Computers Now

Starting back with Word Processors, computers have been around for a long time. As the world wide web grew, so did the need for better computers. With today’s standards, one would need a good computer that has speed, various capabilities, and is protected from viruses.

As the computer field continues to expand to keep track of improving technology, so do other job opportunities. Once the only jobs heard of were that of IT management, computer programmers, system managers, etc. Extending past those still popular and important careers are the web page developers and designers, layout specialists, graphic artists, 3D animators; and the list goes on.

As a graphic artist/web designer/developer, a good computer is definitely needed to maintain a solid working environment. Ideally, the computer should have the most recent computer build including a dual core processor with the highest amount of memory available to handle designs as well as animation. Beginning artists/designers/developers can get away with 2046 MB memory, but as their repertoire grows, the need for more memory and more speed will be crucial.

A good sound card is also very important, especially if the artist/designer/developer wants to add music to their sight. Rather hard to do that without having a sound card, especially if they want soft music and wind up with something at the very end of the spectrum. With the sound card comes the need for speakers. While most computers come with ok speakers, a subwoofer added to these ok speakers can make a world of difference in the sound. Here again, to hear what the artist/designer has embedded into a web page will allow the designer to tweak it to the right level, the right tone; to make it pleasing to listen...

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...ion is security. Some encryption isn’t strong enough to protect the user and their information. Unlike home/office computers which may be very well protected, a mobile device’s security is often an afterthought. No one wants their material to be stolen, so to protect whatever mobile device I might use, I will make sure at time of purchase there is protection from viruses as well as hackers.

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