Essays Tagged: "cables"

Windows NT

, while the Internet refers to the physical side of the global network containing a large amount of cables and computers.The Internet is a 'packet-switching' computer network. When a person sends a me ...

(4 pages) 122 0 4.3 Jan/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

"Could the Greenhouse Effect Cause More Damage?"

er of 1996 and will run for no less than three years.Harte has stretched a twelve foot high grid of cables above 300 squareyards of land in a high mountain meadow in the middle of the ColoradoRockies. ... The cables are supported by four steel towers, one at eachcorner of the grid. Hanging down from the cables are ten infrared heatlamps which are about three feet long each. This is supposed to simulate ...

(2 pages) 73 0 3.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Great Eastern Failure- The Curious and Mysterious World of Mr. Brunel. Launch of the "Leviathan" otherwise known as the "great eastern"

at the head of multitudes of mechanics and labourers, breaking ponderous engines, rending enormous cables, crushing solid masses of timber, bursting strong iron vessels, forcing up the soil, tearing ...

(3 pages) 29 0 3.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The insecurities surrounding wireless networks with a brief background on how wireless networks work.

works utilize the air all around us to send information to and from users without having to connect cables. This feature has sparked an uprising in popularity of wireless networks. With the influx of ...

(9 pages) 531 2 3.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Wireless Networking.

ing is basically a way for two or more computers to communicate without using traditional cords and cables. This technology is supplied by a number of companies operating for the most part under the i ... PS, is 802.11b, which is a way of increasing dependability and interoperation. Without any cords or cables, two or more computers can communicate using a wireless network or LAN. Wireless networking h ...

(6 pages) 453 0 4.4 Aug/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Critically discuss the concept of Globalisation. What is meant by cultural globalisation?

stimated. "The most important shrinking of the world occurred......in the 1860's with the laying of cables.....taking news of ships and markets, with politics and rebellions all over the world." (1) ( ...

(6 pages) 279 0 3.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Advantages and disadvantages associated with various network topologies, cable options and factors governing selection of an appropriate cable.

security measures to grant privileges and restrict access to certain users. They are linked through cables, telephone lines, radio waves, satellites or infrared light beams. There are three basic type ... eir hard drives but are generally less powerful than the file server; they are usually connected by cables.·Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) - usually covers wider geographic areas, e.g. cities, ...

(4 pages) 181 0 4.2 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Optical Networks

used as a medium for telecommunication and networking because it is flexible and can be bundled as cables. Although fibers can be made out of either plastic or glass, the fibers used in long-distance ...

(3 pages) 73 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

My Bicycle

it represents me, just like clothes.I nurtured the bicycle like a baby, replacing all the worn cables, carefully oiling all the necessary parts, aligning the brakes. Every now and then I stripped ...

(2 pages) 22 0 0.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Central Processing Unit (CPU)

machines hav lots of printed circuit boardsheld in framed cases and connected by endless metres of cables to form their CPUs.Looking into a PC is much simpler - you can find an identifiable chip as t ...

(5 pages) 56 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

My Bike

it represents me, just like clothes.I nurtured the bicycle like a baby, replacing all the worn cables, carefully oiling all the necessary parts, aligning the brakes. Every now and then I stripped ...

(2 pages) 31 1 5.0 Aug/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Study notes: how to jump start a car, Drivers ed project

nnect one of the black clamps to the same battery on the negative side (-)- Now connect the cables the same way to your car- Make sure you do them one at a time to make sure you don't ...

(1 pages) 15 0 5.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Wireless Network: Is it right for you?

or home. They must all be connected to a central switch called a hub. This often involves stringing cables through walls and ceilings and can present a challenge for anyone.If the computers in your of ...

(1 pages) 71 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Advantages and disadvantages of internet

. It is a network of milions of computers around the world, connected by phone lines, satellites or cables. Millions of people from all over the world use it every day, so I think that Internet has mo ...

(1 pages) 99498 0 5.0 May/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

"Animal Farm" Speech - Snowball

nto walls, then the sails would have to be made, and after that there would be need for dynamos and cables (Orwell 65). But I guarantee that it would be all done in one year, if we all dedicate oursel ...

(3 pages) 17 0 4.3 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

E-commerce and its role in developing countries

ighly dependent on the technology. Example: interconnectivity among satellites, telecommunications, cables etc. E-commerce needs to keep in mind the process infrastructure, which involves the various ...

(12 pages) 116 0 3.5 Oct/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

Network Security

h 5 references NETWORK SECURITY Let us go back, twelve years. Where's Internet? Concentrated in the cables that connect the offices and cubicles of the American ministry of defense. Things were simple ...

(7 pages) 113 0 5.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Bridges

sion, but can be put under a great deal of force. In order to make a suspension bridge, two or four cables are hung between two towers. Numerous strands make up the cables, strengthening the weight th ... towers. Numerous strands make up the cables, strengthening the weight the bridge can withhold. The cables are secured into the ground at each end of the bridge. Smaller cables are attached in order t ...

(1 pages) 5 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

History Of The Internet

tone in technology, it only lasted a few days before it failed. Eight years later, 1866, successful cables were laid and lasted for nearly 100 years.Around Labor Day in 1969, BBN delivered an Interfac ...

(3 pages) 17 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

My World In 2050

vanced in great leaps.In 2050, there are no more wires used in communication. No phone lines, no cables. Everyone has a satellite transmitter in their homes that can be used to transmit live video/ ...

(2 pages) 1992 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers