The Internet is an international network that uses particular data transfer processes and online protocols to create a standard communication highway. The Internet would not be possible without powerful telephone lines such as T3 lines which have the capacity to transfer data at high speeds (an...
Before the digital age, microfiche was the only way for people to store volumes of printed material. This miniature photographic film (measuring just 4 by 5 inch (or 10.2 by 15.2 cm) was able to hold photos, newspaper articles, books and cultural documents that had been scanned and then reduced to...
Apple, Incorporated employed eleven under aged workers to build its iPhones, iPads, and Macintosh computers last year. An audit of Apple's 102 world wide factories found three suppliers hired under aged workers despite the company's policy. A 24 paged report posted on Apple's website revealed...
The 15 Coolest Cases of Biomimicry listed such great ideas as Velcro, Gecko Tape and Whalepower Wind Turbines to illustrate some applications of the developing engineering practice of designing sustainable human technologies inspired by nature. Here are some more examples coming out of the biomimetics...
Jessica Biel is no longer the most dangerous celebrity to search for online. Actress Cameron Diaz has become the most dangerous celebrity on the Internet, a security company analyzed.37-year-old Diaz, who is famous for her killer looks and playful giggles, is top of the list of the most dangerous...
In a computer, the motherboard refers to the circuit board that is found inside the computer. The motherboard has many roles, one of it being the component that connects together the central processing unit, hard drive, Random Access Memory or RAM, disk drives and optical drives. The video and...
Do you like working with your hands? Do you enjoy building things? Then a career in furniture making might just be perfect for you. We've put together following guide to help you prepare for a career as a furniture maker and have the best shot at doing something you love. High...
Cleveland Institute of Electronics (CIE), based in Cleveland, Ohio, is a distance learning institute established in 1934. It was first known as the Smith Practical Radio Institute and was founded on the vision of providing correspondence learning courses in radio and electronics. CIE is accredited...
VDSL is the abbreviated term for “Very high bit-rate Digital Line Subscriber.” It is considered to be the next level of DSL technology, because it is much faster and capable of sending greater amounts of information. It can download data to your computer at a rate of 52 megabits per second (or...
Ripping a CD does not mean tearing it up into two. (That’s actually impossible—and when you think about it, pointless.) Ripping a CD means to copy music from a compact disk (or, in its more familiar abbreviated form, CD) to a computer. You can copy it file by file or use special software that...
