How Computer Addiction Works Obsessively checking e-mail. Playing online games for 12 hours or more at a time. Placing more value on chat-room friends than real friends. Neglecting family‚ work and even personal health and hygiene. These are all symptoms of a new form of addictionthat has surfaced only in recent years: computer addiction. Creating a single definition for computer addiction is difficult because the term actually covers a wide spectrum of addictions. Few people are literally addicted
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Fighting computer addiction in kids (The Philippine Star) November 28‚ 2010 MANILA‚ Philippines – The computer may have made life easier and tasks faster. But like all good things‚ it can be abused and lead to addiction‚ especially in children. They can be so obsessed with computers they no longer have room for ordinary routines in daily life. Computer addicts run the gamut of video and online game players‚ viewers of Internet pornography‚ people in chat rooms‚ those who always check their
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CHAPTER ONE COMPUTER SYSTEM FUNDAMENTALS 1.1 Computer System as a Universal Tool A computer system is an electronic device that accepts inputs; transform the input through some processes to obtain output or information that can aid effective decision making. Information originated from raw data which by its own simple definition is any raw fact or figure that can be subjected to a form of manipulation before it can be trusted for decision making. Data can originate from various sources depending
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Computer Hacking The vast majority of the population of the U.S. does not consider computer hackers‚ who engage in illegal activity‚ as serious criminals. People do not consider computer hacking a serious crime because they are not directly affected. If a computer hacker taps into a network to gain wi-fi‚ no one will really care. But if a computer hacker hacks into a home network and steals credit card information to make purchases‚ then the severity of computer hacking is noticed. I believe
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Top 10 Computer Uses in Business Written by: Catalogs.com Editorial Staff December 28‚ 2010 Filed Under Tech and Electronics Tags: Business‚ computer‚ ten‚ top Contributed by Sara Shea‚ Catalogs.com Info Guru Technology has forever changed the business world. In order to stay technically competitive and efficient in today’s information age‚ the majority of businesses now rely on computers. Computer uses in business range from the scanner at the checkout line of the grocery store to the
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Classification of computers Created by: Valuta Iuliana Module: Information and Communication Technology Teacher: Peter Laszlo Created by: Valuta Iuliana Module: Information and Communication Technology Teacher: Peter Laszlo * Table of Contents 1 Types of computers 2 1.1 Microcomputers 3 1.2 Minicomputers 5 1.3 Mainframe computers 5 1.4 Supercomputer 5
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device of a computer where all data is saved. Hard drives are non-volatile which allows the data to be saved even when the computer is shut down. “Although most hard drives are internal hard drives‚ many users also use external hard drives to backup data on their computer and expand the total amount of space available to them”( "What Is Hard Drive?" Computer Hope. Web. 14 Sept. 2014.) The first Hard Drive was released by IBM in 1956. Random Access Memory (RAM): Another form of computer storage‚
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IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTER Today computer is playing very important role in every field of life. Many activities in daily life can be performed very easily and quickly. A lot of time is saved to solve a particular problem. Some important fields where computer are widely used are as under 1- Business Today‚ in global markets‚ it is impossible to run the business without the use of computer technology. Many business activities are performed very quickly and efficiently by using computers. Many business
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Computer Engineer is involved in various tasks of computing like designing‚ programming related to software and also tasks with respect to hardware. So it is vital that they have proper blend of sound knowledge on both areas. Computer engineers take part in challenging and critical projects and must have the ability to work on a broad range of technologies in diversified critical project areas. For achieving a sound result on the above it is vital that the computer engineers must possess an in-depth
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moral principles that govern the behavior of a group or individual. Therefore‚ computer ethics is set of moral principles that regulate the use of computers. Some common issues of computer ethics include intellectual property rights (such as copyrighted electronic content)‚ privacy concerns‚ and how computers affect society. For example‚ while it is easy to duplicate copyrighted electronic (or digital) content‚ computer ethics would suggest that it is wrong to do so without the author ’s approval
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