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Network and Sharing with Windows 7

Computers are becoming a basic need of each organization, institute, and for personal use. An end user is required to have an Operating System in the computer to be able to perform daily tasks that include both professional tasks and tasks at home. Microsoft, in this context, has launched several Operating Systems with the passage of time. Microsoft Windows 7 is the currently launched and a marketed Operating System. Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System is more user-friendly with regards to its features as compared to the earlier Operating Systems launched by Microsoft. Windows 7 has...

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Hardware devices with their invention dates

1. A router Router is a network device used to interconnect more than two computers sharing the internet. It was first invented in the year 1974 and named as Xerox router.

2. Repeater This is a device that amplifies attenuated signals being transmitted over a wide area and distance. It was invented in the year...  (Not sure of the year. Anyone who knows, please comment)

3. Mouse This is a pointing computer device and...

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Clustering of Mailbox Servers based on CCR Clustering

What is CCR Clustering? Cluster Continuous Replication or CCR is a new feature of Microsoft Exchange 2007. It is a combination of active/passive Windows Clustering found in Windows 2003 Server which has a capability of combining Exchange 2007 log file shipping and replay features. A CCR cluster is referred to a set of mailbox servers clustered in a way that each Mailbox server maintains its own copy of database that is attached exclusively to it. These server-maintained, databases replicate with each other and work in Active / Passive mode. It also represents a high...

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Exchange server Edge 2007 Part 3

What is Edge Server? Edge server role is one of the 5 email server roles introduced in Microsoft Exchange 2007. This server role is responsible for the email delivery and receiving to and from internet. What Does Edge Server Do? An Edge Server’s basic function is to provide an entry and exit point for all emails sent and received from the organization. Emails coming through Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Web Access (OWA), and Outlook Anywhere (OAW) versions 2003, 2007 & 2010, Windows Mobile devices or any other smart phones using Active Sync have to pass through the...

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Top 50 Definitions of Cloud Computing

As a topic, cloud computing is yet to be defined. However, the following are the 50 descriptions. Read on: 1.    The lively stipulation of Information Technology (IT) potential including software, hardware or services from some third parties on the network is known as cloud computing. 2.    Cloud computing is a form of computing, in which, the entire systems, servers, submissions and other components associated to facts and numbers hubs are made accessible to end-users and IT via  Internet.

3.    Cloud computing is a generic period for anything that engages...

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Cloud Hosting- An Overview

Cloud hosting is quite in the air now days. Some people might be hearing it for the first time but the fact is that the technology is not actually new and has been existed for quite a longer time irrespective of lack of awareness among certain section of people. Almost everyone today is a part of this cloud hosting due to the fact that they all have used Google at some or the other point of their life and Google actually is amongst the most popular and largest promoters of the whole idea. Now the question arises...

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Cloud computing the hero

Cloud computing is a modern day computing technique that supports organizations in replying to challenges and opportunities that are faced on a daily basis. The Cloud computing approaches the access to overall information in a network internally or externally. These computing techniques have involuntary consequences as the information shared may get stolen or infected by outsiders.

Cloud computing the hero

The data is always at risk in this type of technique. Many organizations spend to protect data and assets with services they have in place. More new ways are sorted...

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SQL Azure Decoded (SQL's new name)

If you want to be brutal about it, SQL Azure is just SQL's new name. Think the same three capital letters, only now in a blue-cyan shade. Granted, Windows Azure is a great big new shiny platform as service, which can piggyback on both Microsoft server farms and on premise infrastructure.

SQL Azure is just SQL's new name

You would almost have heard of the other four tenants: Live, .NET, SharePoint, Dynamics CRM. However, as far as SQL is concerned, there's simply very little difference, Azure or no...

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DNS server on windows 2008

Domain Name System (DNS) is a system for naming systems and network services such as TCP/IP networks, internet and corporate networks. DNS works as a name resolution, when a user enters the DNS name of a computer in an application; DNS resolves the name and provides the other information such as its IP address services etc.

How DNS works? Let’s take an example. User enters https://www.google.com/ instead of the IP address of the Google server. The user’s friendly name is then resolved when the DNS client software install on...

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Hub Role In Microsoft Exchange 2007

What is Hub Transport Server? Hub Transport is one of the 5 email server roles introduced in Microsoft Exchange 2007. From the name itself, it basically acts as a hub to emails being delivered to and from the organization. What Does Hub Transport Server Do? A Hub Transport Server’s basic function is to route each email to its correct destination. Every internal email is sent to the Hub Transport Server. It is the Hub server that routes email to the outside world or to the mailbox server based on its destination. Most of the policies are imposed on...

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