A hard drive is one of the important components of a computer because it functions as a data storage medium. However, not all hard drives sold in the market are new hard drives. There are also used hard drives that are sold at a cheaper price but have a higher risk of damage or data loss. Therefore, before buying a hard drive, you need to know whether the hard drive is new or used. There are several ways you can do to find out a new or used hard drive, either by using software or without...
Do you feel like your computer has started to slow down? Do you want to improve the performance of your computer without having to replace the entire system? Component upgrades are one of the effective and cost-effective ways to improve your PC's performance. With component upgrades, you can replace or add parts inside your PC, such as RAM, SSD, CPU, GPU, or motherboard, to improve its performance and functionality. However, not all component upgrades have the same impact on your PC's...
RAID stands for “Redundant Array of Independent Disks” or “Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks,” which is a data storage technology that combines multiple physical disks into one logical unit. The primary purpose of RAID is to improve performance, availability, and/or redundancy of data. In RAID, grouped physical disks work together to increase data read and write speeds, or provide protection against disk failure. Data is broken down into small blocks distributed across different disks in...
Knowing the remaining lifespan of the SSD you are using can reduce the risk of data loss due to SSD damage. SSD stands for “Solid State Drive” which is a non-volatile data storage device used in computers and other electronic devices. SSDs use flash memory technology to store data, which is different from hard disk drives (HDDs) which use rotating magnetic platters for data storage. SSDs have several advantages over HDDs. SSDs have higher data read and write speeds, which means faster data...
Your internet browsing activity history can be tracked and exploited by ISPs. ISPs can sell the data for their profit. ISP (Internet Service Provider) is a company or organization that provides internet access to users. ISPs usually provide internet services in various forms, such as cable, DSL, wireless, and satellite connections. Most of your Internet activity and data usage can be seen, tracked, and stored by ISPs. They can also see what you buy, the contents of your email, your location,...
Need to make storage space available on your Windows computer? Your PC's performance might degrade if you can't apply important Windows updates because of a lack of free space on your computer. No matter how big a hard disk or solid-state drive is on your computer or laptop, you'll eventually run out of space. Even if you use a drive with a terabyte storage capacity, you will always fill it with documents, photos, movies, programs, and games that will make the system appear slow and cause...