The world of computing in 21st century is full of new technical revelations and evolutions. Despite of all such conceptions also there exist some false notions! Some of these are the consequences of plain ignorance and in some case, as per the technological advancements, the past fact does not hold true anymore. Let’s take a look onto the top tech myths and update our knowledge by removing the false notion.
Right Click + Refresh Makes PC Faster:
Almost everybody feels it to be true including myself. Whenever we feel that the computer is not behaving properly or takes some time for loading, we go for (right click + refresh) combination.
Years back, when the computers have 4MB RAM or 8MB RAM etc., then RAM were poorly coded which results as memory leak. So, at that scenario, the combination (right click + refresh) provide support for a refreshing display of the explored window; thereby claiming the free RAM after closing a process. But, the Modern computers are equipped with ample RAM (around some GBs); so it will not have a bigger impact for freeing RAM. For freeing up RAM, the use of softwares like Advanced System Care Pro and Tune-up Utilities will help a lot as compared to the traditional combination; unless it leads to a foolish habit.
More Megapixel Means Better Picture:
For a general public, if you do ask regarding camera’s picture quality, he will go for this. Everybody will think that, higher the megapixel-higher the image quality.
In the latest digital cameras, the technology has been revolutionized to meet perfectness. Here, image quality primarily focuses on the size of sensor and the quality of the lens used. The ultimate example will be –if we compare Nikon D40, a 6 megapixel camera to a 14 megapixel camera say Sony cyber shot W320. The comparison will tell the truth.
Generally, the threshold lies with a range starting from 5 mega pixels. After that, it’s the efficient sensor quality, shutter speed, sync speed, lens quality etc, which will frame up a vibrant and elegant picture.
CPU With Higher Core/GHz Is Better:
As per general consensus, higher the Core- higher is the efficiency. Therefore, we generally prefer to buy a quad core processor ahead of a dual core processor. But this is nothing but a marketing scam.
So far as a computer processor is concerned, the internal architecture plays the most vital role. It will ultimately provide support to enhance speedup for the computer operations. That’s the reason why a four-core Sandy Bridge processor from Intel is faster than six-core processors of AMD. According to experts, Intel processors are good for application handling and development purposes and AMD processors are good for gaming purposes.
Stop The USB Before Taking Out:
This is not a completely false fact but to some extent it’s true. If a file transfer operation is on progress and then if you want to remove USB for certain reasons; then you have to stop the USB drive before unplugging the USB from the computer.
If no such operation is going on with the USB, then there is no need for going for this disconnection process. You can simply take the USB out; it won’t go up in flames or do any harm to the computer or the USB. But do keep in mind that you have the drivers of USB 2.0 or more installed in your PC.
Buy Security Software For 24 X 7 Protection:
This was true when no such antivirus programs were available for free. But, now in this competitive world, the scenario has changed a lot. Perfect and efficient security on a personal computer can easily be assured by available by long listing options.
ESET Smart Security 5.0 RC is indeed fast and efficient for providing full security coverage. Moreover, it’s completely free till October ’11. Apart from this, Microsoft Security Essentials is a good solution for online security and most importantly it’s completely FREE. The available free trial anti-viruses also work perfectly in the available trial period and they generally come with a 1 or 2 month trial limit. It is also well enough for security purpose as compared to paid security coverage. There is not much difference in these two. Moreover, Kaspersky purchased keys are also seen to have been blacklisted at times.
Mac Doesn’t Have Viruses:
This is not a complete fallacy, some truth also behold it up. People using Mac Book, iMac or Mac Pro of Apple are less prone to get affected by viruses. But this is not because Apple’s computers or operating software are virus-proof.
But the fact is that, the present cyber criminals largely focus on Windows because of its associations with billions of users across the globe. With the growing popularity of Apple, Mac is also getting public response. Hence, the cyber criminals are developing new viruses and trojans on Mac. Secondly, Mac applications don’t share a general registry like Windows and root access is needed so as to interact with any applications like steal passwords, cookies, alter transmissions etc. So, it’s a bit difficult to create a virus- but there are specialists (Hackers) to do this impossible- possible.
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