Working with the keyboard

You can enter both Russian and English text on the computer. There are several ways to choose a language. Find a panel on the desktop with the icon of the name of the corresponding language – Russian (RU) or English (EN). Most often, this panel is located in the lower right corner of the desktop. It is called the language panel. Click on the name of the language in the panel, and an auxiliary language selection menu will appear next […]

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Computer networks

Computer networks allow us to solve the problems of receiving and transmitting information. A computer network is a set of hardware and software tools that allow communication between computers.

Several computers with network cards and located at a small distance from each other are connected by special cables, and thus a local computer network (LAN – Local Area Network) is formed. Local area networks are widely used in small and medium-sized enterprises.

And computers that are remote over long distances are connected […]

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Data transmission devices

A modem (modulator-demodulator) is a device that allows a computer to communicate with another computer via telephone lines. According to their appearance and installation location , modems are divided into

internal (internal);
external (external).

Internal modems are an electronic board installed directly into a computer, and external modems are an autonomous device.

An external modem is more expensive than an internal one of the same type due to its external attractiveness and easier installation.

The main parameter in the modem operation is the data transfer […]

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User Interface

A graphical interface that displays information on the screen in the form of various drawings is used to communicate with the user in Windows XP. Icons are small drawings that are associated with many functions of the system. In Windows XP, the concept of an object is widely used. Objects are files and folders, as well as some physical devices, such as disks and printers. On the monitor screen, all objects are represented by icons.

You can control the system without […]

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Desktop and taskbar

The word Windows is translated from English as windows. A window is a defined area on the screen associated with a program. After starting the Windows XP operating system, the entire monitor screen is occupied by a special drawing called the Desktop. All windows are located on top of the desktop, and they can be moved, enlarged, reduced or removed. Windows can completely or partially overlap each other. The desktop allows you to run programs, configure the system, and perform […]

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web server written in PHP

Vincent Negrier, also known as sIX, presented to the public the first web server written entirely in PHP. The full name of the product is the aEGiS PHP nano web server, but users, and the author himself, shorten this name to just Nanoweb. In a short README supplied with the server sources, the author explains why we should use this miracle of programming thought. And the first thing he pays attention to is that the server turned out to be […]

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designing and selecting software for creating a collaboration website

Nowadays, websites are the most important components of a business, and the tools for creating and deploying websites are becoming more flexible and easy to use. However, creating complex web applications using non-standard methods of interaction (for example, blogs) is not a trivial task. Very often, every application in an organization may require adaptation. In this article, we use the fictional organization International Business Council (IBC). IBC unites its employees and business partners into an interactive community, but the existing […]

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Kaspersky Anti-virus 5.5 for Samba Server

Kaspersky Lab presents a new version of the product for antivirus protection of corporate networks based on Linux and FreeBSD – Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.5 for Samba Server.

Kaspersky Anti-virus for Samba Server is a solution for comprehensive anti-virus protection of Samba file servers. The new version of the product adds support for 64-bit Linux platforms, such as RedHat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 4 UPD3, RedHat Fedora Core 5, SUSE Linux Professional 10.1, SUSE LES 9 SP3, as well as new operating […]

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ATEN releases a new centralized solution

ATEN International presents the CC1000 Control Center Over the NET solution, complementing the ALTUSEN Over the NET line. CC1000 is a software solution for secure and centralized management of the IT infrastructure of numerous computing centers, branches and remote offices.

It was created

IT administrators who need to organize the management of all Over the NET and other IP-enabled IT devices through a single IP address.

The browser-based CC1000 graphical interface has an intuitive tree structure and allows users to easily access, manage, […]

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getting to know Subversion

 

Version control is the art of managing changing information. For a long time, it has been a vital tool for programmers who usually spend time making small changes to programs, and at one point roll back changes by going back to the previous version. However, the usefulness of version control systems goes far beyond the world of software developers. Version control is required wherever you can meet people using a computer to work with constantly changing information. That’s when Subversion […]

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