On and Off-Site Support Strategies On and Off-Site Support Strategies In scenario one, Steve has recently purchased a new computer, that after three months is now freezing up and the only way to get the computer to restart is to unplug it from power. Steve is requesting that his family photos be saved from the hard drive. With this sort of problem it would not be possible to do a repair remotely or over the phone. This issues is best repaired with an on-site support call. I would say that
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Intel introduces a 16-bit processor, the 8086, and the 8088. 1984 – The first computer with the 80286 chip – the IBM AT – is sold. It is a 6 MHz machine with a 20 MB hard drive and a high-density 1.2 MB floppy disk drive. 1987 – MS-DOS 3.3 allows operation of 1.44 MB 3.5 inch disk drives and hard drives larger than 32 MB. 1988 – IBM introduces the PS/2 series. It does not support the hardware and software available on IBM personal computers or clones. 1992 – The Intel i586 (Pentium) processor
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[pic] LEADING UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT DEPARTMENT: LAW ADMINISTRATION COURSE TITLE: COMPUTER FUNDAMENTAL COURSE CODE: 106 SUBMITTED TO: MASTAFA WASIUDDIN NUMAN NAME: EMAD UDDIN MUHAMMAD EMDAD ID NO: 1301050026 BATCH:19TH SUBMITTED DATE: 23.02.2013 1. Briefly describe different groups of keys available on a keyboard? 1 No. Ans: Keyboard: keyboards are the single most and primary input device for most types of computer systems. They are ideal for textual data input and control commands. Keyboards
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to the processor is (a) Cache memory (b) RAM (c) Hard disk (d) Flash memory 9. The storage device that has high cost per bit of storage is (a) SDRAM (b) Cache memory (c) Read only Memory (d) Hard disk 10. The dual-port version of DRAM formerly used in graphics adaptors is (a) FPM DRAM (b) EDO DRAM (c) VRAM (d) DDR SDRAM 11. The secondary storage device that follows the sequential mode of access is (a) Optical Disk (b) Magnetic Disk (c) Magnetic Tape (d) None of these 12. FPI stands for
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® Essential™ and Essential SE Ultra-Portable Hard Drives User Manual My Passport Essential and Essential SE User Manual External Portable My Passport WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at support.wdc.com. If the answer is not available or if you prefer, please contact WD® at the best
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services in various areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. As of September 2011, IBM is the second largest publicly traded technology company in the world. IBM famous invented are the automated teller machine ATM, the floppy disk, the hard disk drive, the magnetic striped card ,and the SABRE airline reservation system. In 2011, Fortune ranked IBM the 18th largest firm in the US as well as the 7th most profitable. Today and recently IBM has created several new venues, they have been
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sometimes called a peripheral device ordevice. [pic]System unit Top of page 2 Storage Your computer has one or more disk drives—devices that store information on a metal or plastic disk. The disk preserves the information even when your computer is turned off. 1 Hard disk drive Your computer's hard disk drive stores information on a hard disk, a rigid platter or stack of
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physical components of your computer such as the system unit, mouse, keyboard, monitor etc. The software is the instructions that makes the computer work. Software is held either on your computers hard disk, CD-ROM, DVD or on a diskette (floppy disk) and is loaded (i.e. copied) from the disk into the computers RAM (Random Access Memory), as and when required. Types of Computers Mini and Mainframe Computers Very powerful, used by large organisations such an banks to control the entire business
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Genesis To Revelation Genesis is the origin of any object. Revelation is a disclosure of a previously unknown fact. Genesis to Revelation is the way of describing how any object has changed in time. The computer is an electronic device used for storing and processing data, typically in binary functions. Computers were built to solve problems that are impossible to human mind. Now computers almost do every work of a man. Genesis to Revelation of Computers John W. Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert
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NT-1110 Unit 1 Assignment 1: Research and explain the basic components of a PC. Gilberto Canto Motherboard: Sometimes alternatively known as the mainboard, system board, planar board or logic board or colloquially, a mobo) is the main printed circuit board (PCB) found in computers and other expandable systems. It holds many of the crucial electronic components of the system, such as the central processing unit (CPU) and
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