Harris Instructor Mathew Swiertz BIM 101 Unit 1 - Discussion Board Due: 08 September 2013 How Computer Hardware Has Evolved My father was one of the first computer hardware engineers. He joined the Air Force in 1980 and worked on all the computers that ran communications with the fighter planes. My earliest memories were of my father taking me to work and the load hum of the computers as they ran. He took me through dozens of rooms to his office and showed me a part that he had just fixed
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Hardware and Software Hardware: physical components that make up a computer system (keyboard‚ mouse) Software: programs that control the computer system with 2 types Systems software: allow the hardware to run properly Applications software: allow the user to do specific tasks Components of Computer Systems A computer is made up of hardware and software with: Input devices (inputting the data into the computer)- keyboard‚ mouse Output devices (data output from a computer)- monitor‚ printer
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NCS Case 1. Define the following terms as they relate to cardiodynamics: stroke volume‚ end systolic volume‚ and end diastolic volume. Define the following terms and state how each relates to systemic arterial blood pressure: cardiac output and total peripheral resistance. Stroke Volume- the amount of blood pumped out of the ventricle during a single heartbeat. End Systolic Volume- the amount of blood remaining in the ventricle at the end of ventricle systole. End Diastolic Volume- the amount
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HARDWARE/SOFTWARE ASSIGNMENT Overview You are a graphic designer/writer for a computer magazine. Using Word‚ design a one-page‚ two or three-column layout for one of the hardware/software topics listed on the following page. Click for MS Word HELP Instructions for this assignment Instructions Part One 1. Each student will be assigned one of the topics described on the second page. 2. Research your topic and write a short report that will help describe either
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PT1420 – Week 1 Assignments - Homework and Labs Unit 1 Assignment 1: Homework True or False 1. Today‚ CPUs are huge devices made of electrical and mechanical components such as vacuum tubes and switches. False 2. Main memory is also known as RAM. True 3. Any piece of data that is stored in a computer’s memory must be stored as a binary number. True 4. Images‚ like the ones you make with your digital camera‚ cannot be stored as binary numbers. False
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How does computer software and hardware work together? This is kind of a complex question. I think the most important thing connecting software and hardware would probably be the register. Commands or services requested by the software are encoded into binary values of 0’s and 1’s and are written into a register. For example‚ some register may hold a value of "01101100". This encoding has a total of 8 bits. Each value of either 0 or 1 is called a bit‚ and 8 bits are called a byte. At the hardware
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The knowledge of the foundation and history of nursing provides a context to understand current practice is by‚ recognizing the nursing theories and framework set up prior nurses. We learn from Florence Nightingale‚ Dorothea Lynde Dix‚ Mary Mahoney‚ and other great nursing professionals of nursing practices performed in the past and how it evolved overtime. For example Florence Nightingale’s ascertainment and research contributed to development of environmental theory. It states‚ “the incidence of
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Operating Systems Q.1. Consider the following Snapshot of a System. Allocation Max Available A B C D A B C D A B C D P0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 P1 1 0 0 0 1 7 5 0 P2 1 3 5 4 2 3 5 6 P3 0 6 3 2 0 6 5 2 P4 0 0 1 4 0 6 5 6 Use Banker’s algorithm. a) What is the content of matrix need ? b) Is the system in a safe state ? Implement Banker’s algorithm using a C program. Solution : /*-------------Banker’s
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of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum Technology and Livelihood Education Learning Module COMPUTER HARDWARE SERVICING EXPLORATORY COURSE Grades 7 and Grade 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS What Is This Module About? .................................................................................... 2 How Do You Use This Module ............................................................................... 3 LESSON 1 – Use Hand Tools ..................
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Executive Summary As servants of the people of North Carolina‚ government has the responsibility to work in the best interests of the its residents. After careful research and consideration‚ the conclusion has been drawn the expanding Medicare eligibility‚ under the guidelines associated with the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA)‚ would best meet that interest. This conclusion was based on four factors and determinations listed below: Factor Determination The potential long-term cost to the
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