Computer Repair Devon -Pc Support-Maintenance-Networking

Welcome to Computer Repair Devon your one stop shop for Laptop, Pc, Computer repair, support maintenance and wireless network installation in the Devon region including the major cities and towns listed below. 

Computer Repair Devon Area Coverage

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Computer Repair Devon - Priority Call Out

If your computer will not boot up (start) or you are getting a blue screen and you need a  PRIORITY CALL OUT in the Devon area

 

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A local repair professional will contact you as soon as possible.

If your computer is running slow or your worried about your computer speed make sure you read our fixing a slow computer guide before arranging a call out.

Computer or Laptop Just Running Slow?

If your computer is just running slowly we advise that you downloaded and run our recommended system repair software if you have not done so already.

Invariably we find that many problems are only software related and this will help you avoid paying for uneccessary call out charges.

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Devon Computer Maintenance Self Help

First things first! Prior to doing a call out make sure you have checked all you cables etc. Often a failure can be caused by an incorrectly fitted cable or device. Also make that you have checked the power cable and the fuse to ensure it is not just a simple power problem. You could also check the socket by plugging in a lamp etc.

Devon Computer Repair Call Out

Computer Repair UK has teamed up with PCIQ for local help in the Devon area.  PCIQ is the UK's national network of computer repair professionals. No matter if your requirement is for preventative, essential ongoing maintenance, or you need to solve a specific problems your local agent will assess your particular requirements.

This service is available for both for HOME USERS and BUSINESS USERS .

If your company offers computer repair , Pc repair or laptop repair in Devon and the surrounding Devon area, and you are able to help local customers, to advertise your company on this page please contact us.

Devon Computer Maintenance - Computer Tips

Home Networking - Protocols Made Easy

Home networking throws novices immediately into a pool of cryptic names and acronyms. Fortunately, home networks are actually fairly easy to build. The first hurdle is little more than becoming familiar with many of those names and letters. Once you learn a little terminology, the rest is often just common sense and carefully following some directions.

One of the first terms you'll encounter, along with a great many associated acronyms, is the word 'protocol'. The technical definition of the word and the acronyms can become very complex. But, the meaning for your purposes is really very straightforward.

A protocol is just a set of rules that have been adopted as a standard method for devices to communicate. For example, the HTTP protocol used by Internet browsers specifies a detailed list of methods for passing Internet data back and forth. More fundamentally, TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is a method dictating how packets get defined and transported on a TCP/IP-based network.

Note that there are various ways, involving other protocols, to establish networks and their rules. IBM was one of the earliest with its SNA network philosophy, which was in wide use in business for decades. Though commonly replaced now by TCP/IP, it is still in use around the world. And these two are not the only ones that have been widely adopted at one time or another.

While the details are of interest only to professionals and geeks, there are aspects that affect how a home network builder has to proceed. Knowing some of them will help you choose equipment and design your network intelligently.

For example, one of the central pieces of home network gear (as it is for professional networks) is the router. But routers come in various types, each associated with a particular protocol. Wireless routers, for example, may use the 802.11b or 802.11g protocol. The technical definition isn't important, but knowing that the first is rated at 11 Mb (11 megabits/sec transfer rate) versus 54 Mb throughput impacts your network.

Though the first is rated at 11 Mb, like many things, that's the rate under idealized conditions. The real throughput is about 6-7 Mb. And keep in mind that there are 8 bits per byte (equivalent to one character of data). So the actual transfer rate, even ideally, is already only 1/8th of what you actually tend to think of when transferring files. Even faster gear that follows the 802.11n standard running at 100 Mb should be available soon.

Similarly, most people have no reason to care about the details of the Ethernet protocol. But knowing that 802.3 is the standard protocol used in Ethernet networks helps remove some of the strangeness from yet another cryptic computer number. At the same time, it's helpful to know that 10BaseT is more or less a synonym for wired Ethernet networks that run at 10 Mb (10 megabits/sec). 100BaseT is the standard for cabled Ethernet networks that use equipment running at 100 Mbps.

Every week there will be a new acronym and a new unfamiliar set of numbers created. That's the computer business and network designers are among the geekiest in the biz. But get familiar with a few of these protocols and related items and you'll soon be barking them out with the best of them.

Also make sure you are up to speed with computer network security. 

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