Data Backup Solution: Why You Need a Backup Plan in Place – Part 2 by Joe Duchesne
In the first part of this article series, I talked about the three main threats to the data on your computer. I talked about the need for a data backup solution that protects your data properly. In this article, I'll outline the most common data backup solution options available to you. ... By burning your vital information to a CD-ROM, you can have another copy of your data if something goes wrong with your computer. ... It will usually require the services of a computer hardware technician to setup.

EDI Software by Richard Romando
Electronic data interchange (EDI) is a system that enables business entities to exchange information at low administrative costs. A company wishing to install an EDI system has to procure the required software and hardware. EDI software is available for all types of computers ranging from the... The hardware necessary for supporting EDI software depends on requirements such as speed and the extent that the EDI system has to be integrated into other systems of the company. ... EDI systems that were traditionally operated on private networks, are now increasingly utilizing the power of the...

Introduction to RAID 5 Arrays by Andrea Stone
Definition of a RAID 5 Array A RAID 5 array uses at least three disks and stripes information at the byte level across the member disks. Parity data is also written across each member disk to allow the RAID data to be recovered in the event of a disk failure. ... A hardware RAID uses a RAID controller which handles array duties thus there is no strain on the host computer's CPU and memory. ... It can also be expensive to implement as it requires special hardware. ... This can slow down other applications on that computer.

Windows Error Reporting by Meryl K. Evans
Bet you get the following message from time to time: "The system has recovered from a serious error" message from time to time with two buttons: "Send Error Report" and "Don't Send" regarding sending the report to Microsoft. The error message appears when an application runs into a problem it... Maybe instead of "more information," it would be better for the link to say, "More information and possible resolution." "More information" might lead people to believe it's tech speak about the problem and people don't have time or interest to read that, so they close the box instead of clicking...

Tools for Traders: Hardware and Software by James Okada Lee
Online trading is gaining popularity because of its efficiency and ease of use. If you are on the trading business, it is important to know the right tools of the trade. Doing trade at home should not pose any problem as long as you have the right hardware and software to assist you in your... To get you started with online trading, here area the minimum requirements that your personal computer should have: Hardware specification A Pentium computer with a processor speed of 1 gigahertz (GHZ) or a Mac OS 9 is good enough.

Understanding the Components of a Home Network by Jeff Heaton
Home networks are becoming more common. People want to be able to share a single broadband Internet connection to several computers in the house. There are many different devices that you can use to make up your home network. If you have never heard network terminology device names like router,... By inbound virus attempt I mean other computers that will connect to your computer and attempt to infect your computer. ... Rather than connecting your computer directly into your cable or DSL modem you connect the router to the cable or DSL modem.

A Basic Guide to How A Computer Works by Driz Memok
Over the last 20 years or so, computers have become a pillar of our society. Like other such pillars, most people don’t know how they work despite the fact they are critical to our lives! Computer is one of those grab all terms that covers a lot of devices. ... They are external devices that provide and receive information from the computer. ... Instead, we are going to focus on your run of the mill personal computer. ... For the programs to work, however, there has to be a basic hardware platform.

What's the Point for Computer Optimization? by Ted Peterson
I am sure you've heard a lot of things about computer optimization. Everywhere you look you see ads that invite you to "boost your performance" or "improve your computer". So, what's the idea? Is anything true about it? Does your computer really need optimization? ... All sort of information are stored there, from hardware and drivers info to applications' settings. ... As you know, each program uses some of your computer's memory. ... The same situation appears when you remove files from your computer.

Climb to the Vista. Is Windows Vista for You? by Stuart Crawford
Is Windows Vista for your company? Many small businesses will be asking their IT people this question over the next few days, weeks, and months to find out if Vista is the best fit for their business. Most IT consultants will be advising their client base to wait for Service Pack 1 which seems... Many small businesses will only need the Business Edition and this version will provide you with all the services you need to keep you staff productive, collaborate effectively, exchange information securely, and research information on the Internet without worry.

An Overview Of Computer Networks by Michael Russell
My second degree, or should I say my second go through inside the education system was in networking. I'm a certified Novell and Microsoft engineer, not that I'm all that excited about the fact. Networking is actually pretty mindless work once you learn it. ... In other words if you have 5 computers you would have computer 1 hooked into computer 2 which would be hooked into computer 3 and so on. ... So if computer 3 would go down then computers 1 and 2 would not be able to communicate or exchange information with computers 4 and 5 and visa versa.