As technology has advanced over the past few decades, computers have become a commodity in modern society that cannot be sacrificed. That is why millions of dollars are spent every year by average people who experience computer-related problems and do not know how to fix them. Some of the most common and problematic computer issues, however, are simple network problems that can be corrected by using the proper software. This article is a list of network tools that can help users correct some of the most basic and common network-related Read More

As the name implies, nanowires are one-dimensional wires measured in nanometers; that is, their diameter is no more than just a few 0.000000001 meters (0.000000001 meter corresponds to 1 nanometer which is around a thousandth of a single strand of human hair). At the nano-dimension, quantum mechanics applies since the nanowires are so fine that normal (or Newtonian-scale) physics could not be relied upon to explain their behavior. Manufacturing the Nanowire Nanowires are manufactured from different materials. Thus, there are wires with different properties that have been acquired from the Read More

RBOC (The Regional Bell Operating Companies) were created as the result of a legal dispute between the US Justice Department and the AT & T Corporation. In 1984, the American Telephone & Telegraph Company split its local operations into 7 autonomous RBOCs that became known as “Baby Bells”. In the beginning, these companies were called RHCs (Regional Holding Companies). After 1984, one part of the AT & T was split to form Bellcore that served as a standard body for other Baby Bells. The Science Applications International Corp. acquired Bellcore Read More

The Windows XP Product Key is necessary if the user wants to install or reinstall Microsoft Windows XP onto his/her computer. This key is a security tool designed to stop counterfeiting and software piracy. The Windows XP Product Key is necessary for installation and reinstallation, so the user must have the Product Key available for use. If the user purchased his/her computer from an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) such as Dell or Sony, a Windows XP Product Key should be easily found on a sticker on the computer, Windows XP Read More

A Memory Stick is an IC (Integrated Circuit) which is stored in a compact and rugged plastic enclosure. Memory Sticks are designed to store data and to enable the transfer of data between devices equipped with Memory Stick slots. Normally, Memory Sticks are used as storage media for a portable device, in a form that can easily be removed for access by a personal computer. It permits users to exchange information, such as data, text, graphics or digital images from one electronic device to another quickly and easily. This allows Read More

The Zeus Virus is the popular term for the Zeus banking Trojan virus recently used to steal banking account details and passwords in the U.K. Resulting in a loss of more than $850,000 for those infected. The Zeus virus has been around for a number of years as part of the larger Zeus Crimeware Toolkit, and is available for purchase through rogue hacking forums across the Internet. Criminals who purchase the Zeus Crimeware kit are given a web interface panel to control the deployment and use of the Trojan as Read More

An Application Service Provider or ASP provides “applications” as a service – specifically, software and services having to do with the information technology requirements of companies and individuals. The service offered by Application Service Providers may include processing credit card payments, providing customer relations management (CRM) services to businesses, or customized applications. The operational concept is straightforward – a service provider identifies a function or activity that is common to a number of companies. The Application Service Provider then offers the service to its identified market for a fixed fee, Read More

BGA (Ball Grid Array) is one type of packaging for surface-mounted integrated electronic circuits (integrated circuits whose components are actually ‘mounted’ or affixed on the surface of the printed circuit semiconductor board). A BGA package simply looks like a thin wafer of semi-conducting material that has circuit components on only one face. The Ball Grid Array package is called such because it is basically an array of metal alloy balls arranged in a grid. Ball Grid Array versus Pin Grid Array There is one other common packaging for integrated circuits Read More

Determining Information Flow Requirements To determine the information flow of the organization, you need to include a number of factors, of which the main ones are listed below. Accessing data or information should be one of the main concerns when planning the network design: The data that needs to be accessed by users. The location of users. The time period when users need to access data. The method by which users access data. A few typical questions which you should ask when determining information flow of the organization are: How Read More

Java was originally developed as an implementation of a programming language that would compile and complete its directive functions regardless of platform and language version. It was developed by James Gosling, a software developer employed by Sun Microsystems in June of 1991, whom released the first version of Java in 1995. The language is designed to allow programmers to write the code once and have it work in any Java Virtual Machine. The ability to do so has made this programming language extremely versatile, productive, and easy to use, and has helped Read More