Computer Simulation * A software program that runs on any computer that attempts to simulate some phenomenon based on a scientist’s conceptual and mathematical understanding of the given phenomenon. * The scientist’s conceptual understanding is reduced to an algorithmic or mathematical logic‚ which is then programmed in one of many programming languages (Fortran‚ C‚ C++‚ etc.) and compiled to produce a binary code that runs on a computer. * Have become a useful part of modeling
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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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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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Computer Memory Basics Although memory is technically any form of electronic storage‚ it is used most often to identify fast‚ temporary forms of storage. If your computer’s CPU had to constantly access the hard drive to retrieve every piece of data it needs‚ it would operate very slowly. When the information is kept in memory‚ the CPU can access it much more quickly. Most forms of memory are intended to store data temporarily. As you can see in the diagram above‚ the CPU accesses memory according
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The Journey Inside Introduction to Computers Lesson 2: Four Components of a Computer Directions: Use the http://educate.intel.com/en/TheJourneyInside/ExploreTheCurriculum/ website to complete the units in this series. Choose Intro to Computers on the gray menu bar. Choose Lesson 2 on the left side of your screen and complete the questions below after reading the paragraph‚ watching the video‚ and completing Activity 1. 1. Both a toaster and a computer have physical parts you can touch such
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HISTORY OF COMPUTER Abacus - The First man-made computing device. - It can perform addition and subtraction - invented in China Pascal’s calculating machine/Pascaline - The first mechanical calculator - Invented by Blaise Pascal - Can perform addition & subtraction Leibnitz calculator - First general-purpose calculating machine - Extended version of Pascal Calculating machine - Can perform multiplication and Division - Invented by Gottfried Leibnitz Automatic
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Computer Multimedia Sam Quesinberry Computers have come a long way very fast since there start in the 1940’s. In the beginning they were mainly used for keeping financial records by banks and insurance companies‚ and for mathematical computations by engineers and the U.S. Military. However‚ exciting new applications have developed rapidly in the last few years. Two of these areas is Computer Graphics and sound. Computer graphics is the ability of the computer to display‚ store and transmit
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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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APPLICATION OF COMPUTERS TO SOCIETY Computers play a great role in the society. Whether at home‚ in school‚ at the mall or in the office‚ computers significantly help in the accomplishment of various tasks. Be it at work or at play‚ computers have undeniably been utilized to perform general or specific activities that enable life to be more convenient and worry-free. Computers in Business In the field of business‚ computers are very useful. They are used in keeping records of daily sales
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Components of a Computer In the realm of modern business‚ computers are essential to success. In this paper‚ I will describe the different hardware (or physical) components of a computer. According to our text “These components include input devices‚ output devices‚ communications devices‚ primary and secondary storage devices‚ and the central processing unit (CPU).” (Stair‚ Reynolds‚ 2003). An input device is any device that transfers information from the outside world to the computer. These can
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