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The RAM and ROM are storage parts of a computer, but there are a lot more than we think about. The hard drive, USB Flash drives, optical drives, and external hard drives are more storage devices we can use to save our files. The hard drive is one of the biggest storage devices, some of them exceed 2 terabytes. It offers the most gigabytes of storage to support more than one internal hard drive. You can evaluate whether the main storage devices are matching your needs by going through your files to see how much space you tend to use up on your computer. You can also go into the system information to find out how much space you have in your computer, compared to how much space is being used. You can also go into the Start menu and select the Computer which will also display the hard drives, their capacity, and the usage information.



Instead of having to worry about whether or not you will always have your flash drive when you need it, there has been a more innovative way to bring your files to you. It's called the Cloud. Many people are utilizing this to help them get files from their home computer to a school computer quickly without worrying you will lose it. I have looked at the AT & T Cloud. There are certain companies that will allow up to a certain amount of space for free, but so far the Clouds they have are not. AT & T for example has the cheapest cloud for 50$ a month, and it gives you 1 Core + 1GB RAM + 25GB Local Storage. There are 5 different amounts that you can get, but make sure you realize that the more space you want is the more expensive it is going to be. Their most expensive is 259$ a month, but it also gives you 8 Core + 8GB RAM + 100GB Local Storage. So if you can afford that, and you need that much room. It's a good way not to lose files. Clouds are becoming the new flash drives.

Windows: Then To Now

I watched the video about Windows from Ms. Malsberger's blog. First I would like to say that Windows has changed a lot from 1985. It is no where near looking like it used to. The farther back I have used is Microsoft Windows 95. I was pretty good working with 95 and 97. Now there is so much more to it, I don't know nearly half of it. Even Windows Internet Explorer looks different. I noticed that the part with Command prompt pulled up it wasn't even labeled as it. It was labeled as the original MS DOS Prompt. It seems it changed the most when they came out with Windows XP. Things were more colorful, had more depth to it than the other Windows. I just found out from this video that they have released a Windows 8. It was a good video to give you a look into all the different ways that Windows has adapted to make it easier on its users.

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Question 1
First off, you should look at whether or not it will cost you more to upgrade or to buy a new one. Sometimes it can be cheaper just to buy a new computer all together. Especially with the computers getting better and better technology. Second, it is a good idea to know what you want your computer to do. I use my computers mostly for gaming purposes so I want something that is built for that. Where other people may want a computer for graphic arts, or even as simple as just to use the internet for. This will help narrow down the amount you will be spending on either parts or a whole computer. With technology advancing as fast as it is, you may want to upgrade your computer, but the parts themselves may not be compatible. Although at the same time, it does suck having to reload all your files onto a new one. Now a days you even have to decide whether you want a desktop or if you want to be able to take your computer with you by getting a laptop. There is a lot that goes into deciding whether your should upgrade a computer. A lot of people don't want to spend the time to see how well their computer actually runs. Instead they just go out and buy a new one, and they might have been able to spend less money just by adding some new software too their existing one.

Obsolete Desktops

In a presentation in Dublin, Ireland in March 2010, Google sales chief Jim Haley stated that desktops would be irrelevant in three years (

SiliconRepublic.com). Smartphones, notebooks, and the amount of information available online will converge to create a different kind of future than what we’ve known, according to Haley. Do you agree? Why or why not? What impact would that have on the types of hardware and software that are the most in demand?

I agree somewhat with Harley, because the more technology advances the smaller it gets, but the more space it can hold. We keep finding new things to make with it. I think we will have something that doesn't even resemble a computer. I cannot say for sure if it will be in the next three years. I think it could have a bad impact on the hardware that is in most demand now, because with the way technology is going, we may not need any of that hardware later on. I believe it will have a good impact of the software, because software just continues to evolve more and more everyday. It will be able to meet the demands that will come with forming new things, even something that is not even a computer.

Using System Software

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System software includes the operating system and utility programs. The operating system is a group of programs that controls how your computer system functions. The utility programs are small programs that performs many of the general housekeeping tasks for the computer, such as system maintenance and file compression.

The different kind of operating systems are real-time operating system (RTOS), multiuser operating system, UNIX, Symbian by Nokia, BlackBerry by RIM, Windows Mobile by Microsoft, iPhone OS X by Apple, Android by Google, webOS by Palm, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows 7 (Starter, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate), Windows Vista, Mac OS, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, and Linux.

The most common operating systems are Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Windows 7, BlackBerry, Android, iPhone OS X.



                                                                               Jing
Jing is always ready at the touch of a mouse click to capture any picture on your desktop. Jing allows you to share your pictures across social networking sites and e - mail. You can mark up your screen with text box, arrow, highlight, or picture caption to help with trying to emphasize a point. It limits the amount of videos and recordings to five minutes.

Summary of My Description

This is my summary of my description to Mozilla Firefox

Describing application software

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Describing Application Software

1. The application software I use regularly is Mozilla Firefox. It's function is sort of like Internet Explorer. It is a browser for helping you find information over the internet.

2. The advantages to using Mozilla Firefox are that:
     A. It has a built in firewall to help protect you from viruses.
     B. It helps you find information over the internet.
     C. Just like Internet Explorer, it's free.

3. I think other students in the class should use Mozilla Firefox, because even though it may be like Internet Explorer it has it's own firewall built into it. If you go onto Internet Explorer you can end up on a website with an encrpyted virus. It happened once to me. Someone had put a virus inside an ad, and whenever you went onto the World of Warcraft website you would end up with the copy cat virus (A virus that whenever something that is infected with it is deleted, it will copy itself and give you more). Internet Explorer doesn't help protect you from this. Although you may be saying you have a Virus protecting software such as Norton, it is always good to have extra. It doesn't cost you anything for Mozilla, you just go to the website and download it. I use it regularly instead of Internet Explorer.