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Consumers demand realistic entertainment and surround sound plays a big part in delivering an engaging experience. Learn how surround sound...
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In the world of television entertainment, everyone’s talking HDTV (high-definition television). HDTV offers consumers much higher resolution and better picture...
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Think of a bus as the electronic highway on which data travels within a computer, from one component to another....
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Stumped by acronyms such as WPA2 and WMM? You’re not alone. We define these new terms and explain why you...
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It never fails. Just after you upgrade your CPU, Intel or AMD announces a new processor, pushing technology to new...
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The audio codec is actually a computer program that compresses or decompresses digital audio data according to the audio file...
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While the words CPU and microprocessor are used interchangeably, in the world of personal computers (PC), a microprocessor is actually...
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USB is supported at the operating system level. Compared to alternative ports such as parallel or serial, USB is very...
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In this article we’ll take a look at some of the most popular forms of real-time Internet based communications. If...
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From producing business documents to greeting cards to photos, color printers have changed the way we work and print at...
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While the names to describe it are many (video adapter, video card, video board, video display board, graphics card or...
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PDF is a file format developed by Adobe Systems and is evolving technology often used by graphic artists, designers and...
Both DSL and cable modems are common home networking broadband connection technologies – but which option is better? What Is...
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The system registry is one of the most important parts of a Windows-based computer system. Not to be tampered with...
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Multiplayer FPS Games Multiplayer FPS (first person shooter) gaming first made headlines back in 1996 when a company called id...
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Peer-to-peer (P2P) architecture is a type of network in which each workstation has equivalent capabilities and responsibilities. Peer-to-peer networks come...
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Short for radio frequency identification, RFID is a dedicated short range communication (DSRC) technology. RFID technology is similar to the...
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Dual-processor, Dual-core, and Multi-core: Keeping it straight Dual-processor (DP) systems are those that contains two separate physical computer processors in...
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You’ve probably heard the term motherboard a thousand times, but do you know what it really means and how it...
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Direct X is a set of APIs (application program interfaces) developed by Microsoft. It provides software developers with resources to...
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So the time has come to finally get on the World Wide Web with a Web site of your own....
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Internet telephony is a combination of hardware and software that enables people to use the Internet as the transmission medium...
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What’s more important than IP and routing? Well, Layer 2 is much more important when it’s broken. Many people don’t...
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It is time to take a trip up the OSI Reference Model, and learn what this mysterious thing is all...
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Seeing a need for some laws regarding the collection of information from children online, the FTC enacted rules to ensure...
When downloading music be aware of copyright protection laws. Some music can be lawfully downloaded, others can’t, and laws vary...
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Not technically fitting into either the virus or spam category we have spyware and adware, which are growing concerns for...
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The most common blunder people make when the topic of a computer virus arises is to refer to a worm...
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64-bit refers to a processor with registers that store 64-bit numbers. A generalization suggests that 64-bit doubles the data a...
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Biometric fingerprint readers, or scanners, are the most popular and most common form of biometric security devices used. Biometrics consists...
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An overview of primary colors, the absence of color, and the additive and subtractive color systems. In grade school we...
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The first time it happened, you were probably confused and even a bit curious, especially if you were not aware...
A PC that is connected to the Internet via a cable modem is always vulnerable to a malicious hack attack...
Since World War II scientists have known that EMR leaked from devices can be intercepted and with the proper equipment,...
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Before choosing an ISP or switching to a new provider, it is important to consider how the different ISPs available...
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When internal workings of a computer are exposed it is possible to damage the computer with static electricity held by...
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With new technology comes new jargon. It can take years to agree on proper spelling and usage of words that...
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(1) In networks, a section of a network that is bounded by bridges, routers or switches. Dividing an Ethernet into...