Once you get to the Windows Desktop screen, here are some basic features you will see. One of the most important parts of your Desktop is the Taskbar. By default, it sits at the bottom of your screen giving you access to the Start Menu, several application icons, and the Notification Area. Windows In Windows … Read more
Technologies such as 5G, millimetre wave and next-gen channel emulation will disrupt the aerospace and defence (A&D) industries across the globe. India is no exception. Earlier in the year the Union Cabinet announced its decision to open up the country’s space activities for the private sector’s participation. It is being initiated through a new space … Read more
Astronauts will soon be able to send high-speed data transmissions from space with the construction of a new optical communications station in Western Australia. The ground station has the potential to receive high-definition video footage in real time and will probably be how video from Nasa’s next Artemis mission to the Moon in 2024 is beamed back down … Read more
Facebook users are less likely to press the ‘Like’ button on content they learn is part of a foreign propaganda campaign, a report in the US has found. Researchers have said that Russia is using political memes to polarise Americans, particularly those at the extreme ends of the political spectrum who typically like and share … Read more
Instagram’s owner Facebook has agreed to make it more difficult for users to post advertising content to its photo-sharing platform without clearly labelling it as such. Popular users often sign deals to advertise a product or service on their feed, but the distinction between paid-for content and standard posted content is not always clear. Clear labelling … Read more
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS – New Features: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS has been released with a lot of new features and improvements, some of the important features are listed below: Support and Updates of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS for next 5 Years (April 2023) New latest and stable Linux Kernel version 4.15 Installer offer a new option of … Read more
linux understands both the Berkely lpr and the System V (lp) set of printer commands. Most distributions include a graphical-based utility allowing people more flexibility in their printing. kprinter allows people to select which printer to use, and which properties to enable, all with the click of a mouse. It is part of the CUPS … Read more
Quantum computing is expected to gain momentum during this decade as economic powers around the world ramp up their investments in quantum technologies. The fact that economies have begun to invest in this technology has raised hope for it. “In India, the National Mission of Quantum Technology and Application plans to invest $1.12 billion over … Read more
This article is concerned with the creation, deletion, and manipulation of files. By the end of this section, the user should be able to identify all files within a directory, create new ones, remove others, display the contents of some, rename others, and more. ls: Listing The contents of a directory can be displayed using … Read more
Now that the UNIX tree-structured file system has been introduced, it would be useful to know how to find our way through the system and how to create files, delete them and rename them. cd: Change Directory To move from one directory to another the cd command is used. Use as: cd [directory] directory may … Read more