Essays Tagged: "data storage"

How Magnets Affect Computer Disks

How Magnets Affect Computer DisksBackGround One of the most commonly used Computer data storaged mediums is a ComputerDisk or a Floppy. These are used in everyday life, in either our ... n everyday life, in either our workplace or at home.These disks have many purposes, such as:Storing data: Floppies can be used to store software/data for short preiods of time,Transferring data: Flopp ...

(4 pages) 91 0 4.8 Mar/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Multi User Operating Systems.

Introduction2Multitasking2Types of Multi User System3CPU Architecture4Memory4Data Storage Devices5Input / Output Devices5Software Components5Bibliography7Introduc ... ems share the same memory and use the same clock. They are mainly SIMD (single instruction multiple data) where the processors cooperate on a single problem at a time, known as parallel processing. Th ...

(7 pages) 142 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Science Essays

Risk Analysis Paper.

geographic area (for example, within an office building). Usually, the server has applications and data storage that are shared in common by multiple computer users. A local area network may serve as ...

(3 pages) 376 0 4.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

SANS/Project Manager

ction into SANS (Storage Area Networks)Unquestionable the most significant resource in computing is data. Data is the fundamental resource for all computer processes. Data can be stored on many differ ... ocesses. Data can be stored on many different media formats and usually when a business is involved data will be executed by applications at the server end. The data/information of an organisation is ...

(3 pages) 79 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Discuss the ethical and legal issues of Information Sercurity, Privacy and Accuracy with reference to your own Organisation.

Before tackling the digital aspect of data storage it is essential to discuss the basic legal principles outside of digital constraints. T ... discuss the basic legal principles outside of digital constraints. The main statute for this is the Data Protection Act (DPA) of 1988.There are essentially 8 basic principles, which stipulate how info ... rred to in the question.The first of which is security for which the Act dictates that all personal data must be kept under tight controls and protected from unauthorized access. As such technical mea ...

(8 pages) 187 0 0.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Increasing Technology

aper, we will discuss the advances in technology that have aided in the efficiency of areas such as data input, data output, data storage, and computer speed.Data input is an important area of emphasi ... rage, and computer speed.Data input is an important area of emphasis. Without the accurate input of data, there is no way to receive the proper results. Thus, finding the most effective and accurate m ...

(4 pages) 55 0 0.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Mobile Phone Firmware Flashing for Nokia.

self. Thus, the firmware incorporates the microcontroller, operating systems for user interface and data storage as well. Firmware is a matter of software and the internal algorithm written specifical ... are the same. They contains own special made microprocessors, keyboard and loudspeaker for entering data, displays, speaker, buzzer for giving data to user, battery and software, which manage it and o ...

(42 pages) 70 0 0.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering > Electrical Engineering

Data Storage and Transmission

nce because we perceive infinitely smooth gradations of shapes and colors.When used in reference to data storage and transmission, analog format is that in which information is transmitted by modulati ... mission signal, such as amplifying a signal's strength or varying its frequency to add or take away data. For example, telephones take sound vibrations and turn them into electrical vibrations of the ...

(3 pages) 46 0 0.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

In depth study of the DVD technology.

ductionDVD or Digital Versatile Disc is an optical disc storage media format, which can be used for Data storage, high quality video and audio. DVDs resemble CDs in terms of physical dimensions being ... ansported via analog signaling. This method had many problems such as degradation and corruption of data from interference and wave superposition. This happened because if an analog signal had informa ...

(4 pages) 33 0 0.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Essay

There are many different types of Searchable databases on the internet that can be used to retrieve all types of data. To under stand how differe ... pes of data. To under stand how different databases work we must first understand what a Searchable database is. A database is a collection of data or information organized for rapid search and retrie ... llection of data or information organized for rapid search and retrieval, especially by a computer. Databases are structured to facilitate storage, retrieval, modification, and deletion of data in con ...

(3 pages) 9 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Iomega corporation data storag

IOMEGA CORPORATION: DATA STORAGE FOR THE NEW MILLENIUM Introduction The purpose of this report is to examine the Iomega ... TM drives, the Clik! Storage device, and the BuzTM audio and video drive. 1 The leading supplier of data storage devices in Europe, and the third largest supplier in the world, Iomega has now strength ... uilt upon, leading to these products' 1995 release.2 Public response to the release of the portable data storage devices was enormous. Orders clogged the production component of Iomega before the disk ...

