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----------------------------------------------------------Permission is granted for the below article to forward,reprint, distribute, use for ezine, newsletter, website,offer as free bonus or part of a product for sale as longas no changes a Gone are those times when the companies and the organisations didn't need a hi-tech system to handle them. Owing to the considerable increase in the business sector and thus, an enormous increase in the complexity of the organisational struc
Computers,it could be said, are a marvel of the twenty-first century. The number of tasksa PC can achieve quicker and more efficiently than a human seems endless. In factcomputers are now doing hundreds of thousands of jobs that a few decades ago employerswould have had to have hired workers for.It could beargued that because of this, computers have changed the way society now lives and works yet, although computers maynever call in sick, they can be even more vulnerable than human employees.PCs areincredibly sensitive to all sorts of environmental conditions which can causepermanent damage to any computer. Even the most expensive and rugged PCs areonly designed to run in the most favourable conditions and excessive heat, dustor dampness could instantly shut down a PC for good.As mostcomputers are designed to work in offices and homes, conditions in other environments,such as industry or manufacturing, can shorten a PCs life drastically.One of themost common causes for PC malfunction is dust which can block filters causing aprocessor to overheat and it can also clog up moving parts such as the harddrive and even cause a short circuit.Water andcomputers obviously dont mix well either. Even slight spray or splashing cancause terminal problems with a computer, especially if fluid finds its way intothe electronics.Excessivetemperatures are also a problem for computers. Computer processors are usually cooledby internal fans, if they get too hot they can burn out as can most of theelectronics inside a PC. However, excessive dust, dirt or grime can also causean overheat, as will computers kept near a heat source such as a radiator oroven. Excessive cold can effect a computers operation also, if any condensationinside a computer freezes, it will expand, potentially damaging the components.Shocks,vibrations, knocks and bangs can also finish off a computer for good. Even justmoving a PC from one location to another can play havoc, dislodging PCI cardsor unsettling wiring. A large enough of a jolt and it can cause irreparable damage.Computers have protective enclosures of course but these are only made fromthin sheets of metal (normally aluminium) and offer little protection.Forcomputers having to operate in hostile conditions such as dusty warehouse orproduction line then the best protection comes in the shape of an industrial PCenclosure.Thesecomputer enclosures allow a standard PC all the protection of the mostexpensive and rugged industrial machine, shielding the sensitive components fromdust, water, dirt, vibration, banging, knocks, heat and cold.By protectinga PC from these types of hostilities a PCs life span can be dramatically lengthened.
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