BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System. It is basically firmware that is inbuilt in a computer’s motherboard. BIOS is the first program to get executed when a computer boots up. This program identifies, configures, and tests the hardware installed on a PC. BIOS produces a short beep sound once it finds all hardware in…
If you are about to buy a new display for your computer or looking to buy a new PC itself. These technical words are likely to be thrown at you by the salesperson. As we know that CRT screens used in the past have completely been replaced by LCD screens on desktop computers as well…
If you have ever opened a PC you must have witnessed a power supply unit (PSU) screwed onto the case with a few screws. You must also have wondered when power is coming from the switchboard why a separate power supply is built into your computer? Well, we will clear your doubts. Actually, your computer…
Mobile devices today need some sort of a removable storage device for temporary or permanent storage of digital information. Secure Digital(SD) format has become a clear and undisputed leader in recent times and comprehensively overpowered older technologies like MMC (Multimedia Card). Secure digital memory cards can store data such as pictures, videos, music, or any…
Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cabling is used in the vast majority of wired computer networks these days as it specified cable type of 10/100/1000BaseT networks. Every computer network has different requirements in terms of bandwidth (the rate of transfer of data) and the appropriate category of UTP cable is selected from the following Categories :…
CRT screens used in the past have completely been replaced by LCD screens on desktop computers as well as laptop computers. There are two important types of LCD screens popular in the technology area which are called Active Matrix LCDs and Passive Matrix LCDs. Let’s see the differences between them: Characteristics Passive Matrix LCD Active…
When an operating system runs an application on your computer the data and machine code currently in use is loaded on a volatile memory chip/chips called RAM. RAM is also recognized popularly as a “Temporary Storage” or “Primary Memory” widely. The name “Random Access” refers to the fact that in such kind of a memory…
BYOD is an organizational policy abbreviated for “Bring Your Own Device”. Organizations that are in favor of BYOD policy allow their employees to bring their own mobile devices to their work and connect to IT infrastructure. At the same time, some companies think allowing personal devices to organizational networks and resources is a big risk….
Central Processing Units (CPU) perform all the computing and processing of data in a computer system. Occasionally people compare them with the human brain because of the property known as “intelligence” but the fact is that CPUs are just extremely powerful calculators and, they do not function like the human brain at all. CPUs today…
You could be a technology enthusiast, a non-IT person looking to upgrade RAM on your PC, or someone preparing for an IT exam. All of these are valid reasons for reading this post and we would promise to take you through most terminologies used by techies while discussing RAM. We shall try to crisply explain…