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2011-05-10T23:55:00.000-07:00

Comparison to Know Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic / Premium, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate

Windows 7 was officially released almost two years ago, but maybe some do not know about some of the editions of Windows 7 which is more outstanding. Not infrequently new laptop came with Windows 7 Starter. Do what difference this edition with the other? There are at least 6 edition of Windows 7, namely: Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate, then what's the difference?

Although there are 6 different editions, 3 edition of the most outstanding is Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate. Actually, any edition, all the features of Windows 7 was in it, only those features activated only adjust his edition. To upgrade to feature it, no need to use the new DVD but can use the Windows Anytime Upgrade.

To make it easier to know the differences of each edition, following a brief description of each edition of Windows 7.

Windows 7 Starter

Target: The whole world, usually comes with a package of new computer (laptop / net book).
Key Features (key): Taskbar, Jump lists, Windows Media Player, Backup & Restore, Action Center, Device Stage, Play to, Scan and Fax your simple game.
Limitations: no Aero glass, various modifications desktop features, touch windows, media center, live thumbnail previews, home group creation, there is no multi language, maximum 2 GB of RAM, there not 64bit version.
Price: Range $50 (in Indonesia).
With Windows 7 starter, users can not change the wallpaper or theme for windows. Initially Windows 7 Starter restricted to only run 3 programs at a time, but eventually these limitations are removed, so users can still run many programs at one time, limited amount of memory alone.

For 32-bit edition, all the windows except windows starter has a maximum limit of 4 GB of RAM or Memory. For 64-bit edition, higher and varies.

Windows 7 Home Basic

Target: To a certain area, such as in Indonesia.
Key Features (key): Multiple monitor, fast user switching, desktop wallpaper, desktop windows manager, network printing, internet connection sharing, some windows aero.
Limitations: Can not create new Home group, not included DVD decoder (MPEG-2 and Dolby Digital), without multi-touch, premium games, Windows Media Center, there is no Multi-language, support the Windows Aero is not full.
Harga: Range $80 (in Indonesia).

Windows 7 Home Premium

Target: Global
Key Features (key): Aero Glass, Aero Background, Windows Touch, can create new Home group, Media Center, DVD Playback and manufacture, premium games and Mobility Center.
Limitations: Domain join, Remote desktop host, backup from network, Encryption File System, Offline Folder.
Price: Range $110 (in Indonesia).

Windows 7 Professional

Target: Middle and upper IT users.
Key Features (key): Windows XP Mode, Domain Join, Remote desktop host, location aware printing, mobility center, presentation mode, offline folder.
Limitations: BitLocker, BitLocker toGo, AppLocker, Direct Access, Branche Cache, MUI Language Pack, booting from VHD.
Price: range $150 (in Indonesia).
Windows 7 Professional edition offers all the features underneath. Also there are features of Windows XP Start Mode is not provided in the editions below.

Windows 7 Enterprise

Target: Business Customers (volume-licenses).
Key Features (key): BitLocker, BitLocker To Go, AppLocker, Direct Access, Branche Cache, MUI language packs, boot from VHD.
Limitation: Retail Licensing.
In addition to differences on licensing, Windows 7 Enterprise has the same features as Windows 7 Ultimate.

Windows 7 Ultimate

Target: Retail market, limited edition.
Key Features (key): all the features of previous editions of Windows 7 coupled with BitLocker, BitLocker To Go, AppLocker, Direct Access, Branche Cache, MUI language packs, boot from VHD.
Limitation: Volume Licensing.
Above are some of the major or important features that can be used as illustration. Each edition of the windows above windows edition includes all the features it holds, and limitations of each issue described above, usually in editions of windows above. To find the difference of each edition. Hopefully useful.

2008-11-28T01:07:00.000-08:00

IT Research

Research Information Technology (IT) is quite different from the research in the social field. IT research generally do not have a clear methodology, no making of the questionnaire, no data processing and analysis covering only a few results. Research in the field of IT, as long as I've ever seen, could include some type of research include:

Pure IT Research: The research of this type is a study that attempted solve problems that arise related to IT field by looking for solutions which are fundamental. Generally, this research involved studying many existing theories in order to develop fundamental theories of other related. Some research that can be included within the scope of this include the development:
- Information systems development methodologies
- Methodology of data warehouse
- The methods of data mining / soft-computing
- The concept of network
- Searching method
- Optimization Theory
- Variable Selection Method
- Network Security System
- Method of encryption-decryption
- Programming language
- Method of data storage
- Image processing method
- Pattern recognition method
- Among others
IT Applied Research: Applied research in the field of IT is more based on research that utilizes the theory or method, which has developed another person within the scope of pure research IT, in the development of advanced research. Some studies that could be included in the scope of this research include the development:
- Based control system soft-computing
- Hardware that implement a new data storage method
- Method-based medicine analysis of soft-computing
- A study to compare the theory / method
- The operating system is based on open source
- Database system with new data indexing system
- Method of enhancing the effectiveness of network-based data mining
- Search system with a new searching method
- Word processing with spell checker new method
- Database system with new data storage method
- Image processing applications with new processing methods
- Application data model that accommodates the new method
- The programs (DLL or JSP) to a particular method
- Bioinformatics and Biomedical
- Application of IT in the Field Other Methods (Economic, Social, etc.)
- Among others
Research System Development: The system is referred to here refer to systems that can be used directly by the user such as information systems and network systems. Research of this type generally try to apply various theories or methods have been developed both within the scope of pure research and applied research, such as database systems, programming languages, concepts and other tissues. The study covered generally include the development of systems for the purpose of individual / specific community such as development:
- Financial information systems
- Expert system
- Decision support system
- Data warehouse system
- Digital library system
- Mobile system dictionary
- Network systems based on open source
- Among others
Compared with pure and applied research in IT, this type of research now seems still more attractive to students of TI Indonesia in the process of resolving their learning activities. Research of this type also has clear procedures for its implementation, because the general system development methodologies have been proposed in the pure research stage.
Research Related to the Use and Management of IT: In recent years, with the development of the application of IT in society, knowledge about the effectiveness of the use and knowledge in the field of IT management is also growing. Research related to science-science is too much done. Although still within the scope of IT, research of this type may be more associated with the field of social research, because that becomes the object of research is typically the user / users of IT, IT administrator or IT provider. So the possibility to apply the research methodology as well as research in the social field is very large.

