Month: February 2017

Android Nougat

by Sudip M. Sawant, posted in Mobile, Operating System

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Android Nougat

 

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  • Android 7.0–7.1.1 “Nougat” also known as N is the 7th version of the Android operating system.
  • It was officially released on August 22, 2016, with Nexus devices being the first to receive the update, but LG V20 was the first new smartphone released with Nougat.
  • On June 30, 2016, Google announced that N’s release name would be “Nougat”.
  • Android 7.0 was officially released on August 22, 2016, with the Many Nexus models to receive the update.

Features

1. Multiple Windows View in the Same Screen

  • Nougat has introduces Multi Windows view where you can snap two apps to occupy halves of the screen.
  • You can watch movies and read, write text at the same time.

2. Quicker multi-tasking

 

  • You can now double-tap the recent apps button to quickly switch between your two most recently used apps.

 

3.Doze

  • Doze is the new feature that comes in the Marshmallow Operating System.

  • It has a feature called hibernation, it is enable by default on your phones.

  • Phones enter into hibernation mode if it is not use for long period of time.

  • It help your phone to get much more out from your phone battery.


4. Security

  • New version of Android is built with powerful layers of security and encryption to keep your private data private.
  • Few of the latest devices has software updates download in the background, so you won’t have to wait while your device syncs with the latest security tools.
  • Android N can better isolate and protect files for individual users on your device by adding encryption to the file and data of the user.

 

  1. OS with additional Emoji and Desired languages

  • Android Nougat has over 1500 emoji including 72 new emoji.
  • Also it has multiple local language support setting for using your device with your desire language.

  1. Experience new Gaming Experience

  • Vulkan API is the new gaming interface introduce in Android Nougat.
  • Vulkan API is the high-performance 3D graphics interface that show sharper graphics crystal clear image, videos and gaming effects.

  1. Reply within the Notification

  • Now you can reply to any whatsapp, face book or twitter message within the notification without even opening the apps.

  1.  Data Saver

  • Restrict the user of data device uses with Data Saver option.
  • When Data Saver is turned on, apps in the background won’t be able to access mobile data.

  1. Drag and drop text, images in Multi-window mode

  1. Lock screen gets a wallpaper of its own

  2. Where did that APK come from?

  1. Notification importance setting

  • You can now set the importance level of an app’s notifications to fit your specific use of that app, including allowing an app to ignore your DND settings.
  • With a long-press on a notification, you can view the current importance level.
  • Tap on More Settings where you can turn off the default automatic setting, and adjust its interruption level.
  • As you move the slider, a brief explanation will detail each alert type.

  1. Cancel button for app downloads

  1. Keyboard shortcut helper

BIOS (Basic Input Output System)

by Sudip M. Sawant, posted in Computer

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BIOS (Basic Input Output System)

  • BIOS is the program a computer’s microprocessor uses to get the computer system started after you turn it on.

  • It also manages data flow between the computer’s operating system and attached devices such as the hard disk, graphic card, keyboard, mouse and printer.

  • BIOS is a chip located on all motherboard that contain instruction of how your system should boot and how it operate.

  • The BIOS include instruction on how to load basic computer hardware & include a test referred as a POST that verifies the computer needs requirement to boot up properly.

  • If the computer does not pass the POST, you will receive a combination of beep indication that indicates malfunctioning within the computer.

 

POST:

  • POST is a test the computer must complete to verify all hardware is working properly before starting the remainder of the boot process.

  • If the computer passes the POST the computer will often return a single beep and if unsuccessful will create a beep code that indicates the error.

 

What do you meant by the term ROM BIOS (Read Only Memory BIOS)?

  • Read only means that the Program and data can only be read from it. Therefore Program and data cannot be written to it.

  • Most Computer contain small amount of ROM to stores programs that enable the computer to boots.

  • It is a non- volatile memory and hence it is referred as a permanent data storage area.

  • The BIOS in a PC is stored on a ROM chip located on the motherboard.

  • Early PCs used a ROM BIOS, but PCs today use a flash memory BIOS because it can be updated in place.

  • In order to update a ROM BIOS, the computer case had to be opened, and the ROM chip had to be located and replaced.

 

How do I get to BIOS in Windows 7?

  • Turn off the computer and wait five seconds.

  • Now turn on the computer and immediately press the F10 key or F1 key  three to four times after you see company logo on display until a BIOS Setup screen opens.
  • In the BIOS Setup utility, do one of the following: On the Main tab, find the BIOS version.

Note: – Different Company models Had Different Keys to go in Bios Screen Option.

 

What do mean by Dual BIOS?

  • Dual BIOS mean there are two ROM Bios IC Chip present on the Motherboard.

  • A dual BIOS is a computer motherboard that contains a main BIOS and a backup BIOS.

  • This type of setup can help a motherboard recover from any problems encountered during a BIOS update.

  • It also helps protect the BIOS from any potential virus, or any other data corruption that might occur.

View BIOS information at POST

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  • The first way is by restarting your computer.
  • When the initial load (also called POST) screen is displayed, the BIOS Type and version is also displayed.
    Tip: If the load screen is displayed for only a few seconds, you can try pressing the Pause/Break key on your keyboard to pause the loading process.
  • The BIOS information is typically found at or near the top of the POST screen.
  • Also, you will see information on what hard drive(s) and CD/DVD drives are installed in your computer.

 

Through Windows System Information

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  • The BIOS information is also shown through the Windows System Information.
  • To open this tool click start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then System Information.
  • If you’re running Windows Vista or Windows 7, type System Information in the Start search box.
  • In the System Information window, displaying information about your computer, including the type of BIOS you have and the version, under the System Summary section.
  • As can be seen in the picture below, this computer has a DELL BIOS version 1.0.0 with a Date of 11/5/2008.

 

Windows Registry


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  • You can also find BIOS information in the Windows System Registry.

  • While in the registry realize that improperly changing a setting can affect how Windows operates.

  • To access the System Registry, click start and in the Run or Search box type reg edit in the text field and press enter. In the Windows Registry navigate to the below Registry directory.
    Hkey_local_machine\hardware\description\system

  • Find the sub keys System Bios Date and System Bios Version to see the BIOS and version for your motherboard. As can be seen in the picture below, the BIOS date and version are shown in these two keys.

 

Types of BIOS: –

  • Single Page BIOS.
  • Multi Page BIOS/ Five Page BIOS.
  • Explorer BIOS.
  • Phoenix BIOS.
  • UEFI BIOS (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface).

 

  1. Single Page BIOS: –

  • In Single Page Mode BIOS all the Option are in one single Page.

  • It can be seen in early 90’s computer.

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  1. Multi / Five Page BIOS: –

  • Multi page or Five page Mode BIOS has 5 different option namely Main, Advanced, Security, Boot, Exit.

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  1. Explorer BIOS:-

  • This BIOS is Windows Explorer Lookalike.

  • It is the only BIOS where we can use Mouse.

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  1. Phoenix BIOS : –

  • Phoenix BIOS is the commonly see BIOS in nowadays new and old Computer.

 

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  1. UEFI BIOS (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface): –

  • UEFI Bios is the latest Bios used in new computer.
  • UEFI Bios is mostly used in Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

  • This bios help the computer to boot up faster than any other bios.

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