The AnswerBank Articles

What is e-procurement

asks alicevida A. The term procurement, in business circles, refers the means of acquiring the best services and suppliers for your business at the best prices, and obtaining the highest quality01:00 Mon 13th Aug 2001

I heard recently that BT is to merge with Deutsche Telecom, is this true

asks monkeysay A. No, it is not true. What is true is that BT and Deutsche Telekom (DT) are to join forces to build their thirdgeneration mobile networks in the UK and Germany. This was announced01:00 Mon 13th Aug 2001

What is a digital signature

Asks mollyprixe A. A digital signature is a way of signing, and therefore authorising, a transaction online. Digital signatures provide an Internet user with a unique identity document protected by01:00 Mon 06th Aug 2001

How are viruses passed through email

Asks danmiller103 A. Most viruses are passed through email - usually through an attachment, which once opened runs a macro or visual basic script on your computer. This basically means that it01:00 Mon 06th Aug 2001

Can you recommend any good mobile gadgets I can buy for a gift online under #500

The Canon Digital IXUS V Asks danmiller103A. There are loads of new mobile gadgets on the market that cost a lot less than 500, and believe it or not, not all of them are related to01:00 Mon 06th Aug 2001

Is it true that Psion have pulled out of the mobile communications market

Asks howardpiercy A. It is not true that they have pulled out of the mobile communications market entirely, but it has announced (in mid-July) that it has pulled out of the consumer market for PDAs01:00 Mon 30th Jul 2001

Is it possible to pay my electricity bill online

Asks Miranda A. It depends on which company provides your energy supply, but it is more than likely that you can. Your energy supplier will probably have sent you details of how to do this by post,01:00 Thu 26th Jul 2001

Can you recommend any good education sites for children

Asks mollyprixe A. The Internet is the biggest education resource ever, and it can potentially help your children do all their homework until they leave university. But they have to know how to access01:00 Thu 12th Jul 2001

How has the new iBook changed from the old one

Asks alicevidaA. The new Apple iBook is fundamentally similar to the old iBook (available in tangerine and blueberry versions), but it has been completely revamped and gone all sophisticated. In01:00 Thu 12th Jul 2001

Can you recommend a good portable MP3 player

Asks alicevida A. There are loads on the market now, expect to pay an average of 200 for a good one. We recommend the following models: Toshiba MEA210Price: 230This MP3 player looks great as it is01:00 Thu 12th Jul 2001

How would I go about effectively advertising my own website

Asks howardpiercy A. The most popular way of advertising a website is via banner advertising - this is the strip across the top of the page that is usually an advert, sometimes it is animated and01:00 Mon 09th Jul 2001

Is there an Internet alternative to the national lottery

Asks mollyprixe A. There are several lottery or bingo type games on the Internet that are free to play and offer cash prizes. Q. Can you recommend any A. The most popular Internet lottery game01:00 Mon 09th Jul 2001

Is it wise to research health matters online

Asks edwinstar A. There are thousands of health-related sites on the web (it is the second most popular genre after sex sites), and as with any topic some are good and some are really bad. If you01:00 Mon 09th Jul 2001

How long do floppy disks last

A. There's no definitive answer to this one. Floppy disks have been around for a relatively short time, not long enough to determine their maximum life expectancy. It was hoped that if stored01:00 Mon 02nd Jul 2001

What are web rings

A. A web ring is a group of sites with a similar content subject matter, linked together in a navigable ring. Q. How do web rings work A. The basis behind web rings is that sites covering the01:00 Mon 02nd Jul 2001

What are cookies

A. A cookie is a piece of text that a web server can store on a user's hard disk and retrieve later. Q. What are cookies used for A. They aid a web site's interactive capabilities. If you've01:00 Mon 02nd Jul 2001

Is it possible to connect my laptop to the internet via a mobile phone

A. Yes it is, with some limitations listed below. Alternatively you might like to wait for Bluetooth to become widely available, to read more about it click here. Q. What kind of mobile phone do01:00 Mon 25th Jun 2001

How can I buy a .tv suffix

A. The .tv suffix has caused some controversy. This rather handy suffix for any television company was originally assigned to a small country called Tuvalu as the appropriate country suffix, in the01:00 Mon 25th Jun 2001

I m creating my own web pages and want them to be picked up appropriately by search engines, what should I do

A. Within a web page there are a number of places where its creator can include keywords that help search engines match a users search request to, hopefully, appropriate web sites. You can optimise01:00 Mon 25th Jun 2001

What does WAP stand for

Asks alicevida A. WAP stands for Wireless Application Protocol. The protocol was formulated by the WAP Forum - which is made up of representatives from the major telecommunications and Internet01:00 Mon 18th Jun 2001