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Difference between medium and channels in communication process?
Medium serves as the Means of Communication, while Channel refers to the Means of Transmission of the message between a sender and a receiver (or audience). A Sender conveys his/her Message to the Receiver By some medium (i.e. written, oral or verbal medium), Over some channel (i.e. electronic means, printed media or air).
Hence, Medium is a broader term including appropriate channel to succeed Communication.
What is the difference between a highway and an expressway?
Any road may be a highway, an Interstate is larger and usually funded by a federal government
What is difference between bit and byte?
A 'Bit' is one Binary Digit (a 1 or a 0) and a Byte is 8 bits.
Every character on a computer keyboard is translated into a unique string of 8 bits (a byte) in order to be processed by the computer's ALU.
Bit= 1 or 0
Byte= 11001101 (for example)
What is the difference between OS and RTOS?
Linux and RTOS are two distinct concepts.
Linux is the name given to a specific operating system.
An RTOS (Real-Time Operating System) is a specially designed TYPE of Operating System. Where a 'normal' Operating Systems schedule resources/processing time to programs when they are available to the system, whereas an RTOS specializes in allowing programs to run in 'real time', meaning they are able to respond to changes (typically from an external source) as close to instantly as possible.
Typically, you would find an RTOS in situations where the computer has to react instantly to changes, such as an industrial control system or systems that monitor and control the power grid. If the operating system prevented the program from responding in a timely fashion, the program would be worthless.
Real-time Operating Systems are typically very small, optimized systems, whereas a standard OS is very large, feature-laden and has thousands of different features that run at once.
There IS a pared-down version of Linux known as "RTLinux" which falls into the category of an RTOS, but it's not the version of Linux most people are used to seeing. It's very purpose-build, optimized and fast, unusable by anyone but system designers who can work with such an OS.
What are the differences between RAM ROM and Hard-drives?
ROM or read only memory is used for the system BIOS and build-in operations. The ROM can only be read and not written to. A hard disk, on the other hand, is a magnetic medium which is designed for continuous reading and writing.
What is the difference between networking hubs and switches?
a switch is more expensive and a network built with switches is generally considered faster than one built with hubs.
Yes.
And a hub just blatts all inputs to all outputs - effective, but data streams have to contend with each other, and data gets slowed down if many computers need to communicate, regardless of whether they are just communicating one-to-one, one-to-many or many-to-one.
A switch is like an old-fashioned telephone exchange - if two computers want to set up an exclusive one-to-one connection, the switch gives them a direct connection one to the other, and they get to communicate at wire speed - the native speed of the connection, say 100 megabits. Other traffic - so long's they are not involved - has no effect. Switches are the lowest-functionality "glue box" of choice.
The method of arbitration.
An Ethernet hub simply connects all ports together all the time. If a new device wishes to send a message and the line is busy it must wait until the line goes idle. When the line is idle any device may send, but if more than one device sends a "data collision" happens and all devices whose messages collided must go idle again wait for a random interval and check if the bus is busy again. This causes lots of waiting and resending slowing everything down.
An Ethernet switch keeps all ports isolated and any device can transmit messages on its port at any time. The switch knows the bus structure and which devices are connected to which port and examines the messages being sent to determine the routing needed and which port to connect it to.
If the port that a message needs to be routed to is idle, then the switch connects the two ports and passes the messages through (even if all other ports are busy). If the port a message needs to be routed to is busy a "data collision" happens on the sending port without disturbing the busy port or the port it is connected to via the switch. The one device on that one port must wait for a random interval before sending the message again. This dramatically reduces waiting and resending generally speeding up the bus.
What is the difference between managing reporting system and executive information system?
Management Information System
What is the difference between ICT and call center?
A Call Centre refers to a centre that specifically handles 'Calls' i.e. Telephone based traffic, as opposed to a contact centre which handles 'contacts' from multiple channels i.e. Web, Email, Webchat, Click to call, (as well as Telephone contact). Go4Customer deals in both.
What is the difference between a dial up connection and a broadband connection?
Digital Subscriber Line broadband is a whole world of difference from Dial-up!
Ok so dial up is transmitting tones & data over a phone line, its slow and typical speeds are less than 1mb... so you cant really watch YouTube!
DSL broadband is an "always on" dedicated internet line, and allows much faster connections!
Typically business's might have something like DSL at a minimum, and increasingly home users will have DSL services or similar.
Dialup is pretty archaic these days, and few use them, increasingly being phased out by suppliers and providers as legacy technology.
What is the difference between dot co and dot com?
dot com(.com) refers to a commercial website. dot co (.co) would be sites at specific countries. Say co.in (India) co.uk(United Kingdom) co.nz(New zealand). For eg. www. google.com opens as www.google.co.in in India. Yes, I do agreed
What is the difference between a chipset motherboard and an original motherboard?
In an original motherboard, the entire product is manufactured by Intel, i.e. the circuit board and the ICs (integrated circuits) which are on it.
Whereas, when we talk of a `chip set' it means some other company, for instance Mercury or D-Link, has designed and made the circuit board but has used the chipset provided by Intel.
When we refer to a `chipset" it is a set of ICs that primarily controls the processor, memory and other main functionalities. However, the third-party company that has designed the circuit board can use other company chips for audio and other communication peripherals. The major point to note here is the design of the mainboard.
The chipset consists of two major microchips. These are known as the North bridge and the South Bridge.
