Young 1 English 101-A18 April 16‚ 2012 SWA #1 These days‚ computers are used for learning purposes. Right from elementary classrooms‚ kids are being trained not only in using computers but also using them in their day to day academic work. Education aims for the all-round development of individuals. Computer based instructional programs can help students develop subject matter and reinforce classroom skills. Are schools replacing the classroom instructional process such as reading‚ writing
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Computer Hardware came about when machines needed separate manual actions to be able to perform specific mathematical functions. Luckily in 1941‚ a man by the name of Konrad Zuse invented what was considered the first working‚ fully operable computer. Prior to this‚ most of the calculations were done manually to calculate by people with adding machines. Today these adding machines are better known as calculators. Back then‚ all you had to do is push buttons‚ but in today’s modern software technology
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Computer Programming Programming a computer is almost as easy as using one and does not require you to be a math genius. People who are good at solving story problems make good programmers‚ and others say that artistic or musical talent is a sign of potential programmer. Various computer languages are described‚ and tips on choosing the right language and learning how to use it are provided. Learning how to program is actually easier than many people think. Learning to program takes about the
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Computers in Society Today computers are a part of everyday life‚ they are in their simplest form a digital watch or more complexly computers manage power grids‚ telephone networks‚ and the money of the world. Computers are a relatively new invention. The first computers were built fifty years ago and it is only in the last thirty or so years that their influence has affected our everyday life. Personal computers were introduced as recently as the early eighties. In this short time they
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5 basic operations performed by computer system Inputting Storing Processing Outputting Controlling The internal structure of a computer looks like above: Input unit: Input unit links the external environment with the computer system. Data and instruction must be entered to the computer before performing any competition. Data or instructions can be entered through input devices eg. Key board‚ or any other input devices. Input unit transferred this data into binary coded in short input unit
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entExamination Paper: Fundamentals of Computer IIBM Institute of Business Management Semester-I Examination Paper MM.100 Fundamentals of Computer Section A: Objective Type (20 marks) ********************************************************** Multiple Choices: 1. b. 2 types 2. b. 1 or more input signals to produce output 3. d. Both (a) & (c) 4. b. Non-volatile 5. c. Direct-access storage device 6. c. Multiple object program files of
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101: COMPUTER LITERACY QUIZ CHAPTER-2 Name_______________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) ________ is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion. 1) _______ A) A number B) Information C) A symbol D) A character 2) Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data-processing functions of a computer?
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Of the Computer By Kenneth H. Russell The invention of the personal computer took place about 50 years ago. Steve Jobs and others had developed the Apple+. Since then the whole world has affected by it in the following ways: 1. Computers balance financial transactions such as our personal bank account. 2. On a larger scale the IRS keeps track of every American in a variety ways by computer. 3. Our intelligence services keep track of people by computer who would do us harm. 4. Computers manufacture
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Computer Malware Computers have become a part of many people’s everyday life and most families own at least one computer at home. Although computers have brought many conveniences to a person’s daily life‚ there are people out there that have bad intentions such as stealing other people’s private data. Through these intentions‚ these people have made many softwares to achieve their goals. These softwares are called “Malware” and they have the ability to corrupt a computer’s system and cause
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Computer Graphics When I think of art I think of great artists of the past. Artists that have spent practically all their lives to produce visually stunning pieces of work. Artists such as Michelangelo‚ who spent 15 years of his life to finalize a painting on the ceiling of the St. Peter’s Cathedral. When I think of art‚ I think of the legendary sculptures of the classical era. Artists then envisioned a final work from a block of stone. However‚ It is very difficult for me to consider a person
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