Title: "The Computer Nut" Author: Betsy Byars Setting: "The Computer Nut" takes place in Kate’s small town. Overall‚ the different settings are in her house‚ in school‚ at a carwash‚ at Willie Lomax’s house‚ her dad’s office‚ a pep rally at her school’s football rally‚ and that’s basically where all the action takes place. Most of the time‚ the action takes place during the day. Towards the ending‚ however‚ most of the action takes place at night around 8 pm- 9pm. Major Characters: The main character
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101ED Concept of a Computer System The Computer System Concept. A computer is more than a high-powered collection of electronic devices performing a variety of information processing chores. A computer is a system‚ an interrelated combination of components that performs the basic system functions of input‚ processing‚ output‚ storage‚ and control‚ thus providing end users with a powerful information processing tool. Understanding the computer as a computer system is vital to the effective
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evolution of computer describing the technologies used in different generations. The evolution of computers started way back in the late 1930s. Binary arithmetic is at the core of the computers of all times. History of computers dates back to the invention of a mechanical adding machine in 1642. Abacus‚ an early computing tool‚ invention of logarithm by John Napier and the invention of slide rules by William Oughtred were significant events in the evolution of computers. Evolution of computer technology
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Computer Organization with Assembly Language Digital Computer: A digital computer is a fast electronic calculating machine that accepts digitized input information‚ processes it according to a list of internally stored instructions‚ and produces the resulting output information. Types of Computers: 1. Personal Computers 2. Workstations 3. Mainframes 4. Supercomputers Basic Operation of a Computer 1. The computer accepts information in the form of programs and data through an
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I have always been interested and intrigued by computers‚ ever since I was very young. I started using a computer when I was seven. Since then I have been using a computer for all my life. To many people computers are just a simple tool‚ but to me it is a hobby; my life changed since the first time I came in contact from it. They turn my mind around completely; it was like a perfect match. Since the first time I sat in one‚ I knew they will become an undeniable part of my life. It has been eleven
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a VPU or a visual processing unit‚ is a specialised electronic circuit designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in frame buffer intended for output to a display. GPUs are very efficient at manipulating computer graphics‚ and their highly parallel structure makes them more effective than genera; purpose CPUs for algorithms where processing of large blocks of data is done in parallel. It is a specialized circuit designed to accelerate the image output in
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Can computers think independently and do they have "minds"? This question has been the topic of countless‚ bad movies since the 1950s as well as a number of science fiction novels. We all believe that we have minds. It is something that is taken for granted but what exactly is a mind and are humans the only to possess them? Ever since the invention of the computer‚ they have been a mystery‚ even to the smartest of scientists. With the ongoing development of artificial intelligence and high population
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COMPUTER CONCEPTS A computer is a machine that processes data and performs tasks according to a set of instructions. To do anything‚ computer must be give specific directions to follow. They get these directions from software. Software‚ such as that used for word processing‚ is a set of step-by-step instruction for the computer‚ written by computer programmers in a programming language like BASIC‚ Pascal‚ or C. Computers also get instructions from you‚ the user. When you use the mouse (more
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How Computer Addiction Works Obsessively checking e-mail. Playing online games for 12 hours or more at a time. Placing more value on chat-room friends than real friends. Neglecting family‚ work and even personal health and hygiene. These are all symptoms of a new form of addictionthat has surfaced only in recent years: computer addiction. Creating a single definition for computer addiction is difficult because the term actually covers a wide spectrum of addictions. Few people are literally addicted
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Fighting computer addiction in kids (The Philippine Star) November 28‚ 2010 MANILA‚ Philippines – The computer may have made life easier and tasks faster. But like all good things‚ it can be abused and lead to addiction‚ especially in children. They can be so obsessed with computers they no longer have room for ordinary routines in daily life. Computer addicts run the gamut of video and online game players‚ viewers of Internet pornography‚ people in chat rooms‚ those who always check their
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