A back up is created by the process of disk imaging. In case of a computer crashing down a backup provides the user to reinstall all the software and configuration settings that have been lost up until the time that the duplication was made. A differential backup is one that seeks to overcome the gap […]
What is Tape Media?
The storage device known as tape media also goes by the name of tape drive or streamer. It functions as a storage device that reads and writes the data which is stored on a magnetic tape. The primary use of tape media is for the purpose of archival storage of the data that is stored […]
What is Tape Libraries?
A tape library is a storage device found in the computer storage department. It contains one or more tape devices along with a number of slots in which it can hold tape cartridges and a barcode reader. The purpose of the barcode reader is to identify the tape cartridges. It also has an automated procedure […]
What is Serial ATA / IDE RAID
The Serial ATA is what followed the Parallel ATA. It is considered to be the next generation drive interface developed as an upgraded version of its predecessors. If you have ever peeked inside the body of your computer system you are sure to have come across certain flat 40 wire parallel cables that are used […]
External hard disk drive
It is a kind of a hard disk drive that is connected to the computer as an external unit and is portable. The connection of the external hard disk to the computer is made by using a cable that is compatible with smaller computer system interface. The commercial hard discs used first were too big […]
What are Smart Cards
Smart card is a pocket-sized card with integrated circuits in it which can process information. It is also called as chip card or integrated circuit card(ICC).This card is made of plastic generally PVC,but some times ABS(Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene which is a common thermoplastic).Smart cards typically hold 2,000 to 8,000 electronic bytes of data—roughly several pages […]
Hard Disk Structure & How to Defragment your Hard Disk Drive
There are many reasons why should you defragment your computer’s HDD. it not only increases the speed of laptop but also increases the performance. Generally the scenario is that when you work on your computer you keep updating the files, deleting some files and uploading some new stuff which is loaded in your hard disk. […]
Scan and Find Bad Blocks on Hard Disk Drive
I couldn’t use my Computer from the last night. I had to send some urgent mails to my parents, but I couldn’t .When I booted last night. My hard disk drive made a very scary sound. It opened finally, but I don’t want to use it without knowing the reason behind that sound. Is there […]
Solution to Low Disk Space Warning
Low Disk Space Warning is not a new message and this is a general notification which is shown by the windows operating system when any of your hard disk drive’s partition is out of space and cannot accept any new data into it. There is no serious problem when this kind of message is displayed […]
Best Online Automatic Data Backup Tools
Data Backup is very important in todays world because the data stored on your computer is very important and its very hard to recover it in case of corrupted files which may be formed due to bad clusters in your FAT/NTFS File system There are several services available which can offer you with automatic data […]