With technology expanding at an exponential rate it seems like the hardware associated with it keeps getting smaller and smaller because we can now pack more power into smaller packages. And with… Read More
There are many types of hard drives that you can use for your workstation or server computers such as IDE, SATA, SCSI, Solid State and now SAS or Serial Attached SCSI. Serial… Read More
When it comes to getting a new computer you basically have two options. Buy what you see in the store and hope you are getting quality components or build your own and… Read More
Not all hardware will run all operating systems, especially Windows. Hardware components such as processors and RAM are getting faster all the time and that’s a good thing because operating system requirements… Read More
When it comes to connecting devices to computers, two names often come up: USB (Universal Serial Bus) and FireWire (IEEE 1394). Both have played significant roles in data transfer technology, but they… Read More
A CD-ROM drive (Compact Disk – Read Only Memory) is a type of device used by your computer to read CDs. These CDs are used for a variety of purposes such as… Read More
Almost everyone who has a computer has the need to print a document or picture at some time. But if you have multiple computers and only one printer on your network then… Read More
Backing up your data is one of the most important tasks to keep up with when it comes to computer use and maintenance. If you can’t get to your data then the… Read More
Hard drives are the component inside computers that store your information in the form of files. They are also what your operating system is installed on. Without a hard drive you can’t… Read More
Universal Serial Bus, or USB for short provides a single, standardized, easy to use way to connect devices to a computer. It uses a much higher data transfer rate than many common… Read More