(11 pages) 13 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

IOMEGA CORPORATION: DATA STORA

IOMEGA CORPORATION: DATA STORAGE FOR THE NEW MILLENIUM Introduction The purpose of this report is to ex ... , the Clik! Storage device, and the BuzTM audio and video drive. 1 The leading supplier of data storage devices in Europe, and the third largest supplier in the world, Iomega has now strength ... ding to these products¡¦ 1995 release.2 Public response to the release of the portable data storage devices was enormous. Orders clogged the production component of Iomega before the disk ...

(11 pages) 12 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Owning A DVD Or A VCR, Which Is Better?

vides the capability to record programs from the television, a DVD Player offers a new dimension in data storage, versatility, and has better sound and picture output.First, a VCR is more economical t ... ng to hurry and watch it so that it can be returned to the video store. A DVD Player can also store data that can be used on the computer.Secondly, a VCR can be easier to operate than a DVD Player. It ...

(2 pages) 1270 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Data Mining, Data Warehousing and Data Dredging.

Over the last ten years as information technology and more precisely data storage has become less expensive the amounts of data that businesses are holding onto has been ... onto has been increasing. Furthermore as the amounts increase there is a need to sort through this data to discover useful and relevant information. Some of these techniques are referred to as data m ... relevant information. Some of these techniques are referred to as data mining, data warehousing and data dredging. There is a caveat here because as more businesses store data and information in hopes ...

(4 pages) 89 0 3.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Office Automation Software

Microsoft Access appears to provide the easiest and fastest means to displaying data from a SQL server database. The most regular object used to perform data entry is a form. One o ... ustomize it however you want. It also has it's limitation typically for managing limited amounts of data. Access is not commonly used for databases hundreds of megabytes in size, and that is why the S ... s hundreds of megabytes in size, and that is why the SQL Server is more appropriate for big size of data storage. By having any office automation for different departments will be a huge advantage to ...

(2 pages) 31 0 5.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Bead Bar Consultant Activity

What DBMS’s do you recommend for the Bead Bar?All DBMS’s have 6 major functions;1. Manage Data Storage Databases-can hold huge amounts of data.2. Transforming data into information- is makin ... - is making the data smaller by storing it by numbers, instead of letters.3. Provides security- the database management system controls access to who can add, view, change, or delete data and controls ...

(1 pages) 19 0 4.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Review Online Data Storage Sites

stem constantly needs upgrading to meet demand. The Internet has now made possible a new concept of data back-up and retrieval; Internet storage sites. These Internet storage sites offer users a place ... eval; Internet storage sites. These Internet storage sites offer users a place to store and back-up data on secure data servers all over the globe. Some are free sites that offer a limited amount of s ...

(3 pages) 26 0 3.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Microsoft Windows File Systems

uctionA computer file system described most simply is a process for organizing and storing computer data files. The file system, at the very least, must ensure that files are stored safely and are rea ... ble for retrieval. At a minimum a file system must allow the operating system to write new files of data to the storage disk while at the same time protecting files previously stored, ensuring they do ...

(3 pages) 34 0 0.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Random Access Memory (RAM): The Genius of Memory

is a blank slate. As you start and use your computer, the operating system files, programs and any data currently being used by the processor are written to and stored in RAM, so that the processor c ... ocessor are written to and stored in RAM, so that the processor can access them quickly.How is this data written to and stored in RAM? In the most common form of RAM, dynamic random access memory (DRA ...

(3 pages) 16 0 0.0 Sep/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

A Report on Computer Peripheral Architecture

being used in virtual environments. There are three main areas are to be researched into, which are Data storage and representation, Environment manipulation, and Communication. These days, a lot of n ... or applications. Most interface are also becoming smaller and more of them are now wireless equippedData storage and representationa.Provide details of areas that the company will need to research. Fo ...

(5 pages) 2622 0 0.0 Feb/2010

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science