Introduction The power supply is the device responsible for providing electrical power to the components of a computer. Therefore, it is a type of equipment that should be chosen and manipulated with care, after all, any mistake can result in providing inadequate electricity or damage to…
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Introduction In February 2011, Apple updated its line of laptops MacBook Pro. On occasion, a detail caught the attention of a lot of people: all new laptops come with a port Thunderbolt. This is the name of a technology that, during the their stage…
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HDTV is an abbreviation of the term original English High-Definition Television, whose translation to Portuguese is the same as digital broadcast data TV, and the screen resolution of the devices is high if you compare with the technology of the formats that precede…
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NIS is an acronym that stands for Identification Number Social. This number is a registration carried out to identify all the people who may receive some assistance from the government. The people who are captured by the NIS are those that fall into a social…
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Introduction If you have a digital camera or a smartphone,probably need (or contemplated) to use a card SD or microSD it. These are the types of memory card more currently used. The problem is to choose the cardideal is not an easy task: terms such as SDHC, Classand UHS…
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Introduction The expression cloud computing has started to gain strength in 2008, but, conceptually, the ideas behind the heading there are there are a lot more time. Also known in Brazil as computing clouds or cloud computing, the cloud computing if refers, essentially, to the notion of use, in any place…
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Introduction In a past not very distant, to buy a monitor video or a tv was to purchase a device big and heavy, after all, these devices were of the type CRT (Catodic Ray Tube- cathode ray Tube). Today, however, monitors and televisions take up…
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Introduction When you need to transfer money or pay bills, probably uses banks and financial institutions similar, correct? But a type of company that combines technology with financial services is changing this scenario: fintechs. Brazil is very well represented in this segment with startups like Nubank, Warren and GuiaBolso. But…
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Introduction While researching on the characteristics of a SSD (Solid State Drive), it is quite likely that you encounter with one of these abbreviations: SLC, MLC, TLC , or QLC. But what do they mean? And what are the differences between them? Why is it important to…
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Introduction USB is the acronym for Universal Serial Bus. It is a technology that has become more and more simple, easy and fast the connection of several types of devices (digital cameras, External hard drives, USB sticks, mice, keyboards, printers, scanners, card reader, etc.) to the computer and…
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Introduction In the beginning, computers were seen as a “giant machines” that made possible the automation of certain tasks in institutions of education/research, large companies and in the means of government. With the advancement technology, such machines began to to lose space for equipment becoming smaller, more powerful…
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What is CD-ROM? CD-ROM is the acronym for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory, an electronic component that stores information in a compact format that can only be read but not recorded by the user.
What is RAD? RAD is the acronym for Rapid Application Development, a model that helps to speed up the development process of some types of software. The RAD model of software development makes the production cycle very low, reaching an average of 60 to 90 days…
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What is CPU? CPU is the English acronym for Central Processing Unit. Also known as a processor, the CPU corresponds to the brain of the computer, where most of the calculations are done.
What is Li-Fi? Li-Fi or “Light Fidelity” is a communication system by visible light(Visible Light Communications – VLC) which can perform wireless data transmissions at very high speeds.
Introduction If you have a notebook ultra-thin (ultrabook), bought a motherboard for a desktop or researched for an SSD recently, you may have come across the word M. 2. This name indicates that the equipment is compatible with SSDs of this type….
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Introduction The HDs have gone through evolutions stunning in the last years. However, current applications require storage devices even more sophisticated, able to unite fast performance, capacity, reasonable storage,less power consumption and durability. The units — or “disks” — SSD (Solid-State Drive) are the answer to this need….
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Introduction Thanks to the variety of smartphones, tablets, monitors, laptops and TVs with dozens of inch, we have never had screens with sizes as different as today. Tied to this scenario is another characteristic also rich in options: the resolution. Terms such as HD, Full HD, 1080p, 4K, 8K, XVGA and others are increasingly…
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CCCP is the abbreviation of the Russian Союз Советских Социалистических Республик and that is translated to Portuguese as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or simply the USSR. The symbol was used on uniforms official sports competitions, in addition to cultural events and technological in which there was…
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What is AHCI? AHCI stands for Advanced Host Controller Interface and is a technical standard defined by Intel that specifies the operation of SATA (Serial ATA) host bus adapters.
What is VGA? VGA is a video standard created for computer graphics. This standard allows images to be transmitted in real time from a computer to a monitor that has this output. VGA is the abbreviation for “Video Graphics Array”, works in analog mode, that is,…
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What is DLL? DLL is an acronym for the computer world and stands for Dynamic-link library. The library represented by the acronym DLL has data and codes that can be used simultaneously by more than one program.
What is DPI? DPI is an acronym related to the world of technology, which means Dots Per Inch, a concept also known by the acronym PPP. It represents the number of dots that can be found in an inch of a particular image. It is common for people…
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What is BDRip? BDRip is the abbreviation for ” Blu-ray Disc Rip” and is the process of extracting and encoding a video or movie that is on a Blu-Ray disc. Files of this type are fairly common and increasingly popular, with many being made available as form of piracy.
What is SQL? SQL is the acronym for “Structured Query Language”, a standard language of data management that interacts with the main databases based on the relational model.
What is ICQ? ICQ is an instant communication program, the pioneer of such programs on the Internet. ICQ is a reduction of the English pronunciation of the letters I (ai), C (si), Q (kiu), forming the phrase “I seek you”.
What is Quality TS? Quality TS (TS stands for TeleSync) is a type of recording of a film shown in the cinema, made with a digital camera, in which the sound is recorded from the projection room. There are two…
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What is ZIP? Zip (or ZIP) is a file format used to compress data stored on your computer. The purpose of compression is to reduce the size of a file or to group multiple files into one.
What is Wi-Fi? Wi-Fi is an abbreviation for “Wireless Fidelity”. Wi-fi, or wireless is a communication technology that does not use cables, and is generally transmitted through radio frequencies, infrared etc.
What is ADSL? ADSL is an acronym of English Assymetrical Digital Subscriber Line, ie a technology that allows the use of telephone line to the digital transmission of data at high speed.