CHAPTER ONE COMPUTER SYSTEM FUNDAMENTALS 1.1 Computer System as a Universal Tool A computer system is an electronic device that accepts inputs; transform the input through some processes to obtain output or information that can aid effective decision making. Information originated from raw data which by its own simple definition is any raw fact or figure that can be subjected to a form of manipulation before it can be trusted for decision making. Data can originate from various sources depending
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Optical Computing Jainam Shah Kalol Institute Of Technology‚ Kalol‚ Gujarat‚ India. jainam_8888@yahoo.co.in Abstract—Optics has been used in computing for a number of years but the main emphasis has been and continues to be to link portions of computers‚ for communications‚ or more intrinsically in devices that have some optical application or component (optical pattern recognition‚ etc). Optical digital computers are still some years away‚ however a number of devices that can ultimately lead to
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ago what Mobile Computing was they would not of had an answer. Today Mobile computing is one of the most popular ways to use a computing device. Mobile computing is simply a term to describe accessing the internet on the go anytime‚ anyplace and anywhere. With devices becoming easier to use and more accessible mobile computing is becoming more and more popular every day. Take a look around you and you’re almost guaranteed to see someone on a mobile device checking a social network site and sending
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References: Armbrust M.‚ Fox A. et al; Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing; http://radlab.cs.berkeley.edu/; Feb 10‚ 2009 R 2010 Geelan J.; A World of Many Clouds; http://cloudcomputing.syscon.com/node/902342; Cloud Computing Journal; Apr 1‚ 2009
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entExamination Paper: Fundamentals of Computer IIBM Institute of Business Management Semester-I Examination Paper MM.100 Fundamentals of Computer Section A: Objective Type (20 marks) ********************************************************** Multiple Choices: 1. b. 2 types 2. b. 1 or more input signals to produce output 3. d. Both (a) & (c) 4. b. Non-volatile 5. c. Direct-access storage device 6. c. Multiple object program files of
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My Points So basically‚ Ubiquitous Computing is a practice of enhancing the use of computers by making a lot of computers accessible throughout the physical environment but they’re basically invisible. In other words‚ it means getting computing off the desktop. Ubiquitous computing refers to a new genre of computing in which the computer completely permeates the life of the user. First were mainframe computers‚ which where shared by a lot of people. Right now we’re in the personal computing era
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Mobile Computing Alex Hosch INF 103 Computer Literacy Maria J. Sinche-Quizhpi February 25‚ 2013 MOBILE DEVICE: -THE TYPES OF CONNECTION -FACTORS AFFECTING CONNECTIONS -MOBILE APPLICATIONS AND LIMITATIONS Mobile Computing: is a generic term used to refer to a variety of devices that allow people to access data and information from where ever they are. Mobile devices has improved throughout the past years. Laptops‚ tablets‚ IPods‚ cell phones‚ netbooks are some of the computer
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Operating System? Features of Mainframe Systems Features of Desktop Systems Discuss Multiprocessor Systems Features of Distributed Systems Features of Clustered System Types of Real -Time Systems Features of Handheld Systems Features of Computing Environments © Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Institute of Computer Applications and Management‚‚ New Delhi-63‚ by Parul Arora. U1. 5 What is an Operating System? • A program that acts as an intermediary between a user of a computer and the computer
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Main technology characteristics The following five characteristics of cloud computing are created by the Gartner Group‚ according to Plummer‚ et al. (2009) and Mell and Grance (2009)‚ and have a summariz-ing purpose for applying cloud computing in general (cited in Mora‚ 2009). Service based – The technology is service-oriented‚ thus abstracting the con-cerns of the consumer with the concerns of the providers (Mora‚ 2009). The ser-vices are provisioned automatically without human interaction
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Milestones in Computer History: 2001 Timeline from a poster © 2000 Course Technology scsite.com/dc2001/ ch1/timeline1.htm Discovering Computers 2008: Timeline 2008 from a poster Course Technology for the book Discovering Computers 2008 by Shelly‚ Cashman‚ Vermeat 1937 Dr. John V. Atanasoff and Clifford Berry designed and build the first electronic digital computer. Their machine‚ the Atanasoff-Berry-Computer‚ or ABC‚ provides the foundation for advances in electronic digital computers
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