The North Bridge Handles data for the AGP Port and the main memory which includes the FSB (Front side bus). Although both chips are required for the PC to work the North Bridge handles most of the very important tasks such as the connection between the CPU and main memory.
The South Bridge handles data from the PCI and ISA slots and can also have integrated components such as Audio codec's etc.
What is the difference between 3-phase and 1-phase?
Up to 10 Ampere standard applications are designed with phase power supply.
For conducting current larger than 10 A, especially for driving motors in industrial applications, all the applications are normally designed for three phase power supplies.
AnswerA three-phase system is more economical, in terms of the volume of copper required (around 75%), than a corresponding single-phase line supplying the same load. Three-phase systems deliver energy continuously, rather than in pulses. Three-phase motors are self-starting and more compact than a single-phase motor of similar capacity. Despite this, 'most' homes don't require three-phase supplies and are provided with a single-phase service (having said that, in some countries, such as Cyprus, three-phase residential supplies are common).A LAN is a local area network, meaning it is confined to one place.
LAN (Local Area Network) is a computer network covering a small geographic area, like a home, office, school, or group of buildings.
it's high speed (1000 mbps)
A WAN is a wide area network that spans large areas or distances, such as the internet that goes everywhere.
WAN (Wide Area Network) is a computer network that covers a broad area (e.g., any network whose communications links cross metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries over a long distance).
It's Less speed 150 mbps
Lan is better for connecting in local area business where as Wan is better to connect is world wide business.
In my view WANOS is a best networking service provider & also with an affordable price.
What is the difference between sectors and clusters?
Think of a sector(section) as your neighborhood and a cluster as a house thats part of that neighborhood.
What is the difference between backing up and archiving data?
You save data by copying it from memory to your hard drive.
You back it up by copying it from your hard drive to a CD (or other removable medium).
What is the difference between a CPU and a GPU?
The difference between a CPU and a GPU is that a CPU stands for central processing unit: (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory from the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached". GPU stands for a graphics processing unit (also occasionally called visual processing unit or VPU) is a specialized processor that offloads #D graphics rendering from the microprocessor. It is used in embedded systems, mobile phones, personal computers, workstations, and game consoles.
What is the difference between a PGA socket and an SPGA socket?
The PGA socket has pins on the bottom of the package aligned in uniform rows.
The SPGA socket has pins on the bottom of the package that are staggered to squeeze more pins into a small space.
How do you convert scr files back to Microsoft Word doc files?
What do you mean by 'scr'/ Perhaps that's why your q hasn't been answered yet.
Many websites ask you to upload a cv in word doc format. So, in your open document, which is in windows XP or something, go to save as, and then use the drop-down menu to save it as a word doc. word 97-2003 doc.
This will save the file as a doc. The icon may be a wordpad icon.
Beware, headers and footers will be ignored, so before you save the xp document, you must put the headers and footers into the text.
What is the difference between a computer tablets and laptops?
A laptop is a computer which can be operated from your lap, generally has a 15" monitor, and has a keyboard separate from the monitor. A tablet is much smaller, generally has a keyboard that can be accessed on the screen, and can be held in your hand as you operate it.
Is a minicomputer larger than a microcomputer?
when the micros and the minis were introduced in the 1960's they differed both in their speed and storage capabilities. minis were usually used in areas where there was a need for multiple users to be logged in simultaneously but now the term minicomputer has become obsolete.
microcomputers also have different types handheld, personal digital assistant, Macintosh (MAC), Tablet, Laptop (Notebook) and desktop while minicomputers are less expensive than mainframe computers. Minicomputers are also designed for a single user only.
A hover board is a board that has magnets on bottom. The reason that it has magnets is so it can propel itself upward with the magnetic pull in the ground. The way that they propel themselves upward is the same way two north magnets deflect from each other. The hover board has a special battery in it that picks up on the magnets in the ground like a metal detector picks up on metal. Doing this can let it defy gravity and propel the board and person upward.
What is the difference between Google Chrome and safari?
There are a lot of browsers that are similar to each other and differ in a range of some unique features. For example. Chrome is based on Chromium, which is opensource. There are other browsers which are also Chromium based, which means they will surely look similar to Chrome. For example. Citrio browser. However, it does much more than Chrome can do - downloads online videos, has a built-in download manager with a bittorent client and others.
Difference between FTP and SMTP?
POP3 is one of two e-mail inbox protocols (POP3: Post Office Protocol version 3; IMAP: Internet Message Access Protocol). SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is used in conjunction with either POP3 or IMAP to allow users to send e-mail addresses as well as receive them. Most web-based e-mail services does this transparently behind their networks and present a fancy UI for users to access their e-mail inboxes. However, you can opt to enable IMAP/POP3 + SMTP if you wish to not have to open up a Web browser every time you want to look at your e-mails, and use a dedicated e-mail program instead (i.e. Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird)
What is the difference between a command-line and a graphical user interface?
Command line interface is completely command controld ,flow of program controls by giving commands. so user have to familiar with commands. a novice user can not operate a CUI environment.
In Graphical user interface user interact to a visual environment like buttons, icons, images. so it is easy to use and a novice user can operate it without pre trainig.
How can you tell the difference between a first generation ipad and a second generation ipad?
The rear camera hole is larger on the iPad 3, and when you go to create an email, there is a microphone icon next to the space bar letting your enter email by voice recognition. The Retina display is harder to notice, especially if you are trying apps not written for the enhanced resolution.
