Date | Event | c. 2400 BC | The abacus - the first known calculator‚ was probably invented by the Babylonians as an aid to simple arithmetic around this time period. This laid the foundations for positional notation and later computing developments. | 1300 | Ramon Llull invented the Lullian Circle: a notional machine for calculating answers to philosophical questions (in this case‚ to do with Christianity) via logical combinatorics. This idea was taken up by Leibniz centuries later‚ and is thus
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provided by the sensor and sending the barcode’s content to the scanner’s output port. Biometrics Biometrics[1] (or biometric authentication)[note 1] refers to the identification of humans by their characteristics or traits. Biometrics is used in computer science as a form of identification and access control.[2] It is also used to identify individuals in groups that are undersurveillance.[citation needed] Biometric identifiers are the distinctive‚ measurable characteristics used to label and describe
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computing | Hardware | * Hardware before 1960 * Hardware 1960s to present * Hardware in Soviet Bloc countries | Computer science | * Artificial intelligence * Compiler construction * Computer science * Operating systems * Programming languages * Software engineering | Modern concepts | * Graphical user interface * Internet * Personal computers * Laptops * Video games * World Wide Web | Timeline of computing | * 2400 BC–1949 * 1950–1979 * 1980–1989
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Error Analysis on the Written Compositions of Freshmen Education Students of PUNP: Basis for the development of prototype writing activities RATIONALE Reading maketh a full man‚ conference a ready man and writing an exact man. Francis Bacon (1942) One of the most significant social inventions of man is language. Language consists of a system of sounds‚ a collection of words‚ some changes in word forms‚ and some patterns onto which the words fit to convey. It may or may not have a system
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2 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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thing is the computer. The computer is important because I use it for entertainment‚ scholl work‚ and just to help out a friend when something important is due. Without a computer I dont know what I will do. Thank god for computers. In my home the computer is something that is needed especially for entertainment. First‚ my computer help me catch up on today events occuring around the world. Just in cause I miss the news on television‚ I can get updated on the computer. Second‚ the computer is a great
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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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Computer Ever since the computers were invented‚ people’s lives have changed a lot‚ which brought many benefits and conveniences to these people. In current society‚ there is at least one computer being held in every household‚ which means that people use the computer every day and it has become a useful resource in their lives. The first effect of the computer is that‚ it gives convenience and saves time in workplace settings. The most commonly used programs in the workplace are word and excel
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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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Vol 44 No 4. September 2005 ISSN 0265-5527‚ pp. 387–399 Computer Hacking: Just Another Case of Juvenile Delinquency? MAJID YAR Lecturer in Criminology‚ School of Social Policy‚ Sociology and Social Research‚ University of Kent at Canterbury Abstract: Recent discussions of computer ‘hacking’ make explicit reference to the disproportionate involvement of juveniles in this form of computer crime. While criminal justice‚ computer security‚ public and popular reflections on hacking seldom refer
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