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Computers

Whether they’re used for business or pleasure, computers are quickly becoming an essential part of everyday life. Computers can be invaluable for home use, providing everything from help with homework to financial software. If you need driving directions, research material, or a place to organize your important records, there’s no better solution than a computer. But with all the options and features on the market today, buying computers can be a truly confusing process.

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Computers Tips & Facts

75% of Americans use the Internet and spend an average three hours a day online.

The Internet has been in use since the 1960s but was first available on a consumer level in the mid 1990s.

As of December 2005, more than 50% of U.S. homes were using computers with high-speed access to the Internet.

Laptop

The ultimate portable computing device, the laptop computer (often called a notebook computer) is a small, flat computer that opens and closes like a clamshell. Today's technology has allowed laptops to be manufactured at nearly the same power as traditional desktop computers.

Printers

Printers have been used for decades as an efficient way to reproduce text and photos from a computer. Early printers could only reproduce simple text, but today's printers are capable of quickly printing photo-quality pictures. Most computer users find printers to be an important part of their arsenal.

Computer Hardware

The term "computer hardware" can be used to describe any physical devices that either make up a computer, or interface with it, to achieve a desired result. Examples of computer hardware are keyboards, mice, hard drives, RAM, DVD burners, scanners, printers, and many others.

Computer Software

Every time you use a computer, you are no doubt using some sort of computer software to help with what you need to do. All the programs, games, and utilities on a computer are software. Computer software can be used for work, entertainment, and hobbies.

Scanner

Scanners are devices used to reproduce, or scan, documents, photos, and graphics. Today's flatbed scanners (the most common type of scanner) are inexpensive, compact, and able to reproduce text and images with high resolution. Many people find them useful for archiving photo collections to digital format.

Desktop Computers

A desktop computer is simply the traditional computer that sits atop a table or desktop, hence the name. Desktop computers are by far the most powerful computers on the market today. They can be used for work, to play music and video, burn CDs and DVDs, and more.

Computer Monitors

Computer monitors are the devices that computers use to display information to the user. Monitors are similar to television screens, although today's monitors employ technology like LCD screens and flat-panel, high-resolution displays.

Computer Accessories

There are thousands of computer accessories to choose from, any of which can help you use your computer in an easier or better way. Some examples of computer accessories are laptop cases, optical mice, cooling fans, ergonomic chairs or armrests, CD holders, and more.

Computer Storage

Computer storage (sometimes called computer memory) refers to computer components, devices, and/or recordable media that holds digital information for short- or long-term storage. Hard drives, recordable CDs and DVDs, memory cards, and flash drives are all examples of computer storage.

Battery Backups

Computer battery backups are vital to keeping your sensitive information safe in the event of a power loss. The battery backups will provide a stable power source to a computer if the power goes out, allowing you to back up any valuable data or documents.

Blank Media

The term blank media is generally used to describe floppy disks and recordable CDs and DVDs. Most computers come with and CD/DVD burners; which are all you need to back up and store files. Recordable DVDs and CDs can even be used to play music or watch videos on a DVD player.

Laptops

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