The touchscreen also known as a touch panel or touch monitor are devices that help the computer user to give command using direct touch. Touchscreen monitors are part of most of today’s modern computing devices. They are usually made up of sensors, controllers, and software that are used to coordinate and detect when the panel…
The supercomputer and standard personal computers have some characteristics that are the same and many others that are different. We discuss what is different and in which way and later we check some of the similarities between the 2 classes of computers. You can read a more detailed article here on supercomputers. The main difference…
Operating systems are designed to run on different devices that are used to achieve or perform specific objectives. We categorize the examples below into personal computers, server computers, and mobile operating systems. Desktop computers and smartphones used different operating systems because of the size of the device, operation expected to carry, number of users, and…
The Opera web browser is a chromium-based cross-platform web browser developed by Opera. According to Wikipedia, it was first released the year 1995 making it one of the oldest internet browsers for personal computers. Opera browser was developed for different types of personal computers and later opera mini which is used in mobile phones was…
Microsoft Windows operating system offers ease of access or accessibility tools that help to navigate the computer for physically challenged computer users. They make use of computers more user-friendly for those people who have challenges using normal input and output devices. They can also be used by other users since they make using computers simple….
The information age is characterized by fast communication modes that are not limited to location and distance. Information moves in real-time across the globe. New technologies that make the information age possible such as computers, the internet, smartphone, and satellite among others have changed how humankind behaves. Technologies in the information age come with their…
Types of operating systems depend on how they process data and carry out the execution of commands. The most modern operating system allows for multiuser, multiprocessing, and multiprogramming. This increases the processing speed and increases system resource utilization such as CPU and main memory. There are many types of operating systems but in this article,…
Computer application software is programs that are written to achieve a specific objective that meets end-user operational needs. They can be designed for a specific functional area such as school management or general purpose like Microsoft Office package. The most common types of computer application software are word processors, spreadsheets, desktop publishers, graphic design, database…
Most of the time when you are working on your computer you need to switch from using a keyboard and mouse depending on your operation. Computer keyboard shortcuts help you save time by mainly using the keyboard to achieve the most basic operations on the computer. Each software developer may use different shortcut keys to…
Emoji is a small graphic (icon) that is used to represent emotion, objects, and symbols. Emojis can be static or animated images. They are most common in smartphones application. However, most people don’t know that even the computer keyboard offers ways of creating emojis. The term is adopted from Japanese meaning picture character. To activate…