“Effects of computer usage to the academic performance of students” Chapter II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE The scope of Computer effects derives a wide scope of related literature that is worth mentioning. In this regard‚ this literature review concerning the effects of computer usage to the academic performance of students‚ will address the following areas relevant to this study: History of the Computer; Importance of Computers‚ Negative Effects of Gaming; Computer Crime; Computer Use
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Physical Effects Internet overuse can lead to sedentary lifestyles‚ weight gain and a decline in physical fitness. Other symptoms can include carpal tunnel syndrome‚ dry eyes‚ migraine headaches‚ a decline in personal hygiene and back aches‚ according to Maressa Hecht‚ founder of Computer Addiction Services and a member of the Harvard Medical School. Depression has also been linked to Internet overuse by researchers at the Institute of Psychological Sciences in Leeds‚ UK. Researchers found that
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History of Computer Introduction Man’s progress is measured by sophistication of his tools. First‚ he discovered how to control fire. Eventually‚ he invented the wheel. He built boats and earned to harness the wind. As soon as commerce developed in the early societies‚ people recognized the need to calculate and keep track of information. They soon devised simple computing devices and bookkeeping systems to enable them to add‚ subtract‚ and simple record transactions. Today‚ we are witnessing
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Although the computer has crucial importance in our lives but still it has some negative effects upon our health.It effects the eyesight of an individual if there is maximum exposure to the computer screen.It might develop the long or the short sightedness if the frquency of the use is high.It may results in headache relatively for the larger time span and in turns effect the brain cells of the human being.It incorporates a wide variety of the knowledge in itself and when the viewer come across the
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Anxiety affects 40 million adults in the United States ages 18 and up which about 18% of the population. Growing up with bad Anxiety was not the easiest thing to handle. I use to be very self-abusive to the point I ended up finding out I had anxiety induced bulimia and little thing to some people might mean a bad episode for me like a test an addition or even reading in front of a class because I might mess up because of my dyslexia. But in my junior year of high school‚ I found a way to fight my
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Television could be a dangerous influence. There are many bad aspects of television news. At the same time it could be a good influence because we can learn skills like cooking and other activities that kids enjoy. Back in the days television was a great invention but it has become a major problem for the society. In my opinion it’s a dangerous influence because it changes people’s mind‚ sometimes television don’t inform the right programs or information and it shows violence‚ obesity and brain
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In the book “Bad Girl” by Abigail Vona‚ she describes her struggles while surviving in a mental hospital known as The Village. Throughout the story she dramatically changes towards being a better person. Abigail‚ also known as “Abby‚” longed for sharing her story in a book while being dyslexic. Fifteen year old Abby created idiotic adventures thinking all teenagers lived this way. She smoked‚ drank alcohol‚ ran away from home‚ went to insane parties‚ and snuck out of her home frequently. Clueless
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The Effect of Teachers Bad Behavior inside the Classroom Historical Background Schools are one of the primary places where student’s behavior and future educational success is shape. Teachers are carriers of either positive or negative behavior toward students. Broadly speaking‚ their function is to help students learn by imparting knowledge to them and by setting up a situation in which students can and will learn effectively. Teacher’s behavior is also a vast role in influencing the interaction
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Computer Architecture 1. Describe Von Neumann architecture and explain why it is important. The Von Neumann architecture explains the architecture of an electronic computer. It is attributed to be root of every electronic computer that has ever been made. According to Von Neumann architecture an electronic computer has Control Unit‚ Arithmetic Logic Unit‚ Memory & Input / Output Devices. The following diagram shows this architecture:- Memory: - Memory holds both
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History of Computers Table of Contents Table of Contents . .2 Abstract . 3 Body of Research .4 - 6 Conclusion . 7 Bibliography ..8 Abstract This project explains the history of computers‚ starting from Howard Aiken’s Harvard Mark I to present day time. Although I have not gone over all of the models in my report‚ I have chosen those which I feel have had the greatest effect on the computer world. I will show how in just forty years‚ computers
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