ActiveX was initially developed by the Microsoft Corporation in the mid-1990’s and is designed to allow programming components to be reused in a language agnostic manner. ActiveX controls act as a framework to tie these components together and leverage digital signatures to confirm the author of t
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What is Computer Virus A computer virus is a program that can reproduce itself and cause harm to files on the computer. It can also refer to adware and spyware programs that cannot reproduce its self but can infect the computer nonetheless. A computer virus basically interferes with the efficient r
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The Sony PlayStation PS2 and PS3 consoles are two of the most popular home gaming consoles ever sold. The original PlayStation brand was first released in December of 1994 with the PS2 release occurring on March 4th, 2000. Sony followed up the hugely successfully PS2 with the PS3 in November of 200
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Since being introduced in the fall of 2001, the Apple iPod has become one of the most popular handheld digital devices for playing stored audio, video, and other multimedia content in the consumer marketplace. From the iPod Classic to the more modern iPod Touch, the flash memory used on the iPod has
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The Digital Versatile Disk or DVD is one of the most popular means by which we store software and data. DVDs can not only be played in DVD players but most computers come with a DVD drive which has the same function as a stand alone DVD player. There are also many programs which allow users to vie
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The MP3 player has effectively destroyed the need for CDs in order to listen to music. It is so much easier and convenient to carry a small, hand held MP3 player rather than a CD player with CDs around. However, because using an MP3 player is not as simple as using a CD player, it can confuse users.
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