Maybe there is still debating whether the system development activities, including as a research activity or not. When viewed from the definition of the word study (research) it, namely:

Research is a human activity based on intellectual investigation and is aimed at discovering, interpreting, and revising human knowledge on different aspects of the world. Research can use the scientific method, but need not do so.(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research)

essentially research activities have a goal to discover, interpret or revise the existing knowledge in society. Thus, research involving the development of the system, because it does not include the element to find, interpret or revise the knowledge society, it still could be a matter of debate whether these activities can be incorporated into the research activities in IT or not.
Following the development of higher education IT Indonesia and referring that, systems development is still in great demand by IT students in Indonesia as a thesis, I am personally of the opinion that the development of a system that performed in the order of lectures are included in the construction project (assignment) of a lecture, which may only be used as a final project (project end) of the students with a level below the S1 (D1, D2, and D3).

2008-11-27T18:22:00.000-08:00

ICT Development

When traced back, there are several milestone developments in technology that significantly contributes to the existence of ICT today. The first is finding telephone by Alexander Graham Bell in 1875. The findings are then followed up with the deployment of communication networks with a cable wrapped around the entire American continent, and even then followed the installation of trans-Atlantic communications cable. This is the first massive infrastructure that was built humans to global communication. Entering the 20th century, precisely between the years 1910 to 1920, realized wireless voice transmission through the first AM radio broadcast (Lallana, 2003:5). Wireless voice communications quickly growing rapidly, and then even followed by audio-visual transmission without cables, a form of broadcast television in the 1940s. The first electronic computer operations in 1943, followed by stages miniature of electronic components through the discovery of the transistor in 1947, and integrated circuit (integrated electronics) in 1957. The development of electronics technology, which is the cornerstone of ICT at this time, get a golden moment in the cold war.

Science and technology competition between the Western bloc (United States) and Eastern Bloc (former USSR) actually spur technological development through the efforts of electronic miniaturization of electronic circuit for controlling the spacecraft as well as the machines of war. Miniaturization of electronic components, through the creation of an integrated circuit, at its peak gave birth to a microprocessor. Microprocessor that is the 'brains' of computer hardware, and continue to evolve until today.

On the other hand, the rapidly growing telecommunications device when it began to implement digital technology replaces analog technology that has shown maximum limits of its exploration. Digitalization of telecommunications equipment and computers converge with that from the beginning is a device that adopts digital technology. This convergence product that currently appear in the form of a cell phone. On top of telecommunications and computing infrastructure this is the content of the content (content) in the form of multimedia messages, get a great place to grow. Telecommunications convergence of multimedia computing is the primary characteristic of the 21st century, as the 18th century is characterized by the industrial revolution. When the industrial revolution to make the machines as a substitute for 'muscle' human so digital revolution (for multimedia convergence-telecommunication computation) occur through the implementation of digital technology) to create machines that replace (or at least improve the ability of) the 'brains' of man.

Indonesia has used the term telematics (Telematics) for the purpose of more or less the same with the ICT that we know today. Encarta Dictionary describes as telecommunication + informatics Telematics (telecommunication + informatics) despite earlier word meaning science of data transmission. Processing and distribution of information through telecommunications networks open many opportunities to be utilized in various fields of human life, including education. Ideas for using machine-learning, making simulation of complex processes, animation difficult processes described, very attractive interest learning practitioners. Additionally, the possibility to serve the learning that is not constrained time and place also can be facilitated by ICT. In line with that start popping up various jargon beginning with E, ranging from e-books, e-learning, e-laboratory, e-education, eLibrary, and so forth. The prefix e-means which is implicitly understood electronics technology based on digital electronics.

2008-11-26T19:42:00.000-08:00

Computer

Computer are tools used to process the data according to procedures that have been formulated. Computer word originally used to describe people who its work perform arithmetic calculations, with or without assisted devices, but the meaning of this word is then transferred to the machine itself.

Origins, processing information almost exclusively related to arithmetical problems, but modern computers are used for many tasks unrelated to mathematics.

In such a definition have a tool like a slide rule, mechanical calculator types ranging from abacus and so on, until all contemporary electronic computers. The term better suited to a broad sense such as "computer" is "that process information" or "information processing systems."

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the above definition includes many special tools that could only take one or several functions.
When considering modern computers, their most important characteristics that distinguish them from the earlier count tool is that, with proper programming, all computers can emulate any nature (although perhaps limited by storage capacity and speed are different), and, indeed believed that the machine can now mimic the computing tools that we create in the future (although undoubtedly slower). In a sense, the limit of this ability is a useful test because the computer recognizes the "general intent" of the special purpose tool is earlier. The definition of "public purpose" can be formulated into a condition that a machine should be able to emulate a universal Turing machine. The machine that got this definition is known as a Turing-complete, and that they first appeared in 1940 in the middle of development throughout the world.