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Computers
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How do you change your character in online mode when you respawn in TF2?
change it by using the change button.
Is an scanner an input or output device?
A scanner is an input device because it sends (or 'inputs') information to the computer.
What can one purchase from Apollo 2000?
A large variety of items may be purchased from Apollo 2000. These include, but are not limited to: washing machines, dishwashers, tablet computers, laptops, camcorders, cameras, built-in-ovens, etc.
What type of computer would a multi-national bank tend to use?
Banks use a wide range of computers to carry out regular, day-to-day operations. There are Mainframe computers, minicomputers, and personal computers. An example of a mainframe computer that a bank would use would be Fujitsu-ICL VME and BS2000 machines. Minicomputers used in banks include the Wang Laboratories 2200 and VS series and Nova from Data General. Personal computers used in banks include tablet PCs, notebooks and laptops, desktop computers, palmtop computers, programmable calculators and personal digital assistants.
Sources: http://www.ehow.com/list_7219907_types-computers-used-banks.html
What is the file size for 4 Mbps?
Mbps is not a file size, but a file transfer rate. It stands for "mega bits per second", in the same way that kbpsstands for "kilo bits per second".
Bits, however, are different from bytes. Bytes are made of 8 bits. A kilobyte (kb) is 1024 bytes(because computing uses multiples of 4, like 8, 16, 32, 64...etc), and a megabyte (mb) is 1024 kilobytes
Because 8 bits make a byte, a kilobyte is 8192 bits, but 1024 bytes.
Coming back to the question, if your transfer rate is 4 mbps, and the transfer lasts for 10 seconds, the file size is 5 megabytes.
Be careful though, because Mbps = megabits per second, but MBps = megabytes per second.
How do you display a presentation on your computer?
(a) by running a show (b) by running a slide show (c) by inputting aslide show (d) by running a slide diagram
Backup is getting more and more important because we do have more and more data on our computers, that is not stored anywhere else.
Hard disk can fail, virus can strike, laptop can be stolen, natural event occur... if disaster strike, your data can simply disappear.
This data can have a sentimental value (think about baby photos) or commercial value (think about customer database, or technical documentation, or reports...)
therefore, it's very important to have a backup available in order to restore the data.
A few years ago, The Ponemon Institute, which studies business privacy practices, surveyed 43 U.S. companies across 17 industry sectors that lost data in 2008. According to the study, data losses ranged from 4,200 records to 113,000 records, and each data record lost cost $202-making the total cost between $848,400 and $22,826,000.
There are many ways to create a backup, from manual (burn a DVD once in a while) to fully automated and secure (with services that remotely backup your important folder on a secure server over the internet - such as 77backup.com)
Backup is like insurance, it's a waste of money as long as you have no troubles...
I believe that you should lvl up your GOLBAT and your GYRADOS.You should also trade your MACHOKE with one of your friends and then take him back again.With that way he/she will evolve and will become a very powerful MACHAMP!
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
There are no RAID "DISCS". RAID (Redundent Array of Independent Disks) is a method of storing data on separate hard drives in order to either increase data transfer speed or to allow for recovery of data in case of a hard drive failure. There are many different types of RAID configuration which I'm not going to go into here.
Answer--Redundant Array of Independent DiscsLets start with the basics. R.A.I.D. Redundant Array of Independent Discs. In the old days it also used to mean Redundant Array of Inexpensive Discs. A RAID system is a collection of hard drives joined together using a level definition (see levels below). There are many uses for it. First it can be used to stripe drives together to give more overall access speed (level 0). Second it can be used mirror drives (level 1). Third it can be used to increase uptime of your overall storage by striping drives together and then keeping parity data, if a drive should fail the system keeps operating (level 5). Most people use level 5 for the uptime purposes and its ability to join together 16 drives, giving a large storage block. Read about the levels below and see which one suits you best.
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What is the cost and performance and reliability and size of Super computer?
its traditionally been about 10X the cost, 10X the performance, similar reliability, and 2 to 3 times the size of fastest "standard" computer using similar technology at same time.
However the Beowolf supercomputer architecture changed all that, some Beowolfs have been practically free, while having over 10X the performance, much greater reliability and can be expanded to whatever space is available at any time additional performance is needed. Many modern gaming units are micro-Beowolf supercomputers.
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Take your computer for repair.
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Try accessing The Check Disk function firstly.
Even in Windows 10, the CHKDSK command is run via the Command Prompt, but we'll need to use administrative privileges to properly access it. To launch a Command Prompt as an Administrator, press the keyboard shortcut Windows Key + X to bring up the power users menu, then let go of those two keys and tap the A key. Alternatively, with the power users menu open you can use your mouse or trackpad to select the Command Prompt (Admin) option.
Nowyou will be presented with a UAC window requesting permission to launch the Command Prompt as Administrator. Click Yes to proceed and you'll see a new Command Prompt window. You can verify that you've successfully granted the Command Prompt administrative privileges by ensuring that "Administrator: Command Prompt" is present in the window's title bar.
From the Command Prompt, type this command WITHOUT The quotes ; "chkdsk" followed by a space, then the letter of the drive you wish to examine or repair. I suspect yours will be it's internal drive "C."
Simply running the CHKDSK command in Win 10 will only display the disk's status, and won't fix any errors present. To tell CHKDSK command to fix the drive, we need to give it parameters. After your drive letter, type the following parameters separated by a space each: "/f /r /x".
The "/f" parameter tells CHKDSK to fix any errors it finds; "/r" tells it to locate the bad sectors on the drive and recover readable information; "/x" forces the hard drive to dismount before the process starts.
Please note that this can take quite a time to do all the processes so you must be patient.
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).
How many ways can Sympatico mail users access their inboxes?
Sympatico mail users can access their inboxes from any internet connected device, so the possibilities are endless. One could log in from a home computer or laptop, tablet device, or mobile phone, just to name a few options.
