. Computer is a simple noun, meaning a person or machine that computes.
PC (Personal Computer).
Windows allows this with their remote desktop management program from the control panel. Regular remote desktop does not allow this and it will log the person on the client computer out when you log into the computer.
What does stand by mean on a computer?
stand by, ( on a computer ) means that they are working or improving the site. it will say please stand by.
stand by on a phone or anything else, mean please wait, but in a more adult - like, and more formal. :)
Which invention replaced vacuum tubes in computers?
Transistors were first developed in 1947 by Bell Telephone laboratories. They replaced vacuum tubes, which were big, bulky, costly, and unreliable. Transistors are most often used to regulate the flow of an electrical current and to switch electricity on and off.
How do create another user on your Dell computer?
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It depends on what you are using, but if it is windows then you need to follow these steps:
1) Start menu, Control Panel
2) user/user accounts or users, double click
3) you should see change account or create account.
4) (create new account) Add name for new account
5) select the option you want between administrator or limited.
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In Window Vista: You can create another user or account on your computer by following these steps: In the
Is laptop and desktop RAM different?
In a desktop you just slide off the cover and put the ram into its slot but in a laptop you will have a screw in the bottom. unscrew it and there should be a lever to release the modular and you can insert in an open spot... if you are going to attempt to do this either see a specialist or understand the consequences.
How do you setup wifi with a laptop?
Built in means that it is comes with wifi ability right out of the box. So, you will get built in wifi if you buy a laptop that has wifi built in. In the specifications, look for WiFi, WLAN or for 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n and the laptop has the capability.
How does the computer help us in your studies?
The computer software can help u complete homework by asking google the question and finding the right website and it will tell u the answer if your doing math use the caculater on the computer
Where can one purchase Sony computer entertainment packages?
One can purchase a Sony all in one PC from a variety of stores, both off and online. Offline one may be able to purchase the computer from PC World or Currys, while online, Amazon, and Laptops Direct may also stock them for home delivery.
Is it bad for laptop to be always plugged in wall socket can it hurt the battery?
This can reduce the life of the power adapter.
The main problem with leaving the adaptor plugged into a laptop and power is it can shorten the battery life.
This is especially true if your laptop has a Ni Cad battery.
When you require the battery for 1 to 2 hours, it may only give you less than 15 minutes.
While Lithium batteries are less prone to these problems, their life can still be reduced.
If the laptop is going to be plugged in for extended periods of time, remove the battery.
Once a month disconnect the laptop from the power and place the battery back into it.
Run the laptop on the battery until you get a warning low battery beep.
Connect the power back up to the laptop and let it charge overnight.
Remove the battery the next day and leave it out until the next month or until you need to use your laptop without a power connection - whichever comes first.
Follow this procedure and your battery should last 3 to 5 years.
If you do not and leave your laptop connected to the power continuously, your battery will likely last 2 to 3 years at the most.
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How does Information Technology experience help managers?
Computers are essential today. We check our email with it, find answers to questions, watch media, bank and more using computers. There for we need systems that can organize, and serve information when people around the world request it. Servers do the task. Each website has a server. A computer that host the website. When you type Google.com the server who host that website receives data from your computer and sends data back. Letting you access the servers data. Thus you see Google's homepage. Without servers there would be no websites.
Information SystemsInformation is the lifeblood of any organization. Damaged or lost data can cause disruptions in normal business activities leading to financial losses, law suits, etc. Information systems, which comprise hardware, software, data, applications, communication and people, help an organization to better manage and secure its critical corporate, customer and employee data. Information systems also improve integration and work processes...the benefits go on and on.
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An information system is also a system but differs from other kinds of systems because its objective is to monitor and document the operations of other systems, which we can call target systems. An information system owes its existence to the target system. For example, production activities would be the target system for a production scheduling information system, human resources would be the target system of a human resource information system, and so on. We could say that every reactive system may have a subsystem that can be considered as an information system whose objective is to monitor and control such a system. The main functions of an information system may be input, processing, output, storage and control at work place
What are good computer drawing programs?
There are a few programs to make a computer drawing. Some would not agree though on which is the best. So a suggestion would be to try the two following and pick which one feels is the best for them. One is GIMP (free and excellent). The other one is Photoshop (costs some).
Samsung juke is there anyway to put pictures from the computer on to the juke?
well, you can go to the picture on your phone, go to options, send to pix place, then go on verizon, then go to your pix place and look at your uploads in your gallery and save the pictures to your computer! hope that helps
well, you can go to the picture on your phone, go to options, send to pix place, then go on verizon, then go to your pix place and look at your uploads in your gallery and save the pictures to your computer! hope that helps
IN OTHER WORDS YOU CANNOT UPLOAD THEM ON YOUR COMPUTER DIRECTLY
youll have to upload them to pix place and from there download them onto your computer... which i think makes things complicated, but whatever, i dont own a juke.
Can you play drawn to life on the computer?
I'd imagine you could if you could find a D.S. emulatorIm looking for one currently if I find one I'll tell you
What are some examples of emotive language?
Emotive language derives emotions from the reader. For example, alliteration can be emotive or onomatopoeia to symbolise sounds that the reader can actually hear and feel, creating a variety of emotions.
It could be happiness, sadness, jealousy...etc.
Use devices such as similes, metaphors, and personification.
Example:
They were killed.
They were executed-- murdered in cold blood. (emotive version)
What happens if you smoke paper?
Yes, because inhaling the ink in your system can get you high. Also it can give you different kinds of cancer. Also smoking paper is something that can kill you like a cigarettes just without the tobacco.
What is computer What are the characteristics of a computer?
Some of its characteristics are speed,size,cost,speed,accuracy etc
c-center
o-operating
m-machine
p-particularly
u-used for
t-technical
e-educational
r-research
Mesh topology minimum required number of computers?
The minimum needed to make the mesh. "Mesh" could refer to several types of groups of computers. There is grid computing, where a large number of small computers all work in parallel. Modern supercomputers, like those used by physicists and weather forecasters (seriously), use grids. Another is distributed computing. Nearly identical in description, the difference is in parlance. Grid may refer to large numbers of computers at one company under control of a dedicated group, where distributed computers usually means dispersed computers. An example might be many computer systems at top research universities working on the same problem. Another is cloud computing. Clouds are groups of computers not necessarily working together on something. The Internet is one example. Seti@Home is famous for harnessing the individual power of millions of (simple, low-power) computers throughout the Internet cloud to create an ultrapowerful distributed grid. You no longer need to create your own supergrid software. You can hire a company like grid.org to solve your problem. For example, analyzing chemicals to see if they'd have any effect on cancerous cells.
What are the areas of application of computer graphics?
The pictorial representation and manpuation of data by computer. The use of computer to produce and manipulate pictorial image on a video screen, as in animation technologies or the production of audiovisual adis.
What are devices that are commonly used in conjunction with a computer?
Devices commonly used with a computer are called peripherals. Items such as keyboards, mice, monitors, hard drives, and printers are examples of peripherals.
Where is telephone country code 029?
029 is the area code for Cardiff in the UK, and is followed by an eight digit local number.
The 029 code can be left out when dialling within Cardiff.
Cardiff numbers are commonly misquoted in the format 02920 xxxxxx, but this is incorrect and leads to misdialling of newer Cardiff 21xx xxxx and 22xx xxxx numbers. The correct format is: (029) xxxx xxxx.
