Guest Lecture

Guest Lecture on

Computer Networks and System Administration

CIA had arranged the guest lecture in the drawing hall of GHRIEM at 3:30 pm on 20^th of september on the topic “COMPUTER NETWORKING AND SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION” & the lecture was given by Mr. Gaurav Pandey and Mr. Hemant Choudhari of GHRIEM,Jalgaon. Mr. Kushal Birla the CIA faculty co-ordinator marked his presence alongwith the students of SE IT,TE IT, BE IT were present for the lecture.

The topics discussed relevant to the subject were-

·       Introduction to the computer network

·       Criteria before designing a network

·       OSI layer

·       Virtual LAN concept

·       Router as a layer 3 switch

·       Proxy server

·       Firewall and its purpose

·       Slide presentation showing the path of packet from source to destination

          At the last “Question & Answer” session was conducted which had given the student a brief review about working of network.

The cia members put their best efforts to bring the seminar to a success.

Laptops Under Rs 25,000

Laptops Under Rs 25,000

            When it comes to budget laptops, a 30K budget is the minimum if you’re looking to buy a laptop equipped with the latest hardware such as the new Intel Core series of CPUs. So chances are that you could find a Corei3 laptop under 30K, but a sub-25K budget is challenging, and there’s no way you’ll find a Core i3 laptop in this price band. Well, as of now, you won’t.

                Nevertheless, this doesn’t mean that you have to settle for a netbook, which is supposedly a cheaper alternative. A 25K budget is decent enough to get you something pretty good for office and even home use. In fact there are entry-level multimedia laptops in this price bracket. In this article, that’s exactly what we’ve done, we’re discussing laptops that are available for less that 25K. Now, these are not the top models, but going by the specification and prices, these are models that are available out there.
Acer Aspire 4736z
 

Acer Aspire 4736z

 

• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo
• Memory: 1 GB RAM
• Hard disk: 320 GB
• Graphics: Onboard
• Screen size: 14-inch
• Operating system: Linux
• Price: 23,490

            Even the Aspire 5542 offers good value for money, although the Windows 7 variant goes over the 25K mark (almost 30K). With an AMD Athlon 64 M300, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB HDD, Linux OS, ATI Radeon 4200 and a 15-inch screen, we’d say, at 24K, it’s a decent pick for multimedia users.


HP Compaq CQ 42-139TU

• Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core 2 T4500
• Memory: 1 GB RAM
• Hard disk: 160 GB
• Graphics: Onboard
• Screen size: 14-inch
• Operating system: Windows 7 Home Basic
• Price: 23,990

             
           Although the hardware in this machine is entry-level, the one that’s attractive is that it comes with Windows 7 Home Basic and that too at this price. Another option is the CQ40-641 TU, which is equipped with an Intel T4300 CPU, 2 GB RAM, Intel GMA4500 GPU, a 250 GB HDD and 14-inch screen.

Asus Pro5JIJ-S0133D

 

• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T4500
• Memory: 2 GB RAM
• Hard disk: 320 GB
• Graphics: Intel GMA 4500M
• Screen size: 15.6-inch
• Operating system: DOS
• Price: 25,460

         
         This one is slightly over budget, but we’ve included it nonetheless, as Asus is known for style and ruggedness. Asus laptops are usually quite appealing and considering their wide range of laptops and netbooks, there’s something for everyone. But yes, as far as value for money is concerned, they are slightly more expensive.

HTC Desire phones

HTC debuts Desire phones, Sense service

HTC CEO Peter Chou shows the new Desire HD, left, and Desire Z, at their launch in London

LONDON--Rising mobile phone power HTC began an effort to rise further on Wednesday--and not just with phones.
             The Taiwanese company introduced two Android phones, the Desire HD with a large, 4.3-inch screen and the Desire Z with a flip-out hardware keyboard. Both are set to arrive in October in Europe and Asia; the Desire Z will arrive in North America later this year.
                 Like Apple, Samsung, and many other competitors, HTC is trying to differentiate the products through software and services, though. The phones come with an updated version of HTC's Sense user interface and tie in with the new HTCSense.com Web site designed to augment the phones' abilities.

               The HTC approach makes the company's technology a hub of people's use of their phones, potentially elevating HTC from a hardware maker that just sells phones to a service provider with whom customers have an ongoing relationship.
                 The HTCSense.com site, for example, lets people log in remotely to forward mobile phone calls to their office phone, search text messages, back up photos and videos, and record geographic bookmarks that HTC calls "footprints" for later use on the phone. Also remotely, a person can make a misplaced phone ring and, for phones that are less retrievable, issue a custom lost-and-found message on the screen or wipe the phone's data altogether.

