Personal computer

For those of us who have owned computers for a few years now, have, without a doubt had an experience with a computer virus of some sort. Have you ever wondered how, or even why these viruses got started in the first place? We know that computer viruses are created by people. Someone has to write the code and test it. That someone also has to figure out the attack phase. This attack phase may come in the form of a silly message popping up on the screen, all the way to the destruction of the…

Q2.i) Cluster computers are a group of computers that work together as a single computer to solve problems that may take too long for a single computer to solve. A cluster computer is a group of computers that are connected together in such a way that they effectively work together as a single computer to solve problems that a single computer may take too long to solve. They could be connected via a LAN network and any problem given to them would be broken down into smaller parts to be given…

Task 01: Involvement in computer systems in activities, which were used to be carried out by humans, in various job roles has a negative impact on world job market and it is slowly becoming an issue in the modern world. Discuss the involvement of computers in several such sectors and describe the nature of the problem with suitable examples (LO 1.1) (M2.7) 1. In the current world, it’s almost impossible to imagine that someone can live without computers. Computers have become an electronic…

school and businesses, all are vulnerable to the cyber-criminal (Warnes, 2017). The denial of services is a form of major hacking, is designed to paralyze the computer system, websites and financial network, these hackers targets government and private networks (Warnes, 2017). The Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center have suggested, computer criminals in China and Russia have accessed the United States electrical grid by using software that has the ability to damage at any time; social…

Products and Services According to Datamonitor (2011), Apple, Inc. is not only a major player in the personal computer industry, but operates other products and services too that range from portable digital music players, mobile device services, software services, and a host of operating systems among many others as listed below. Product Type Series Computers iMac, eMac, Mac mini, Power Mac, Xserve RAID, Mac Pro, iBook , MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook air Digital and Music iPod, iPod mini, iPod…

To start off building my computer, the case I decided on was the Thermaltake Overseer RX-I VN700M1W2N. I picked this case because I like being able to see the inside of the computer case, while offering a neat light display when powered on and a stylish look overall. The motherboard I have chosen is the ASUS Z170-A LGA 1151 Intel Z170 ATX motherboard. I have chosen this motherboard because I wanted something that is up-to-date, can run the everyday things I do, comes with USB 3.1, and is also…

Unit also referred as Processor, Central Processor or microprocessor of the computer. It handles all the instructions from Hardware and Software. It is also called the brain of a computer as all the information is saved and stored in it. The CPU was first developed at Intel and they released 4004 processor. CPU chips are used in digital computers and often used to do the calculations. Processor is the engine of a computer; from this we can tell how fast the system will operate the application.…

As the Internet becomes an increasingly integral part of daily life, questions about privacy and security on the Internet are on the rise. Keeping your personal information, private data and finances safe can be difficult, but by following a few tips, you can avoid the vast majority of scams, spyware and privacy breaches. 1. Be Aware The best tool to avoid spyware and stay safe on the Internet is your own brain. Free software with no potential upgrades or strings attached, websites that are…

CPU A CPU (which is also known as a central processing Unit) is basically the part of the computer of where most of the processing of calculations takes place. some people refer to it as the “brains” of the computer. Processors are used in all types of computers The CPU plugs into something known as a CPU socket which is located on the mother and this socket delivers electrical contact to the microprocessor and to something known as a printed circuit board. In the case of chips with have a big…

Cyberstalking in this day and age In our world today, technology is getting more and more advanced from various pieces of equipment like newer computers with hundreds of new functions to faster ways of communicating to other people like the internet. However this newer and more advanced technology comes with a price. One of these disadvantages that come with these advances is cyberstalking. According to about.com “Cyberstalking is a technologically-based ‘attack’ on one person who has been…