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Netbooks
What does the term mean ?what is
it used for ?
Simply stated, a netbook is a miniature laptop
for the express purpose of working on the
internet using online applications, otherwise
known as cloud computing, and doing other
basic computing activities like email, video
chatting, and preparing documents.
Advantages
• Size
• Weight
• Battery
• Operating system
• Storage
• Keyboard
• price
Disadvantage
• Small screen
• A less powerful processor
• No CD drive. Most netbooks come with no CD
How it works ?• Basically the netbook is like a normal
computer there is internet
browsing, internet and personal use such
as word document and PowerPoint.
• You can save important files on there and
also it runs for at least 5 hours which gives
you enough time.
Price • The netbook prices are usually 200 to
300 depending on the size of the
netbook and the storage space.
Link
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQgiZd0-DxI
Piracy & copyright
Piracy •Piracy is the unauthorized
duplication of an original
recording for commercial gain
without the consent of the
rights owner.
Copyright• The exclusive legal right, given to an
originator or an assignee to
print, publish, perform, film, or record
literary, artistic, or musical material, and
to authorize others to do the same.
Different types of Copyright
1. Synchronization
2. Foreign
3. Performance
4. Mechanical
5. Visual
Different types of Piracy
• Music piracy
• video piracy
• movie piracy
• software piracy
• game piracy
Video
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5SmrHNWhak
How does copyright work ?
• A copyright is when you copy
someone's creative work such as
books, articles or websites etc. and
make it your own.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QiO_H0-ok8
How does Piracy work ?
•Basically when people steal a file they spread it around around the internet and then some pirates sale the material they steal.
Secondary storage
What is Secondary Storage ?
a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer
Different types of secondary storage
• USB Drives
• Floppy Disks
• CD-R
• DVD-R
• Magnetic Tape
How does secondary storage work ?USB Drives
A USB flash drive is a type of flash memory storage device integrated with a universal serial bus interface. Usually portable and rewritable, some can hold up to 300 GB.
Floppy Disks
Floppy disks are a storage medium made of a thin magnetic disk. They were widely used from the 1970s to the 1990s. Storage capabilities ranged from 1.5 Mb to 200 MB on some versions.
CD-R
A CD-R (compact disc recordable) is an optical secondary storage device invented by Sony and Philips. It is also known as a WORM (write once read many) medium.
DVD-R
DVD-R (DVD recordable) has a storage capacity of usually 4.1 GB. There is also an 8.54-GB dual-layer version, called DVD-R DL.
Magnetic Tape
Magnetic tape has been in use for more than 50 years. It is (in recent years) packaged in cartridges/cassettes. The average amount of storage is 5 MB to 140 MB for every standard-length reel (2,400 feet).
Prices for secondary storage
• USB Drives – around $15
• Floppy Disks- around $30
• CD-R- $10
• DVD-R- $10
• Magnetic Tape- $20
What are the latest secondary storage ?
• The latest secondary storage devices are Solid State Disks and Hard Disk Drives.
Bluetooth
BluetoothBluetooth is an open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances.
Advantages of Bluetooth
• Bluetooth Devices are Wireless
• Bluetooth Technology is Inexpensive
• Bluetooth is Automatic
• Low Interference
• Low Energy Consumption
• Share Voice and Data
• Upgradeable
• Instant Personal Area Network
Disadvantages for Bluetooth
•Battery Use
•Bluetooth Internet
•It cannot go long distance
How does Bluetooth work ?
Bluetooth creates a personal wireless personal area network (PAN) which you are able to access only and it connects with other devices near your area and you can send files and things.
New Bluetooth around the corner
There has been faster versions of Bluetooth coming and the speed is more advanced.it is more available to iPods and other technology including tv.