As the
technology is getting advanced, the gadgets are becoming more and more equipped
and getting more and more mobile. The mobility and portability of the devices
have made them a necessity instead of a luxury. The first computer which was
built was huge; it was about the size of a whole room. The computer was still
slow and had very limited functions. Then it its shape and size got groomed,
and start becoming smaller and smaller. When Charles Babbage had thought about
making such a machine that would be able to perform numerous operations, he
must have not thought that computer will become so efficient some day.
Computer
technology has revived by leaps and bounds since the last 30 to 35 years. In the
decade of 1970s computer had become a quite established machine to work on. Before
the introduction of Windows by Microsoft, the most used operating system was MS
DOS. The operating system was not capable enough and had restricted operations.
The introduction of Windows boosted the popularity and functionality of the
computer. At them time computer was quite expensive as well, not everybody was
able to afford it. But, as the computer got popular, it got cheaper and
cheaper. The technology used in the computer became easily available which cut
off its price.
Computer got
a second birth when Alan Kay imagined a computer that could be carried with the
user, means the portable computer. Alan Kay named this portable computer as
‘Dynabook’. In the year of 1981, first
portable computer that actually looked like the laptops present at the moment
was announced. It had an LCD screen, a rechargeable battery and a mini printer.
It was obviously not as efficient as the laptops currently available. Laptops
increased the demand of computers as they were portable could be taken anywhere
with the user and work on it. Early in the age, laptop became a status symbol
for well to do businessman, they were expensive and looked quite stylish.
Since then
there had been a competition between the companies to produce the lightest and
slimmest laptop. This competition is perhaps won by a Taiwanese company who has
produced probably the thinnest and the lightest laptop. The laptop weighs just
1.9 pounds or 870 grams; it is only 10.7 millimeter thick. That is simply
amazing, it has the core i7 and i7 processor, which means it will work fast as
any of the laptops, its lightness and thinness will not be a barrier in its
functionality.
Where these
thin, small and light laptops has made feasible to carry the workplace with
you, it has brightened the chances of a data breach. According to a study, more
than 45 percent of the lost laptops carry confidential information in them. The
darker part is that not more than 15 to 16 percent of the laptops have security
measures to prevent data breach. Laptops have become a necessity and keeping
data in it is somehow mandatory, due to portability, laptops have become an
easy target for the thieves and thugs. The confidential information that the
laptop contain can easily be taken out by simply copying data on any other
storage device. In order to prevent such copying, one should use software that
can provide Copy Protection to
data saved in laptops.
Data breach
can be much more costly than your imagination. The loss of data plus the loss
of goodwill, moreover, it further hit in the shape of fine that is being
imposed by legislators for data breach. Precaution is better than to cry over
spilt milk.
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