UNIT-I INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER The term “Computer” is derived from the Latin word “Computare” which means “to compute” or “to calculate”‚ so it is considered to be calculating device. In fact‚ the main objective of inventing the computer was to create a fast calculating machine. But now-a-days more than 75% of non-mathematical or non-numerical work is carried out by the computers. Today‚ computer technology has spread to every sphere of existence of modern man‚ from railway
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Computers – An Introduction A computer is defined as an electronic device that accepts input‚ processes it as per the given instructions and produces meaningful output. The term computer is used to describe a device which is combination of electronic and electromechanical devices. It is derived from the word “Compute” which means Calculation. “Charles Babbage” is known as the father of the computer. Data and Information Data refers to raw facts that are gathered and fed to the computer. A computer
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Computer Basics Ty Christian English Allied American University Short Response Discuss where a computer stores its basic hardware settings‚ why it does so‚ and what some of those settings are. A computer is a very complex and complicated piece of equipment that take teams of professional’s to manage. What people seem to forget is even this enigma of hardware also have a very basic system that fires it up. This is called the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System). As the name suggests
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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN JAMMU REGION . STUDY/SUPPORT MATERIAL 2011-12 CLASS: XII Computer Science ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Chief Patron Shri Avinash Dikshit Commissioner KVS‚ New Delhi Patron Shri P. K. Koul Assistant Commissioner KVS‚ Jammu Region Guidance
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Computers Mary Feger AIU Online Abstract When looking for a computer‚ there are quite a few good ones out there. There are desk tops laptops and tablets. When it comes to buying one of them there are allot of things the consumer should keep in mind. The model‚ the price‚ and the functionality. Desk Top Computer
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Operating System: An operating system (OS) is a set of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is a vital component of the system software in a computer system. Application programs require an operating system to function. Types: 1. Real-time A real-time operating system is a multitasking operating system that aims at executing real-time applications. Real-time operating systems often use specialized scheduling
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Coercive Acts and Quebec Act The Coercive Acts and the Quebec Acts were British responses to actions that were taking place in the British colonies in America. The Coercive Acts were a series of four acts passed during the spring of 1774. The Boston Port Act closed the port of Boston until the people paid for all the tea that was thrown overboard during the Boston Tea Party. The amount of tea thrown over was equal to more than seven hundred thousand dollars in the year 2007. Parliament also passed
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of the military and industry in the development of electronics‚ computers‚ and information theory. After the 1940s‚ the military remained the major source of research and development funding for the expansion of automation to replace manpower with machine power. Since the 1950s‚ four generations of computers have evolved. Each generation reflected a change to hardware of decreased size but increased capabilities to control computer operations. The first generation used vacuum tubes‚ the second used
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WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM COMPUTER INTRODUCTION COURSE Description Participants will learn basic computer concepts and skills related to computers. Participants will receive a thorough introduction to the domain environment. In addition‚ they will learn Windows techniques and become acquainted with applications. Delivery method: Instructor-led‚ group-paced‚ classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities Benefits: This course provides a broad information base for
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introduction to the basic concepts related to the computing field. It also provides you the brief and clean introductory class about various types of the computers. Author: Ali Asghar Manjotho 12/25/2007 A word about the Author and the Book This book is written‚ composed‚ and organized by Mr. Ali Asghar Manjotho — studying at Computer Systems Engineering Department under the kind umbrella of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro bearing the roll number (07CS20). He started
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