As computers have become less expensive‚ they have been purchased by more and more families for their homes. As a result‚ more youths and children have started to use computers at earlier ages. Even if there is not a computer available at home‚ it’s guaranteed that the youth will come into contact with a computer somewhere else‚ such as school. This may have not been the case a couple decades ago and with that said‚ computers have been evolving (and still are). The evolution of computers is all possible
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HISTORY OF COMPUTERS Historical records will tell us that man has invented three types of devices to assist him in calculating and processing data. These devices could be classified into: a) Manual-mechanical b) Electromechanical c) Electronic 2000 BC - MECHANICAL COMPUTER THE ABACUS * Computations are done by sliding beads on a wire arranged on a tray. Came from the Greek word abax meaning flat surface John Napier(1617) – Logs and Bones * a Scotsman‚ invented
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keyboard-8 bit Computer systems v Manual systems Benefits of computer system: Takes up less space Searching is very quick More than one person can access the same data form their network PC. The data stays in the computers memory Fewer staff are needed to look after a computer system Reports can be generated very quickly-automated Problems of a computer system: Setting up is very expensive Computer systems need people to maintain them POWER CUTS! It is easy to hack into a computer system.
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Careers In Computer Engineering Careers In Computer Engineering While financial analysts‚ government officials‚ and employment specialists frequently disagree on conditions existing in the American economy today‚ everyone concurs with the idea that a college graduates possessing a degree in the field of computer engineering is in the enviable position of being able to pick and choose among job offers with several major computer companies and other Fortune 500 employers. Over the last five
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A popular topic among post-human conversation is that of artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence is a complex and controversial subject that has received‚ and is still receiving much attention among scholars. The general premise of artificial intelligence is to simulate or surpass one of the core components of human beings‚ intelligence. Intelligence is a defining feature that sets human beings apart from other living entities‚ our ability to use logic and reason far surpasses any other
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the Human Brain: How it Differs From Our Ancestors and Why? The human brain is a feat of evolution: it has allowed humans to have complex thoughts‚ conscience‚ build tools‚ create fires‚ and much more. Humans did not acquire this simply by chance. Evolution throughout our ancestral past has shaped and moulded the human mind to its state. The earliest of ancestors‚ including apes‚ had very small brains‚ but as evolution progressed‚ so too did the human brain. The rapid progression of human intelligence
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INTRODUCTION Computer is defined as a combination of electro-mechanical devices (Hardware) capable of accepting data or information‚ processing‚ storing‚ and providing output under the control of some instructions and commands called programs (Software). Computers are machines that perform tasks or calculation according to a set of instruction or programs. Introduce in 1940s the first fully electronic computers were huge machines that required teams of people to operate. Compared to those early
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The brain is an amazing arrangement. It is the most rigid and interesting part of the human body. It is like a computer that controls every part of the body. The brain consist of many millions of neurons cells that support the brain system this is called Glial cells (Pinel 2011 p.55) The neurons in the brain process information and these are the nervous system communication device. Neurons can be broken down into four structures. These are soma‚ the cell body which shields and protect the nucleus
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Computers are all around us and can be considered a wonder of the world. Thanks to the computers‚ we drive computerized cars‚ receive letters sent by computers‚ astronauts can go to the space and return safely. Thus‚ the computer has significantly changed our world through advances in science and medicine‚ business and education. In fact the computer is a wonderful electronic brain that we have come to rely on. First off‚ computers have contributed to the advances in science and medicine. In the
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alternative sources for the creation of paper‚ and/or the recycling of existing paper. However to the problem of deforestation there is only one solution: the severe regulation of logging in industrial countries. Although the outlook appears grim‚ mankind can stop‚ or at least slow down‚ what he started. Nature works in mysterious ways‚ and will someday replenish her precious forests. Perhaps earth’s greatest gift to its inhabitants is protection from the sun’s harmful rays‚ in the form of the
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