The My Computer Blog is a mini-journal about new technical advances.
Computer technology changes rapidly and it's a good idea to keep up to date with new technology.
Today's super duper CPU chip might be tomorrows old technology.
My goal with this Blog is to keep you updated on new stuff that's coming out in the computer world.
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What is a Computer. There is actually more to a computer than meets the eye. Computers are not just pieces of electonic bits thrown together, some are not so electroninc.
What is a Computer Network? A computer network is a collection of computers connected together via physical cable or via wireless connection.
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What is a computer virus? It's a program designed to do harm to your computer. It infects your PC without you even knowing it, just like a human virus.
What is a Computer Mouse? It's a pointing device. Sounds real simple, but there's more to a mouse than just moving it around.
What is a motherboard? They don't call it a motherboard for nothing. It's like a mother ship. Everything in your computer runs from the motherboard. Your ports, PCI adapters, CPU and Memory.
Basic computer operation. How computers work. Easy explanation of the operation of a computer.
The Computer Motherboard explained. What is a motherboard? Why do I need it and what are the different types. These questions and others explained in normal english.
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IPMP (Internet Protocol Multi Pathing) is a stock standard feature of Solaris to make you network connections resilient. Easy to setup and manage.
Continue reading "Solaris IPMP, Internet Protocol Multi Pathing the easy way."
What is USB (Universal Serial Bus)? IF you want to connect an external device quickly and easily, then you would want to use the USB port on your computer.
What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? The science of making intelligent machines. Well, I wish it was as simple as that. We are not even close to creating an intelligent machine.
Fibre channel is a standard which defines how data should be transmitted serially from one node to another. It's not that difficult to understand if you look at the different layers.
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Computer ports are ports where you can connect some of your external devices. It is usually located at the back of the PC.
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Computer components. What are they? How do they work. How much do I need? Find easy answers to these questions.
Continue reading "Computer Components, Computer RAM, hard disk, processor, motherboard"