The computer was born not for entertainment or email but out of a need to solve a serious number-crunching crisis. By 1880 the U.S. population had grown so large that it took more than seven years to tabulate the U.S. Census results. The government sought a faster way to get the job done‚ giving rise to punch-card based computers that took up entire rooms. Today‚ we carry more computing power on our smartphones than was available in these early models. The following brief history of computing is
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Master Akinyemi Akintunde (A.K.A LAGBE) Computer package Hand Hand- Book powered by www.lagbeglobal.net What is a Computer? A computer is a programmable machine. The two principal characteristics of a principal computer are: it responds to a specific set of instructions in a well-defined manner defined and it can execute a prerecorded list of instructions (a program). Modern Computers Defined Modern computers are electronic and digital. The actual machinery -- wires‚ transistors
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Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Ref Page Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Slide 1/17 Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Learning Objectives Learning In this chapter you will learn about: § Computer § Data processing § Characteristic features of computers § Computers’ evolution to their present form § Computer generations § Characteristic features
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IP_Array_start.vbs ’ Written by:Kamal ’ Date: 11/25/2012 ’ Class: COMP230 ’ Professor: ’ =================================== ’ This initialize a 2-dimension array ’ of IP Address. The first index +100 ’ is the room# and the second index+1 ’ is the computer# in the room. dim ipAddress(5‚3) ipAddress(0‚0)="192.168.10.11" ipAddress(0‚1)="192.168.10.12" ipAddress(0‚2)="192.168.10.13" ipAddress(0‚3)="192.168.10.14" ipAddress(1‚0)="192.168.10.19" ipAddress(1‚1)="192.168.10.20" ipAddress(1
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Computers and Society Evaluating the Impact of Technology Chris Brooks Department of Computer Science University of San Francisco Evaluating Technological Impact It can be useful to think about the ways in which technology impacts the way we live our lives. Most computer scientists have a pretty positive view of technology. Is that view justified? How do we defend that view to other‚ more skeptical points of view? Department of Computer Science — University of San Francisco – p.1/? Research
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and telecommunications AREAS AND USES OF COMPUTER: * EDUCATION Computers are used in schools for teaching Computers are used for mathematical calculation Students can do their work by using computer * BANK Computers are used in banks for storing information about different account holders. Computers help in keeping a record of the cash. Computers help in giving all kinds of information regarding any account in the bank * ENTERTAINMENT Computers are used for playing games‚ listening to
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IPC2601/101/3/2013 Tutorial letter 101/3/2013 International Organisations Semesters 1 and 2 IPC2601 Department of Political Sciences IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This tutorial letter contains important information about you module. CONTENTS 1 1.1 2 2.1 2.2 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 6 7 7.1 7.2 7.2.1 7.2.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 8 9. INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME ................................................................................................................. 3 Tutorial matter .
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Q No.1) Marketing has taken a prominent position during the last decade due to............... (A) Increased Competition (B) Better Literacy Rate (C) Foreign Compulsions (D) Govt Instructions (E) RBI Policy Guidelines Q No.2) Marketing is definitely required when....... (A) Demand Exceed Supply (B) Supply Exceeds Demand (C) Supply Equals Demand (D) Staff is in Excess (E) There is Monopoly Q No 3) Traditional Marketing Style Involves.......... (A) Door to Door Campaigns (B) Sending Emails
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Computers in Education By Carla Cooper and Evelia Ramirez December 2006‚ University of California at Berkeley www.consttutioncenter.org “Today‚ education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments. Compulsory school attendance laws and the great expenditures for education both demonstrate our recognition of the importance of education to our democratic society. It is required in the performance of our most basic public responsibilities‚ even service in the armed
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Computer Studies: What is a hardware? - A hardware is something we can see and touch in a computer. What is a software? - A software is something we can see but cannot touch‚ it is usually stored in a computer system. Some of the examples of hardware are: - Mouse - Keyboard - Monitor - CPU -Speaker - Printer - Scanner - Trackerball - Joystick Some of the examples of software are: - Microsoft Words - Internet Explorer - etc As of the moment‚ many trends come out in the
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