...Networking equipment —especially servers— generates a lot of heat in a relatively small area. Today’s servers are smaller and have faster CPUs than ever. Because most of the power used by these devices is dissipated into the air as heat, they can re...

...video, which was developed in 2003 by Intel. It applies to all content on Blu-ray Discs and HD DVDs, and allows the best possible resolution for display on the screen. This encryption is designed especially for copy protection, to avoid the connect...

...or 10/100/1000 Copper RJ45 connection can be 100 meters long. To be honest, this is not really a lot when thinking about connecting the world. Using fiber cables and media converters and switches is not a bad idea, but in many cases not a solu...

...They can destroy your operating system, damage data, steal information, overwhelm Web sites, and clog e-mail servers. • Attacks are surprisingly common. Virus or worm outbreaks large enough to make the news happen nearly every week and many, many m...

...to provide high-speed data transfer over a duplex, serial interface. It’s an open standard that supports multiple protocols including higher-level protocols, such as FDDI, SCSI, HIPPI, and IPI, to manage data transfer. • Although it operates ...