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Microphones Used In Live Performance

Posted on July 18, 2008 - Filed Under Computers and Technology | Leave a Comment

The microphone is defined as a sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal. Microphones are used in many applications. They are used in various instruments like telephones, tape recorders, and hearing aids. They are also used in motion picture production, live and recorded audio engineering, and radio and television broadcasting. Microphones are used in computers for recording vocals, and also for non-acoustic purposes such as ultrasonic scanning.

The basic function of a microphone is to capture sound waves and interpret them into electrical signals. The common signal flow is activated through the help of thin membrane producing some proportional electrical signal.

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CCNA, CCNP, and Cisco CCENT Practice Exam Questions: Switches, Frames, IPv6, And More!

Posted on July 7, 2008 - Filed Under Computers | Leave a Comment

Test your knowledge of MAC addresses, switches, IP Version 6, and other vital Cisco certification exam topics with these complimentary Cisco certification exam training questions!

Let’s test your knowledge of MAC addresses, switches, IP Version 6, and other vital Cisco certification exam topics!

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CCNA, CCNP, and Cisco CCENT Practice Exam Questions: Switches, Frames, IPv6, And More!

Posted on July 7, 2008 - Filed Under Computers | Leave a Comment

Test your knowledge of MAC addresses, switches, IP Version 6, and other vital Cisco certification exam topics with these complimentary Cisco certification exam training questions!

Let’s test your knowledge of MAC addresses, switches, IP Version 6, and other vital Cisco certification exam topics!

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CCNA, CCNP, and Cisco CCENT Practice Exam Questions: Switches, Frames, IPv6, And More!

Posted on July 7, 2008 - Filed Under Computers | Leave a Comment

Test your knowledge of MAC addresses, switches, IP Version 6, and other vital Cisco certification exam topics with these complimentary Cisco certification exam training questions!

Let’s test your knowledge of MAC addresses, switches, IP Version 6, and other vital Cisco certification exam topics!

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Great Plains Reports Design: Crystal, SRS, MS Access, Excel, ReportWriter, Dexterity, FRx

Posted on July 1, 2008 - Filed Under Computers | Leave a Comment

Microsoft Dynamics GP is successor of former Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise, current GP version is 10.0.  Since the time when GP became exclusively available on MS SQL Server DB platform only (since version 8.0), reporting tools for Great Plains gained new one: Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services or SRS

This tool, essentially coming often free with the purchase of MS SQL Server license turned to become very efficient competitor to such traditional generic reports design tool as Crystal Reports.  Let’s review reporting tools in brief, following the rules of small article genre:

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A Few Mistakes In Software Development

Posted on June 10, 2008 - Filed Under Computers and Technology | Leave a Comment

Software development is a complex issue to handle. Creation of software includes a series of processes, activities, and methodologies to bring efficiency in the operations of a business entity. The increasing popularity of software is determined by one factor which states that it helps us to reach to a solution quite easily i.e. saves time. Therefore, the demand of good quality software is increasing everyday. But, have you ever thought about the common mistakes, generally involved in the creation of software? In this article, we’ll try to find out the common mistakes in software development:

1. Access the History of the Software Development

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Some Basic Concepts Of Fiber Optic Loss Testing

Posted on June 9, 2008 - Filed Under Computers and Technology | Leave a Comment

When testing loss in a fiber optic link, some basic principles must be kept in mind all the time.

1.The testing wavelength should always be the same as the working wavelength. Because optical fiber loss varies with light wavelength, you will get incorrect result if your measuring wavelength is different from the actual working wavelength. For example, if a system is designed for 1550nm but you test it with 1310nm light source and power meter, the result will not be correct.

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Screensavers - What They Can Do For You

Posted on June 8, 2008 - Filed Under Computers and Technology | Leave a Comment

Most people might think of screensavers as just a bunch of animated scenes or beautiful pictures sitting on their PC desktop. A screen saver is far more however. You may be surprised to learn that behind the scenes a screensaver is helping you in more ways than one, such as:

Stress Buster

With many of the relaxing screensaver themes available today, simply watching can reduce your stress levels significantly. In particular, many of the nature screen savers which include sounds can be an escape from today’s hectic pace and noise.

Monitor Protection

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Cisco Ccna, Ccent, And Ccnp Exam Practice Questions - Hex Conversions, Hdlc, Ppp, And More!

Posted on June 7, 2008 - Filed Under Computers and Technology | Leave a Comment

Let’s test your knowledge of hexadecimal conversions, router defaults, IPv6, and more with these Cisco certification exam practice questions!

CCENT Certification:

Short answer: What is the decimal equivalent of the hex value Fa8?

Answer: We have 15 (”F”) units of 256, 10 (”a”) units of 16, and 8 units of 1.
3840 + 160 + 8 = 4008

CCNA Certification:

What is the default encapsulation type of a Cisco Serial interface?

A. HDLC
B. PPP
C. ISDN
D. Frame Relay
E. ATM
F. There is no default encap type - when you open a Cisco router’s Serial interface, there is no encapsulation present.

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