topic use campus library to find research sources and search tools electronic resources you can use the central information system which is an online site where you can locate library’s holdings‚ access dozens of electronic databases‚ and even read many sources directly on the viewing screen. 311 Finding Library Sources library may subscribe to one or more of the online reference services such as Gale‚ EBSCOohost‚ JSTOR and LexisNexis Academic‚ each allows you to search a variety of different databases
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It is always slower to access data from backing storage than from internal memory. Fixed hard disks A hard-drive built into the case of the computer is known as ‘fixed’. Most computers have one. Fixed hard-drives act as the main backing storage device. They provide almost instant accsess to files (random access and high access speeds) Large storage capacity Stores and retrieves data much faster than a floppy disk or CD-ROM Data is not lost when you switch off the computer Usually fixed inside
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Many stories‚ especially in the fantasy genre‚ feature an object or objects with some great power. Often what drives the plot is the hero’s need to find the object before the villain and use it for good rather than evil‚ or if the object has been broken by the villains‚ to retrieve each piece that must be gathered from each antagonist to restore it‚ or‚ if the object itself is evil‚ to destroy it. In some cases destroying the object will lead to the destruction of the villain.[according to whom?]
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Transitional Devices The word "transition" means passing over. Thus transitional guides are connectives (symbols‚words‚ phrases; sometimes whole sentences and paragraphs) that make possible a smooth "passing over" from one idea to the next. You make transitions by referring to what you have said before‚establishing cause-and-effect connections‚ looking ahead to what you will say‚ referring to the present‚ marking time and place‚ qualifying‚ comparing‚ contrasting. These and other common transitional
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Components and Devices Objectives This chapter covers the following CompTIA-specified objectives for the “Media and Topologies” and “Protocols and Standards” sections of the Network+ exam: 1.6 Identify the purpose‚ features‚ and functions of the following network components: . Hubs . Switches . Bridges . Routers . Gateways . CSU/DSU . Network interface cards (NICs) . ISDN adapters . Wireless access points (WAPs) . Modems . Transceivers (media converters) . Firewalls . A wide range of devices is used
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Prosthetic Devices A prosthetic is an artificial body part that replaces a missing or non-functioning body part such as an arm‚ heart or breast. Humans have been making prosthetic limbs since the Ancient Egyptians to replace limbs lost during battle‚ work or just by mistake. Evidence has been found of Egyptians trying to replicate toes with copper ones. Although these were very impractical as they were solid and so were mostly for aesthetic purposes. In the 1400s‚ prosthetics arms made out of
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S) A mobile device is a small and handy computing device. Mobile device usually come with a touch or non- touch display with a mini keyboard. Today‚ mobile devices have become popular to everybody since they are convenient. As on the year 2012‚ reports had claimed that more 75% of the world population owns a mobile device. Mobile device are also considered as a computer systems because it uses the Input-Process-Output-Storage (IPOS) model. One of the examples of input in mobile device is their touchscreen
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Pointing Devices are direct entry input devices. They allow users to control the pointer and the insertion point on the screen. Examples of pointing devices are mouse‚ trackball‚ touch pad‚ pointing stick‚ joystick‚ touch screen‚ light pen and graphics tablets. A mouse is a computer device‚ which has a ball sealed at the bottom. It is attached with a cable to the system unit. When rolled on the flat surface‚ the movement of the ball will generate electrical circuits‚ which are then sent to the
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Garvin English Comp. II MWF 12-12:50 6 November 2012 Literary Devices There are many different literary devices found in the book Night written by Elie Wiesel that deal with his personal experience with the faith he had to keep and then lost during the Holocaust. In Night‚ Elie Wiesel uses tone‚ irony‚ and characterization to illustrate his faith throughout the Holocaust. In the book Night‚ Wiesel uses tone to explain the many sufferings that the Jews were required to face through the Holocaust
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1. Introduction to Network Devices All networks are made up of basic hardware building blocks to interconnect network nodes‚ such as Network Interface Cards (NICs)‚ Bridges‚ Hubs‚ Switches‚ and Routers. In addition‚ some method of connecting these building blocks is required‚ usually in the form of galvanic cable (most commonly Category 5 cable). Less common are microwave links (as in IEEE 802.12) or optical cable ("optical fiber"). An ethernet card may also be required. Network interface cards
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