resulted into many devices that helped us a lot. Computers became essential part of our lives. Technically speaking‚ the computer is any counting device. But in the context of modern technology‚ we will define the computer as an electronic device capable of interpreting and executing programmed commands for input‚ output‚ computation‚ and logic operations. Computer habits could be categorized on how many hours you spent in computer‚ purpose of using computer‚ and what application you commonly open. Among
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Uses of Computers in different Fields Our daily encounters with and dependence upon technology is almost invisible as it takes the shape of electronic climate control system‚ wireless communication systems such as phones and pagers‚ automatic tellers to dispense money. Magnetically striped cards to facilitate consumer transactions‚ cable and satellite television‚ auto mobiles and mass transit. Free trade agreements have led to globalization of commerce and scientific debate about global
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characters‚ gigabyte‚ terabyte‚ kilobyte‚ megabyte BYTE: A UNIT OF DIGITAL INFO. IN COMPUTING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS. BASIC ADDRESSABLE ELEMENT IN MANY COMPUTER ARCHITECTURES. -BITS- BINARY DIGIT‚ THE SMALLEST INCREMENT OF DATA ON A COMPUTER. -CHARACTERS- ANY LETTER OR NUMBER‚ SPACE‚ PUNCTUATION‚ OR SYMBOL THAT CAN BY TYPED ON A COMPUTER. EACH CHARACTER REPRESENTS ONE BYTE OF SPACE. Unit Equivalent 1 kilobyte (KB) 1‚024 bytes 1 megabyte (MB) 1‚048‚576 bytes 1 gigabyte (GB)
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1.0 BASIC CONCEPTS 1.1 What is a Process? In computing‚ a process is an instance of a computer program that is being executed. It contains the program code and its current activity. Depending on the operating system (OSf a process may be made up of multiple threads of execution that execute instructions concurrently (Robbins‚ Kay. A. and Steven Robbins‚ 1996). A computer program is a passive collection of instructions; a process is the actual execution of those instructions. Several processes
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USA where they get information. Most of them find it with the help of the computer. In our school we have asked 106 students in the 9th‚ 10th ‚ and 11th grades. 64% of them find information in books. But at the same time we found out that our students read less. There are 680 students in our school‚ 457 of them take books in our local library‚ and 337 students visit our school library. What is a computer? Are computers friends or foes? At the start of new millennium‚ technological and educational
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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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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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This pack of IT 240 Latest Version Set (A) Week 1 Discussion Question 2 includes: Post your response to the following by clicking on Reply: Select four terms related to networking and define them in your own words. Computer Science - General Computer Science Discussion Question 2 Write a 250- to 300-word short-answer response to the following: · The Internet does not guarantee delivery. Multimedia services such as Internet Protocol television (IPTV) require levels
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I. INTRDUCTION This research entitled‚ “A study on The Most Difficult Topic a Computer Science Student Encounters”‚ was made in partial fulfillment of the requirements in Operations Research I. Guided by my Professor‚ Mrs. Realinixa Krishnan‚ I am trying to cite the topic which most Computer Science Student perceive as the most difficult in order for me to show computer educators which topics to focus and give more time to. Because of the fact that every year level receives different amounts of
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Chapter 4 Homework Answer Sheet Name: ID Number: Instructions Download this form and type in your answers. When you are done‚ upload the finished form. Each answer is worth 5 points. For Exercises 18-29‚ type your answers in this table: 18. | 19. | 20. | 21. | 22. | 23. | 24. | 25. | 26. | 27. | 28. | 29. | F | A | D | C | B | E | F | A | D | C | B | E | For Exercise 31‚ type your answer below: A gate accepts one or more input signals and produces an output signal. Each type
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