Wireless Networks: How Do They Work? by Ron King
Wireless networks use radio waves instead of wires to transmit data between computers. Here's how: The Binary Code: 1s and 0s It's well known that computers transmit information digitally, using binary code: ones and zeros. This translates well to radio waves, since those 1s and 0s can be... You plug in a combined radio receiver and transmitter, and the computer is able to send out its equivalent of dots and dashes (bits, in computer-speak) to get your data from here to there. ... Internet Access Points The final step for a wireless network is to provide internet access for every...

Power Behind the Xbox360 by Tucker Osbert
Although Microsoft's Xbox was able to sell millions and millions of units worldwide, it was still considerably outsold by its competitor, Sony's PlayStation. In this day, wherein another revolution in video and gaming technology is at hand, the Xbox360 is more promising than ever. ... As was mentioned earlier, the Xbox360 is a computer designed for playing video games. ... Just the same, video game consoles have a processor that would, of course, 'process' all the information being fed into the system.

Should you Care for Your Windows Registry Health? by Ted Peterson
What are Windows registry? Why are they so important for your operating system? What can you do to keep them reliable? According to Microsoft site, registry are "a central hierarchical database used in Microsoft Windows ... to store information necessary to configure the system for one or more... Those invalid registry entries won't bother you visibly all the time, but they will cause your computer to slow down or even crash in some cases. ... If you try, after a period of time, to install a similar device, conflicts may appear, because you computer might confuse them.

HasYour Computer Hard Drive Ever Crashed? Are You Challenged by Backups? by Jimmie Newell
The following scenario’s have probably been repeated thousands of times, on computer systems of all kinds and sizes, operated by all levels of users from complete novice, to expert user. · You log on and your computer will not boot to your operating system. ... · You have installed some piece of new hardware, or some new software, your computer cannot find your operating system. ... As computer users we have all been admonished time and time again to backup our work on a regular basis, as insurance against losing data.

Spyware - How Can You Protect Your Computer From It by Markus Wahlgren
Spyware was in headlines for the first time in 1999 when a freeware game called “ Elf Bowling” circulated with spying software along with it. Since then spywares are creating a havoc in the computer world. Some of the downloadable software comes with a licensing agreement that a spyware program... The Firewall utility Hackers use viruses and Trojan Horses to find unprotected computers and access them to delete information, steal personal information or corrupt the files. ... Steps of protecting your computer against spywares Protecting against spywares is very essential to safeguard...

Do I Need a Registry Cleaner? by Bob Rankin
"My computer seems to get slower and slower. A friend told me to clean my registry. Will that really help, and how can I do that?" Cleaning the Registry Yes, your computer will run better if you occasionally clean your Windows system registry. But first, let's define exactly what the registry is. ... Especially on Windows 95/98 computers, it's common for the registry to grow very large over time, which tends to slow down the computer's startup and can make it unstable. ... Making Windows Faster I should also mention that there are lots of other things that can cause your computer to bog...

The Era of Information Technology by Steven Cancel
Around one hundred and fifty years ago, businesses ran their day to day operations completely different from what businesses of the modern era do to run their day to day operations. People back then worked under candle light doing math calculations on paper, the old fashion way, before... The corporate world was only made possible by the communication information technology has put in place between both computer software and hardware. ... These days, the name "Information Technology" has managed to encompass many aspects of computer technologies invented in the past couple decades.

Classic Arcade Games Emulation On New Technology by Simon Oliver
You might wonder what an emulator is. Emulators allow your computer to act like a console system such as the Apple IIe or the Atari 2600, which are used to emulate the hardware of a variety of classic arcade games. Are all classic arcade games emulated? ... Availability of the Information – if the system contains a lot of information, it will be easier to emulate. ... In writing an emulator, you will undergo a difficult process which requires attaining the precise system information, and figuring out how to emulate it with the software code.

Back To The Basics: Communication Devices by Deb Jensen
Since today's communication technology can be confusing for many people, Genesis Global, Inc. wants to go back to the basics and take a brief look at the various types of communication channels available. This article addresses eight basic factors which affect data transmission: "transmission... Protocols Protocols are the rules that govern the exchange of information between software and/or hardware in a communications network. ... For example, the traditional television only sends information out.

Wireless Networks by Elizabeth Morgan
The information age has been revolutionized not just by the power of computers to process data, but also by the power of communication amongst computers. This communication is responsible for the proliferation of computer networks. Sharing of information, sharing of resources (both software and... The mobile wireless systems support mobility of the equipment, enabling the user to access information from anywhere and at any time. ... One of the recent trends in the computer and communication industries is wireless communication.