A common computer problem that Dell owners face sooner or later is forgetting the administrator password. Also called the BIOS (Basic Input Output System) password, a Dell computer’s administrator password can be changed without hacking into the computer’s operating system. Since computer security has made headlines recently, people have been advised to use longer and […]
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What Is the Difference Between ASA & ISO?
Close-up of a SLR camera mounted on a tripod Image Credit: MarioGuti/iStock/Getty Images In photography, ASA and ISO are both measurements of film speed, or sensitivity to light. ASA is a scale created by the American Standards Association, but it is no longer widely used. Now, most film is labeled by ISO, which was created […]
HP Pavilion DV9700 Specs
The HP Pavilion DV9700 entertainment notebook PC refers to a series of laptop computers that Hewlett-Packard Co. released in 2007. All of these laptops share the same basic features, which include back-lit control panels, touch-sensitive media control buttons, 17-inch display screens and glossy exterior casings. HP designed Pavilion DV9700 computers for use with the Windows […]
What Is My Incoming POP3 & Outgoing SMTP Server for Live Mail?
Windows Live Mail is Microsoft’s replacement application for Outlook Express and Windows Mail. It comes pre-installed on Windows 7, and you can download and install it on other Windows platforms. However, the 2011 version of Live Mail is no longer compatible with Windows XP. Although users can configure Windows Live Mail to work with any […]
What Is an Onboard LAN?
A LAN (local area network) interconnects several computers using Ethernet technology. As technology advances, networking capabilities have begun shipping as a standard feature on most motherboards. Onboard LAN is a specialized chipset on the motherboard designed to handle networking responsibilities for the computer, such as home networking and Internet connectivity. Local Area Networking Local area […]
I Can’t Connect to EA Servers
Electronic Arts video games use dedicated servers from the company for many different online features for their games. A failure to connect to the EA servers can be caused by several different factors, and you’ll need to troubleshoot each point of failure to determine exactly what is causing you to not be able to connect […]
What Is Flash IC?
Flash memory ICs permanently store billions of data bytes. First developed in the 1980s, flash memory has become an important technology for computers and consumer electronics. As with other kinds of solid-state memory, it comes as integrated circuits, or ICs, each having millions of tiny transistors on a silicon chip a few millimeters square. Flash […]
Microsoft Access Vs. SQL Server
Microsoft Access and Microsoft SQL Server are both database applications. The major difference between the two is in how the software is used. Microsoft Access is used in home or small business applications. Microsoft Access is not able to handle large quantities of database calls. Microsoft SQL Server is for medium to large businesses that […]
What Is an ERP Server?
ERP helps business with resource planning. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software is business software that assists with the management of internal and external resources. An ERP server is a system dedicated to hosting ERP applications and data. History The first ERP server was developed in 1972, when five German IBM engineers started the company SAP. […]
The Difference Between a CPU & a Microprocessor
Central Processor Unit The central processing unit (CPU) is a chip that functions as the brains of the computer. It is made of transistors–millions of transistors, in fact. Microprocessors are the circuitry that surround the CPU. The microprocessor is more than the CPU. It contains other processors, for example, the graphics processor unit. Sound cards […]