is used internally by almost all modern computers. Why Computers Use Binary Binary numbers – seen as strings of 0’s and 1’s – are often associated with computers. But why is this? Why can’t computers just use base 10 instead of converting to and from binary? Isn’t it more efficient to use a higher base‚ since binary (base 2) representation uses up more "spaces"? I was recently asked this question by someone who knows a good deal about computers. But this question is also often asked
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than It is now. Teenagers getting pregnant had never really been heard of and people having affairs or getting divorced would have been very slim. Television brought many different and innovative programs‚ soap operas which have become the most popular over the years. These soap operas deal with a variety of different issues‚ but it was in the middle and late 1990’s when this programs started to disturb me. They started to deal with issues such as teenage pregnancy‚ affairs‚ divorce and homosexuality
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1800’s. It was the first dominant style of architecture in the United States and was able to be found in all regions of the country. The architecture became so popular it became known as the first "national style" in America‚ and was the first architectural style that reached to the west coast. The Greek style of architecture became so popular because of its beauty‚ simplicity‚ and its link to the world’s earliest democracy. Originally‚ America liked Roman architecture more but it was closely related
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Why Are Computer Viruses Perceived as Harmful? About a year ago‚ we asked the participants of the electronic forum Virus–L/comp.virus‚ which is dedicated to discussions about computer viruses‚ to list all reasons they could think about why do they perceive the idea of a "beneficial" virus as a bad one. What follows is a systematized and generalized list of those reasons. This section lists the arguments against the "beneficial virus" idea‚ which have a technical character. They are usually the
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Review Questions 1. What is popular music? Popular music is any music since the mid-1800s that is popular with the preferences of anyone from a teen to a mid-aged adult. 2. What theme does pop music typically use in the lyrics? Describe one pop song that uses this theme. Why is this theme such a popular one? Pop music typically uses the theme of love and relationships in the lyrics. One pop song that uses this theme is the song “Marry Me” by Jason Derulo. Some of the lyrics are “…And if I
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streaming/DVD rental service that has asserted its supremacy among tech giants such as Rogers and Bell for its ability to provide an abundance of television shows and movies while offering a price making Netflix‚ incompetitable. Yet the question is‚ why is Netflix so popular? Unlike its competitors such as Shomi and VibePlus‚ Netflix provides content from both in and outside of the US‚ thus able to attract viewers of all ethnicities‚ whether it’d be Mexican‚ Korean or British‚ Netflix
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and it is these prodigious talents that will ultimately prevail over the extremely negative aspects of his seriously troubled adult life. What I can say about Michael Jackson is that he is still very popular. And I think he became more popular since his death or became popular again. He was the best entertainer in the world en you can also recognizable because of his dance moves. Related to marketing‚ he brings in a lot because he was one of the best entertainers in the world. Since
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The website provides resources for the critical analysis of popular culture in the US‚ including the impact of that culture beyond national borders. Resources include sites on various forms of popular culture‚ including music‚ film‚ television‚ advertising‚ sports‚ fashion‚ toys‚ magazines and comic books‚ and the medium in which this message moves‚ cyberculture. The site focuses on issues of race‚ ethnicity‚ class‚ gender‚ sexuality‚ cultural imperialism and censorship‚ as shaped by and reflected
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1. Introduction Popular Holdings is a Singapore-based company that is listed on the Singapore Exchange. Popular is best known for its chain of Popular Bookstores under the Retail and Distribution unit. The Group currently carries out its publishing activities through subsidiaries operating in countries such as Singapore‚ Malaysia‚ Hong Kong‚ Macau‚ Taiwan and Canada. Its bookstore operations have a network of over 90 Popular Bookstores and 360 Popular managed bookstores with its core businesses
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POPULAR CULTURE By definition‚ popular culture is associated with the everyday‚ the mainstream and that which is commonly accessible: in short‚ culture produced for mass consumption. If there’s one thing people like to consume more than almost anything else‚ it’s popular culture. Television‚ music‚ movies. Every year it seems‚ the popular culture goes a little bit further‚ louder and faster‚ more action‚ bigger explosions. Is it good or bad? Popular culture is hard to ignore. It affects nearly
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