"We are extending the HTC experience beyond the phone," HTC Chief Executive Peter Chou said at the launch event here.
                   Chou is happy with the prospect of being in the thoughts of his customers. "We want people to view HTC as a global brand," Chou said, adding that research shows awareness of the HTC brand has doubled in the last year.
                   HTC has been making phones for years, but it was Google's Android operating system that put the company on the map and fulfilled some of its brand-name ambitions.
                   Other companies have produced increasingly competitive Android phones--Samsung's Galaxy S and Motorola's Droid X being recent examples--but HTC has maintained its position of strength by pumping out a profusion of models. Many are modest variations of a common design, but HTC clearly has pushed ahead as well.
                    Along with HTC's Android success came a lawsuit from iPhone maker Apple, though. It's something of a replay of Apple's unsuccessful case against Microsoft for the Macintosh's "look and feel" appearing in Windows, but this time alleging patent infringement rather than copyright infringement.
New phones
                      The Desire Z uses a new 800MHz Qualcomm 7230 processor and has a 3.7-inch screen, and the Desire HD as a 1GHz Qualcomm 8255 processor and a 4.3-inch screen. Both screens have 800x480-pixel resolution, Android 2.2, and a fast-boot feature to power up in about 10 seconds, said HTC Chief Marketing Officer John Wang.

HTC Desire & HTC Desire-Z

                  As one might expect, the Desire HD can shoot high-definition video with a 720p resolution using its 8-megapixel camera. It also can display that video on an attached TV using the DNLA home-networking technology, including the use of Dolby surround sound.
                   The Desire Z also can shoot HD video with a 5-megapixel camera. It is designed with a thin screen that flips into a recessed area, moving the physical keyboard closer to the same plane as the touch screen. This eases the difficulties of touching both, HTC argues. 

EA Games

Win a Year's Supply of EA Games

Here’s your chance to win a year’s supply of EA games. All you need to do is pre-order FIFA11, Medal of Honor or Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit and you could get lucky and get 12 free EA games. Pick the game of your choice on any format – PS3, PC, Xbox 360 and PSP. There will be 3 winners for each title which means there’s going to be a total of 9 winners.

The winners will be selected through a lucky draw 15 days after the release date of each game. The
release dates are mentioned below:

• FIFA 11 – October 1, 2010
• Medal of Honor – October 15, 2010
• Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit – November 19, 2010

Also when you pre-order by paying only half the price of the game, you can take home a limited edition t-shirt. Winners of the lucky draw can choose 12 EA titles on any platform, which includes games that
will release until September 2011.

The games can be pre-ordered at Game4u, Croma, Landmark, Planet M and other retail outlets from
September onwards.

All-in-one desktop

Mainstream all-in-one desktop roundup

Rich Brown
September 8, 2010 
 
Now that every major PC vendor sells an all-in-one desktop, you might think they would fall into a midtower-style, minimally differentiated rut. But in our reviews of recent all-in-ones, we found noticeable variations in screen size, performance, connectivity, and HD video capability.

Acer Aspire 5700-U2112

            The $1,099 Acer Aspire Z5700 and the $899 Gateway One ZX6900-01e are our favorite systems in this roundup. Both feature a 23-inch display, the largest of the systems reviewed below. The Gateway also boasts a Blu-ray drive, which makes it a strong self-contained home entertainment system, whereas the Acer has faster general performance, as well as an HDMI input that lets you connect external video components.
               At its original $899 price tag, we didn't love HP's TouchSmart 300-1120 because of its slow speed and small 20-inch display. You can find it for $649 now, a price that gives it a new competitive outlook.

Lenovo IdeaCentre A300 401810U

          We also appreciate Lenovo's unique take on the traditional all-in-one design with its distinct IdeaCentre A300. The lack of an optical drive hurts, and its performance isn't productivity-friendly, but at least you get an HDMI input, and the 21.5-inch display supports 1080p resolutions.
                 

Vaio J114FX

  We don't have the same enthusiasm for the Sony Vaio J114FX, which uses the same screen as the Lenovo and also comes with a Blu-ray drive. The problem is the Vaio's $969 price tag. Compare that with the $899, Blu-ray-equipped Gateway and its 23-inch screen, and the point should be obvious. The fact that the Sony is dog-slow and has a puny hard drive adds further insult.
             

Apple iMac

  Finally, the 21.5-inch Apple iMac is the most expensive all-in-one in this group at $1,199. It also has one of the smaller displays and lacks Blu-ray. Unlike the other systems, the iMac is focused squarely on performance, and its saving grace is the fact that it's the fastest system here. That won't be enough for everyone, and Apple's reliance on the 21.5-inch display can't last long with 23-inch all-in-ones for less becoming more common. Given the competitive pressure, we suspect Apple will have to make some dramatic improvements to its next-generation entry-level iMacs.

Gateway One ZX6900-01e

HP TouchSmart 300-1120