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t cannothaveescapedyourattention
thatmostoftheworldhasbeensatat
homefora while.Butlifegoeson,and
forthosewithjobsthatcanbedone
remotely,thatworkis beingdoneas
closelytonormalaspossible– andthat
includesnetworkconnectivity.Cloud
computingis oneoftheunsungheroes
ofthecrisis,allowingcompaniestoscale
uptheirsystemsquicklytosupportan
entireworkforceworkingfromhome.
WhileAmazon,Microsoftandother
cloudproviders
aren’taltogether
happysharingtheir
stats,wespoketo
theheadofITata
majorfirmwith
80,000employees,
whotoldusthe
company’snetwork
washoldingup
nicelythanksto
AmazonWeb
Services– butthathehad“boughtJeff
Bezosa newhelipad”fortheprivilegeof
allthatextraprocessingpower.
It is notonlyworknetworksunder
additionalstrain;bigstreamingservices
likeNetflixrelyonthesamecloud
computingsystems.BothNetflixand
YouTubehave,atthetimeofwriting,
significantlyloweredthequalityofvideo
theyoffertocustomerstoreducetheir
load,asfarmorepeoplefindthemselves
streamingfarmorecontent.Broadband
providers,toohavebeenforcedto
throttletheirnetworks,assomany
morepeopleusethemsimultaneously
- thoughsome,particularlyintheUS
wheresuchthingsaremoreprevalent,
haveseenfittoremovedatalimitsfor
thosecustomerswhoseconnections
havethem.
Thefactis thatweareinthebest
possibletimeeverfora crisislikethisto
hit.Companiescan
scaleuptheir
connections(ordial
themback,insome
cases)– and
providershavethe
capacitytocope
withthechange
indemand.
Twentyyearsago,
withdial-upinternet
thenormandnone
oftheadditionalcloudcomputing
musclewehaveatourdisposaltoday,the
needtostayathomewouldhavecreated
farmoredevastation.Withoutthelikesof
Zoom,Skype,andHangouts,wemight
forgetwhatourfamilieslooklike,without
streamingserviceswe’dbetearingour
hairoutwithboredom.Thebenefitsof
ourconnectedworldhavereallycometo
light– andwecouldn’tbemorethankful.
Astheworldadjuststoa newnormal,sodoes
thenowoverburdenedworldof computing
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1
How many people
worldwide use
Microsoft Windows?
A 100 million
B 500 million
C One billion
2
Which is the most
used operating
system worldwide?
A Windows
B macOS
C Android
3
What percentage of
the market is still
running Windows XP?
A 0.01%
B 0.14%
C 1.35%
4
As of March 2020,
what is Bill Gates’
role at Microsoft?
A CEO
B Chairman
C Technical advisor
5
How many floppy
disks would it take
to install Windows 10?
A Around 100
B Around 1,
C Around 11,
6
In which year
was Microsoft
originally founded?
A 1971
B 1973
C 1975
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The cost of home working
Workrave
http://www.workrave.org
Do you love to concentrate? Well, no,
probably not. But do you often find
yourself sat for hours on end in front of
your computer, forgetting to take regular
breaks? That one’s a little more likely.
Workrave ensures you don’t neglect your
health by encouraging you to give
yourself time to relax, take a breather,
drag your eyes away from that screen, and
massage your sore hands. It effectively
locks you out of your computer at those
times, giving you a countdown until you’ll
next be able to work.
You can configure the timers to your
exact liking and, if you’re really in the flow
of things, defer them a set number of
times to extend your working time at the
computer. Admittedly it can be a little
jarring to be bossed around by an app,
but we’re also never shy of taking a break
or five in the course of a good day’s work.
THE BOSS Workrave wants you to take breaks
so much it will lock you out of your computer.
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