Media Theory & Practice BASIC ELECTRONICS BASIC ELECTRONICS David Williams & Michael Shiloh © 2003 MakingThings LLC Media Theory & Practice BASIC ELECTRONICS OVERVIEW Session 1 Electricity is kind of like water The Components Inside Session 2 The Binary Miracle Switches can do all that? Arrange them just right‚ and you have a computer The computer does what you say millions of times a second Reconnecting to the real world Media Theory & Practice BASIC ELECTRONICS ELECTRICITY IS LIKE WATER
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overload the systems and deny services that providing by servers and make it disconnect from legitimate users. A DDOS is very difficult to shut down and defend because it comes from many computers around the world at once. According to Arbor Network analysis‚ DDOS is a global threat that happens on average of 2934 cases per day worldwide and it is now increasing in attack size‚ speed and complexity. In further research‚ they said that proportion of attacks that exceed 10 Gbps had increased 41.6% compared
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Electronic Waste The mishandling of electronic waste also referred to as E-Waste‚ has lasting environment and social impacts on underdeveloped and struggling countries that become dumping grounds for unwanted and nonworking electrical and electronic components and devices. Many of the electronic-waste recycling facilities are located in South and East Asia. E-waste is a source of electronic parts and valuable metals for reuse. This industry is only profitable in Asia‚ because laborers work for
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River velocity Measuring the velocity allows us to determine the speed‚ at which the river travels. If a high quantity of rain falls close to the source of the river there will be a greater amount of water travelling down stream and as a result the volume of water will be travelling at a higher speed. In the section of the river harbourne that that this measurement was taken in a high river velocity can indicate that Harbertonford is susceptible to flooding‚ a hazard that the flood defences
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The Po River The Po River is located in Italy. The river flows from the Cottain Alps through many cities and empties into the Adriatic Sea. Although the Po is a very beautiful river it threatens many cities because of its spring and fall floods. The flood water tears away ranks and bridges and destroys fields and towns. To help control the flood waters they build dams. Two good things about these dams where that the slowed water flow and the created hydroelectric energy. To travel by boat on
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The River of Earth The novel River Of Earth by James Still is a story about life in e Appalachia just before The Great Depression. The story provides a very clear description of the problems and challenges the mountain people faced after the settlement of their land. Even though the novel is shadowed by other writings of the time period dealing with poor southern life‚ it is still considered a great neglected masterpiece. The story is about a family that considers awkward. They struggle to
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THE DON RIVER The Don River has always played an important part in the development of the city of Toronto. It actually cuts right down the centre of the city. This river was once rich with many species of fish‚ wildlife‚ and plants. Today‚ it is obvious that it is extremely polluted due to human activity. The ways in which the Don River gets polluted are many. The examples of polluters damaging the Don River are residential areas/houses‚ parks‚ roads‚ golf courses‚ cemeteries
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the financial statements; therefore‚ this paper is going to address additional disclosures for the above changes in the financial statements and the footnotes recommended to the client‚ Lancaster Electronics Company. Item One- The Dividend Policy According to the auditor’s report on Lancaster Electronics‚ the company interrupted
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Cuyahoga River” “The Return of the Cuyahoga River” The Cuyahoga River was the heart of the land and the quality of the river was a direct reflection of how people viewed the quality of their life. The river is 100 miles long and it’s a place where tycoons and legends were made but the wild river was tamed but then poisoned and the environment was destroyed. Oil‚ debris and pollution accumulated on top of the water. People eventually woke up to the danger and tried to save the river and the
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Spoon River Anthropology “Life Is Not Always Easy” Spoon River‚ Illinois‚ a small town where everyone is almost connected in one way or another. It’s a town where everyone sort of knows everyone and in this case when something happens or a secret is unfolded the news spreads throughout the town like wildfire. Spoon River Anthropology written by Edgar Lee Masters is a book full of epitaphs that explain a sort of storyline fashion of what goes on in the small town of Spoon River. Many of
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