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Monitor


A monitor may refer to any of the following:

1.Alternatively referred to as a video display terminal (VDT) and video display unit (VDU), a monitor is an output device that displays video images and text. A monitor is made up of circuitry, a screen, a power supply, buttons to adjust screen settings, and casing that holds all of these components.

Like most early TVs, the first computer monitors were comprised of a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) and a fluorescent screen. Today, all monitors are created using flat panel display technology, usually backlit with LEDs. The image to the right shows an ASUS LCD monitor.

When was the first computer monitor invented?
The first computer monitor was part of the Xerox Alto computer system, which was released on March 1, 1973.

Why is a monitor an output device?
A monitor is only used to display (output) information from a computer and provides no source of input. For this reason, a computer monitor is considered an output device.

Note: Newer PCs, smartphones, and tablets have touchscreens, which allow the user to interact with their computer by touching what is shown on the screen with their finger. If the monitor has touchscreen capabilities, it is considered an Input/Output devices. However, if it has no source of input it is only considered an output device.

Types of monitor connections
Computer monitors have at least one of the following types of monitor connectors to connect to a computer.

DVI
HDMI
VGA
Video adapters are available to convert from one type of connector to another, such as DVI to VGA or HDMI to VGA, and vice versa.

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No display on the monitor.
Distorted or skewed image on the monitor.
Computer monitor manufacturers.
Computer monitor help and support.

2.Monitor is a term used to describe the act of watching over someone or something.

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3.A resident monitor was system software used with machines utilizing punch card input. Resident monitors came before, but was very similar to, an operating system.

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Monitoring network upload and download data transferred

Monitoring network upload and download data transferred

Note: This document is for users looking to monitor the bandwidth on their computer. If you have other computers or devices (DVR, Internet radio, wireless connections, etc.) connected to your network, you will not be an accurately monitoring all of the bandwidth. Finally, keep in mind that these utilities monitor all network adapter bandwidth, which means if you transfer files over your local network that traffic is monitored as well. If you are looking for more than just a software solution for monitoring your computers network adapter skip to the other solutions.

Windows users
Linux users
Apple macOS users
Other solutions
Windows users

There are different software solutions to help monitor and list the total data transferred over your computer. However, we highly recommend NetMeter, a great free utility that runs in the background and is capable of keeping track of your upload and download data transfers.

As seen in the picture, NetMeters Totals and Reports screen the program lists your upload and download transfer totals for the day, week, and month as well as your peaks hit and averages. NetMeter can be downloaded here.

Other great Windows bandwidth monitor utilities

NetWorx - Fantastic free software utility for monitoring all your computers Internet bandwidth. NetWorx offers the ability to set quotas, create notifications, display data in graphs, has network utilities like a GUI netstat, and much more.
AnalogX NetStat - Another great utility with a slick interface to monitor your incoming and outgoing network adapter traffic.
Net Meter - Great program that allows you to try for free before buying it. Net Meter can display total bandwidth by day, week, and month, can notify you by sound or e-mail or even run a program if a certain quota of bandwidth is met, and more.
FreeMeter - Another great small and light-weight application to monitor your computers network bandwidth.
Linux users
If you are running Linux and looking for a similar program to NetMeter, we suggest vnStat or MRTG.

Apple macOS X users
Users who are running Apple macOS X can use SurplusMeter.

Other solutions
Below are additional solutions for monitoring your network and Internet traffic. These solutions can have more capabilities than those recommended above, however can be more difficult to setup.

Tip: If you have a broadband provider such as Comcast, your total bandwidth can also be viewed by logging into your account online and viewing your account details.

Tomato Firmware - Tomato Firmware is a firmware that can be installed to popular routers such as the Linksys' WRT54G and others that give them the extended ability to monitor all bandwidth done on that router. With this update you'd be able to log into your router and see the bandwidth statistics for all traffic going over the router.
Corporate and school solutions

There are dozens of different solutions that can be done in a corporate or school network setup. Often these setups will require a dedicated server that is connected to the network and sent network packet information. Below are a few suggestions.

PRTG Network Monitor - Corporate users who need a program with every imaginable method of monitoring your network and bandwidth should highly consider PRTG.
NetFlow Analyzer - Another great solution for businesses that supports NetFlow, sFlow, cflowd, J-Flow, IPFIX, NetStream, NBAR, and CBQoS technologies and is capable of monitoring all network bandwidth, setting up reports, and much more.

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