Fifth Generation Computers Scott Martino Ever since computers first came into production‚ they have been evolving. The Commodore 64 and Apple computers have dominated the very first computer market. Today‚ there are many companies in the computer industry fighting for technology supremacy. And since the beginning‚ every new generation of computers has dominatedover the old ones. When they first came out‚ each jump in technology took awhile‚ but nowadays‚ the technology changes daily.
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A. VOLATILE MEMORY Volatile memory‚ also known as volatile storage‚ is computer memory that requires power to maintain the stored information‚ unlike non-volatile memory which does not require a maintained power supply. It has been less popularly known as term Dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is a type of random access memory that stores each bit of data in a separate capacitor within an integrated circuit. Since real capacitors leak charge‚ the information eventually fades unless the capacitor
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WHAT IS A COMPUTER Computer can be defined as an electromechanical device which accepts and process data‚ following a set of instructions called programs‚ thereby giving the result of processing accurately and efficiently to the end users. computer COMPUTER HARDWARE: The physical computer and its component are referred to as hardware devices. These are computer components that one can see and touch. It includes the memory that stores data and program instructions;
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No Content Page 1 Introduction 2 2 History 3 3 Computer Software 4 4 Computer Hardware 6 5 Function and Application In Medical Field 8 6 Advantage 10 7 Disadvantage 12 8 Precaution 13 9 Conclusion 16 10 Reference 17 INTRODUCTION The first use of the word “computer” was recorded in 1613 in a book called “The yong mans gleanings” by English writer Richard Braithwait. It referred to a person who carried
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Department Computer and Info. Technology Major Computer Technical Support Department Computer technology Course Name Prerequisites: Introduction to Computer Application Specialization Course Code Technical support 101 CMT Course Description: This course is considered to be the first part of the office application courses. It contains many topic aiming to help trainee to recognize the importance of the computer and its main parts and
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Introduction to Computer Viruses It’s Saturday morning. You boot up your Windows 98 computer and lo and behold‚ the graphics on the desktop are a mirror image of what they should be. Congratulations‚ you have a computer virus! According to "Virus Bulletin‚" the Oxfordshire‚ England-based technical journal that tracks viruses‚ this new virus flips any uncompressed bitmaps horizontally‚ but only on Saturdays. This bulletin credits GriYo of the 29A virus-writing group as the author of this 32-bit
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Computers are commonly used items in many areas. It is an important thing to people‚ especially the people who run organizations‚ industry‚ etc. . . Almost anything you know is run or made by computers. Cars and jets were designed on computers‚ traffic signals are run by computers‚ most medical equipment use computers and space exploration was started with computers. Most of the jobs today require the use of computers. These ’mechanical brains ’ made a huge impact on our society. It would be hard
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in the Computer by: Rob Shepherd CS300 Professor: Fred Kellenberger Contents: 1.Introduction 2.The Parity Bit 3.Machine Language 4.How Computer Capacity is Expressed 5.The Processor‚ Main Memory‚ and Registers a. The processor b. Specialized Processor Chips c. CISC‚ RISC‚ and MPP d. Main Memory 7.Registers 8.The Machine Cycle 9. References Introduction: This paper is going to take a look at what goes on inside our computers and explain
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1 3.2 • The RAM/Memory 9 1 • CPU/Processor 9 1 (Accept: Motherboard) 2 3.3Provides stable power for a limited period 9 1 to keep computer running for a period of time after a power failure 9 1 OR A UPS is used to smooth the power limiting ’brown-outs’‚ i.e. dips or spikes (Also accept: To give time to shut down the computer) (Also accept: To provide protection against power surges) 2 3.43.4.1It does all the processing on the computer 9 1 3.4.2The CPUs must be compatible
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What Is Computer Software? When you think of a computer imagine a machine made of two parts. The first part is the computer hardware‚ the physical parts of the computer that you can actually touch. Some examples of hardware are disks‚ monitors‚ boards‚ chips‚ etc. Hardware does all of the physical work of the computer‚ from memory storage to display. The second part‚ what we call “computer software”‚ acts as the brain of the computer‚ telling the hardware what to do and when and how to do it
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