of the military and industry in the development of electronics‚ computers‚ and information theory. After the 1940s‚ the military remained the major source of research and development funding for the expansion of automation to replace manpower with machine power. Since the 1950s‚ four generations of computers have evolved. Each generation reflected a change to hardware of decreased size but increased capabilities to control computer operations. The first generation used vacuum tubes‚ the second used
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Impact of Operating System Structure on Personal Computer Performance Toby Jackson Abstract The Impact of Operating System Structure on Personal Computer Performance Toby Jackson This paper presents a comparative study of the performance of three operating systems that run on the personal computer architecture derived from the IBM-PC. The operating systems‚ Windows for Workgroups (tm)‚ Windows NT (tm)‚ and NetBSD (a freely available UNIX (tm) variant) cover a broad range of system functionality and
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Phase 1: Project proposal 1.1 Project Description and Background Entrance examination is an examination that many educational institutions use to select students for admission. These exams may be administered at any level of education from primary to higher education. The group wants to create a computerized entrance examination to accelerate the process of checking for the result and to save the records of examinees either passed or failed. 1.2 Project Business Rules
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Computers are the best way of teaching subjects to students. These days‚ all schools and colleges have computer labs where they receive practical training from their teachers. Computers assist teachers in teaching their students easily and quickly. With the help of computers and the broadband Internet facility‚ students can search for the concepts or things which they wish to know‚ by referring to relevant websites. The Internet is an ocean of information and surfing daily will increase the knowledge
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Entrance Examination (Time Allowed: 4 hours) Notes: i) All answers must be indicated on the multiple-choice answer sheet. Work done on the question paper and examination foolscap will NOT be marked. ii) Included in the examination envelope is a supplement consisting of formulae and tables. It is a standard supplement that may be useful for answering questions on this paper. iii) Examination materials must NOT BE REMOVED from the examination writing centre. All examination materials
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The ABC’s of Nondestructive Weld Examination An understanding of the benefits and drawbacks of each form of nondestructive examination can help you choose the best method for your application BY CHARLES HAYES * Acknowledgement: The Paper was first published in the Welding Journal May 1997 published by the The American Welding Society‚ 550 NW LeJeune Road‚ Miami‚ FL 33126. | CHARLES HAYES is International Sales/Support Manager‚ The Lincoln Electric Co.‚ Cleveland‚ Ohio. He holds NDT Level
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HISTORY OF THE COMPUTER ARTICLE WRITTEN BY: ADEBOWALE ONIFADE ELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN NIGERIA REGION 8 HISTORY OF THE COMPUTER ABSTRACT This paper takes a keen look at the history of computer technology with a view to encouraging computer or electrical electronic engineering students to embrace and learn the history of their profession and its technologies. Reedy (1984) quoted Aldous Huxley thus: “that men do not learn very much from the
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Chapter 1. Introduction to Computer Organization and Computer Evolution I. Computer Organization and Computer Architecture In describing computers‚ a distinction is often made between computer architecture and computer organization. Although it is difficult to give precise definitions for these terms‚ a consensus exists about the general areas covered by each. Computer Architecture refers to those attributes of a system visible to a programmer or‚ put another way‚ those attributes that have a
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Computer Fundamentals Assignment What is a Computer? A computer is an electronic device that manipulates information‚ or "data." It has the ability to store‚ retrieve‚ and process data. You can use a computer to type documents‚ send email‚ and browse the internet. You can also use it to handle spreadsheets‚ accounting‚ database management‚ presentations‚ games‚ and many more. How does a computer work with? 1. Computer hardware equals the collection of physical elements that comprise
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Fundamentals of Computer Systems You need to be able to: (a) define a computer system (b) describe the importance of computer systems in the modern world (c) explain the need for reliability in computer systems (d) explain the need for adherence to suitable professional standards in the development‚ use and maintenance of computer systems (e) explain the importance of ethical‚ environmental and legal considerations when creating computer systems. What is a computer system? At its very basic
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