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The history of computer memory

With the introduction of the transistors in the 1950’s the world changed. Developing into what we know today as (RAM) Random Access memory or (ROM) Read only Memory. Bell Computers was the first company to build a computer using transistors in the mid 50’s. In 1970 Intel introduced DRAM (dynamic random-access memory), it can store 1024 bits which is equal to 1 kb memory. And today we have 3TB external hard drives and 128 GB USB drives, both introduced in 2010. Refer to computer symbols. The computer is made up of many components, the hard drive, the processor, and the RAM memory are only a few of them. The RAM memory is used in conjunction with your hard drive. You hard drive is also memory, but the hard drive has a much bigger capacity. Think of it like this, you at work at your desk where your RAM memory is and next door is a warehouse. You open a program or game and your processor goes to the warehouse and retrieves the data it needs, then it brings it to...

Returning back to my blog post after reading an article or watching a video

Hi and welcome back to Larry's Computer Class. Today I am just giving an update for my readers. When you click on a post and it brings you to my website for an article or a video you can simply click the back button on your browser when you are done. You will return to my blog for more post. As always I greatly appreciate everyone clicking on the follow button. It helps get my blog out to more people. Please leave a comment on your thoughts about a blog or if you have a specific computer topic you would like to read about let me know.Thank You!

What is algorithm and encryption?

What is Algorithms and Encryption?   These are codes consisting of 128 bit or digits, some algorithms are now 256 bit.   128-bit key has more than 300,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 key combinations.   . A  code   helps a person or computer figure out the one possibility. You create a coded message to send to a friend and you substitute the letters A, D, M, P and R with the   numbers4 , 7, 9, 12 and 15.then your friend will be able the translate your letter using these codes, computer encryption is much more complicated than this but this is the basics. Read the complete store... /encrytion.php

What do these symbols mean?

Ever wonder what all these symbols mean that you see when you are downloading something, loading something from a disc or looking at the memory space on your device. kb, Mb, Gb... Well I will explain everything to you in simple terms. Visit me at Computer Symbols

Create a non administrative account

Follow these simple steps will save you a lot of problems in the future. This will add security to your computer and also prevent you from having to completely reinstall your operating system which will cause you to lose all the files and information on your computer. create a non admin account

Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Classes

Join now and watch free sample video's or register and sign up for beginner, intermediate and advanced classes. Life time memberships starting at $2.99. These easy to follow video classes enable you to work at your own pace and are designed for any age and any computer skill level.  Sample Video Classes

Creating a Sitemap

Why is it important to create and upload a sitemap to your webpage? Sitemaps make it easier and faster for your visitors to find what they are looking for. It also allow search engines to index all your pages to allow for better searching ability for visitors and may help with page rankings. Click Sitemaps

Block Pop Up Ads

Prevent pop up ads: A pop up ad is a small window that appears automatically and usually contains advertisements. You can turn off these pop up ads using your browser. To learn more about this read prevent pop ups

Easy to follow video classes

If you are not a person that likes to read this is where you need to be. These easy to follow video's offer beginner classes (computer basics and settings), intermediate classes (Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel) and advanced classes (building your own web page). All these video's are step by step training that can be paused and restarted at any time so anyone from any age group or computer skill level can learn from them. Click Video Classes and begin learning today.

Deleting Temporary Files

When you visit a website that website adds a temporary file to your computer. Over time this temporary file can become very large and may start to slow down your computer. It is important that you go into your system and delete these files. Click Delete Temporary Files