The Windows Registry also holds information regarding recently accessed files and considerable information about user activities, besides configuration information. Hence, this article serves the purpose is to provide you with a depth understanding of the Registry and Wealth of information it holds. Today most administrators and forensic analysts, the registry probably looks like the entrance to a dark.Windows RegistryThe system was largely managed by several files-specifically, autoexec.bat, config.sys, win.ini (on windows) and system.ini. So, various settings within these files determined what programs were loaded and how the system looked and responded to user input, a central hierarchical database that maintains configuration ... Read More

Preemptive Scheduling is a CPU scheduling technique that works by dividing time slots of CPU to a given process. The time slot given might be able to complete the whole process or might not be able to it. When the burst time of the process is greater than CPU cycle, it is placed back into the ready queue and will execute in the next chance. This scheduling is used when the process switch to ready state.Algorithms that are backed by preemptive Scheduling are round-robin (RR), priority, SRTF (shortest remaining time first).Non-preemptive Scheduling is a CPU scheduling technique the process takes ... Read More

The new Apple iPad Pro 9.7 was released lately and we can’t wait to get more of it, as it has been in the news for all good reasons. The relationship of Apple with computing devices has been quite complicated, in general. So it was interesting when news spread out that Apple has designed its new iPad Pro in such a way that Apple’s customers will think of it as a computer.Generally if one asks what a computer is, we generally revert to that one-line definition, “Computer is an electronic device with the ability to receive and manipulate data, with ... Read More

Do you wish to access your personal documents remotely, or music / videos, photos stored on your personnel computer, or on your mobile phone while you are travelling or when you are in office? The simplest solution is to copy all your data from the source to a portable hard drive and then carry it around. However, this is a cumbersome approach as you would require syncing manually the home computer with your portable disk.There are many other innovative ways these days. In this article, let us explore to see some technologies, tools to make this job easier whenever & ... Read More

Imagine standing in front of the entrance door to your office and see your face flash up on a large screen. If the screen identifies you, it opens the doors; if it doesn’t the doors don’t open. Your face is your digital ID. It allows you to enter your office and authenticate your identity in a hoard of other places. Sounds uncanny, but is undeniably remarkable! This not so old technology is on its way to becoming ubiquitous.Enter the world of face detection and recognition systems…recognizing the face from all angles, with even more accuracy than a person can. Using ... Read More

The latest version of Windows for Desktop surfaced in March 2017 with titled version 1703. The latest version has brought many changes starting from Bing search engine integration to Skype video call, all under one roof. Also, Microsoft has added some new font styles to make it even more competitive. Microsoft’s recent work in this regard gives a clear idea on which direction it wants to improve its services. In fact, there are now many competitors in the market that are offering documentation software, such as MS WORKS.They are doing such a good job that Google Docs has also given ... Read More

Looking at the safety concerns of your Organization, an anti-virus software is a basic requirement in today’s technology-savvy world. Every now and then, we keep on getting new viruses launched in the market. This, in turn, requires a basic anti-virus software being installed on your PCs.If you are a start-up or a small scale technology firm, it is difficult to invest in a good and costly anti-virus software. Worry Not. We have some great anti-virus software available in the market for free or we can say at a very less price. These products are free only for non-commercial use; if ... Read More

Since its arrival in March 2017, the new updated version of Windows Excel has grabbed good words of mouth from the global users. It is not new that Microsoft always tries to surprise its users by adding exciting features to its updated applications, this version no 1703 of MS Excel also stands tall in that. The introduction of Dubai Font style and integration of Bing search engine are some few exciting features from the list. Let’s discuss them in a bit detail.Combine BinaryThough, it is not among the newly added features but yet is the improved one than the previous. ... Read More

In this article, we will know how to count the number of threads in a process on Linux environment, there are several ways to do it, but we will learn using ‘/proc’ and ‘ps’ command.Using ‘/proc’In Proc pseudo file system, this resides in /proc directory, and this is the easiest way to see the thread count of the task or active process. The ‘proc’ directory exports the form of readable text files to give the information related to the existing processes and the system hardware such as Interrupts, CPU, memory, disk, etc.# cat /proc//statusThe above command is the general syntax ... Read More

Spyware is an unwanted program that gets installed in user’s system without his/her permission and tracks all the activities like important log-in information, valuable data, internet interactions etc. In addition to that, it hampers the performance of systems and even redirects web browser searches.Its rank on vulnerability is high because detection is very difficult. Before some spyware will be installed on your system, you have to open or click on some programs. The usual sources of these are spam folders of your mail, free downloaded software, misleading pop-ups and corrupt websites. Unless you are not sharp enough to judge these ... Read More