2016 ~ AL-QUREISHIY BLOG

ETHERNET CABLE

Ethernet cable, a CAT5 or Category 5 is a description of network cabling that consists of four twisted pairs of copper wire terminated by an RJ-45 connector. Cat5 has a maximum length of 100m, exceeding this length without the aid of bridge or other network device could cause network issues. The picture shows an example of what a CAT5 cable may look like with the connector, as well as the other end of the cable with each of the wires it contains.

NETWORK

A network is a collection of computers, servers, mainframes, network devices, peripherals, or other devices connected to one another to allow the sharing of data. A excellent example of a network is the Internet, which connects millions of people all over the world. Below is an example image of a home network with multiple computers and other network devices all connected to each other and the Internet.

MICROSOFT OFFICE

Office or Microsoft Office is a collection or package of software programs developed and published by Microsoft. Office is used in the business and educational environments, for creating word processing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Although this collection is referred to as Office, it is more appropriate to include the version of Office, like Office 2003 or Office 2010.

DUAL BOOT

Dual-boot is a term used to describe a computer that utilizes two operating systems. For example, with a dual-boot you could have Windows 8 and Mac OS X on the same machine. The concept of installing more than two operating systems is referred to as a multi-boot. Some examples of software that assist with a dual-boot include Acronis Disk Director for Windows, Apple boot camp for Mac, and GRUB for Linux users. These programs allow users to pick which operating system they want to load as the computer is starting up

UBUNTU(linux) and WINDOW

Just like Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Mac OS X, Linux is an operating system. An operating system is software that manages all of the hardware resources associated with your desktop or laptop. To put it simply – the operating system manages the communication between your software and your hardware. Without the operating system (often referred to as the “OS”), the software wouldn’t function.