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Safe Mode vs Normal Mode   If you have used a computer installed with a windows operating system for a considerable period of time, no doubt you have come across a screen similar to the one shown below during the boot up of the computer. This often appears when there is a problem in the computer, which is likely... 

Graphics Card vs Video Card   In a computer, one of the main output methods is the display. Therefore, the capability to provide a display output is integrated onto the motherboard (main component of the system). This allows computers to provide visual output. But often the quality of the video output is low with... 

Flash Storage vs Hard Drive   Hard drive and the Flash drive are two storage mechanisms used in modern computers. Hard drives, the older device, are still the favorite among the computer users while flash drives are prominent as portable data drives. Solid State drives are also flash storage drives, which... 

Micro ATX vs Mini ITX   Mini-ITX and micro-ATX are desktop computer form factors. They define the specific nature of the dimension, power requirements and supply, peripheral connector/add-ons and connector types of the computer system. It primarily concerns the configuration of the motherboard, the power supply... 

ATX vs Micro ATX   ATX and Micro ATX are form factors of desktop computers. They define the specific nature of the dimension, power requirements and supply, peripheral connector/add-ons, and connector types of the computer system. It primarily concerns the configuration of the motherboard, the power supply unit,... 

Laptop vs Ultrabook   We used to have an alarming rate of development in the mobile computing market over the last few years. It was mostly about smartphones and tablets and rarely about laptops. But now we are at a juncture where we see rapid development of a new breed of mobile computers which are identified... 

Motherboard vs Processor   In electronic devices, especially in computer hardware, the motherboard is the main printed circuit board that carries the infrastructure of the whole system. On the other hand, the processor is a semiconductor chip that processes information in digital form. Motherboard Mother... 

SDHC vs SDXC   SDHC and SDXC are two variants of the SD (Secure Digital) memory card format. Secure Digital –SD is a nonvolatile memory card (Flash Memory) used in mobile devices because of their size. They are used in mobile phones, digital cameras, and palmtop/tablet computers. SD is a standard maintained... 

Micro USB vs Mini USB   USB or Universal Serial Bus connectors are one of the most common interfaces used in connecting peripherals to computers. First USB was developed as an industry standard in mid 1990`s by the coalition of vendor companies Compaq, DEC, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NEC, and Nortel. The standard defines... 

Hard Disk vs RAM   RAM and Hard disk Drive are two types of memory used in computers. They both are important and serve different functions within the system. HDD or the Hard Disk Drive stores information for permanent storage and RAM stores information for relatively short term usage by the processors and... 

Hard Disk vs Hard Drive | Hard Disk vs Hard Disk Drive   Hard Disk Drives are the most common secondary storage technology in use. It offers tremendously larger capacities and higher performance compared to earlier methods such as magnetic tapes and punch cards. Hard Disk Drive (HDD) / Hard Drive A hard disk drive... 

Flash Drive vs Pen Drive   Flash memory is a memory technology developed from the solid state circuits and has the ability to retain information even after power is disconnected to the drive. They have become very common and have replaced many of the memory technologies due to their capacity and performance. Flash... 

Notebook vs Laptop   With the advancements in the information technology and the developments in the supporting infrastructure; the difference between Laptops and Notebooks has become a thin layer of ice that is breaking off day by day. Both of these terms refer to mobile computing platforms that were used... 

Hibernate vs Standby (Sleep)   Hibernate and standby are two features in the windows operating system environment, which allows putting the computer into an easily recoverable mode compared to the Shutdown state. In shut down process, all the memory is cleared, and work is saved to the hard drive, and the... 

Analog vs Digital Computer   A computer is a device that can be programmed to execute a finite set of instructions in arithmetic or logical domains. Computers operate by sequentially executing the instructions, and these instructions can be changed when needed, giving the computer capability to solve problems general... 

Web Server vs Database Server   A Web Server and a Database Server is something that’s been confused by a lot of people. This is because, as an overview, most people find them to serve similar purposes. In essence, both Database server and Web server provides services to facilitate the infrastructure underlying...