Classification of computers Created by: Valuta Iuliana Module: Information and Communication Technology Teacher: Peter Laszlo Created by: Valuta Iuliana Module: Information and Communication Technology Teacher: Peter Laszlo * Table of Contents 1 Types of computers 2 1.1 Microcomputers 3 1.2 Minicomputers 5 1.3 Mainframe computers 5 1.4 Supercomputer 5
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Can computers think independently and do they have "minds"? This question has been the topic of countless‚ bad movies since the 1950s as well as a number of science fiction novels. We all believe that we have minds. It is something that is taken for granted but what exactly is a mind and are humans the only to possess them? Ever since the invention of the computer‚ they have been a mystery‚ even to the smartest of scientists. With the ongoing development of artificial intelligence and high population
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Computer Organization & Architecture Lecture #12 Organization and Architecture Computer Architecture Those attributes of the system that are visible to a programmer. Those attributes that have a direct impact on the execution of a program. • • • • Instruction sets Data representation – number of bits used to represent data Input/Output mechanisms Memory addressing techniques Computer Organization The operational units and their interconnections that realize the architectural specifications. Those
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erUNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS Structure 1.1 1.2 1.3 Introduction Objectives Introduction to Computers Why Computer? Evolution of Computers 1.3.1 The First Computer 1.3.2 Some Well Known Early Computers 1.3.3 Computer Generations 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Components of a Computer Hardware vs Software System vs Applications Software Bits and Bytes Input and Output Devices RAM/ROM 1.10 Secondary Storage Devices 1.11 Summary 1.12 Answers to SAQs 1.1 INTRODUCTION This unit aims
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Chapter 1. Introduction to Computer Organization and Computer Evolution I. Computer Organization and Computer Architecture In describing computers‚ a distinction is often made between computer architecture and computer organization. Although it is difficult to give precise definitions for these terms‚ a consensus exists about the general areas covered by each. Computer Architecture refers to those attributes of a system visible to a programmer or‚ put another way‚ those attributes that have a
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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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Computers in Health Care In all aspects of life—home‚ work‚ socially—a basic understanding of computer operation is by and large a necessity. Even the medical field has become dependent on computers‚ both to record vital patient information‚ but also for billing‚ researching maladies‚ and prescribing medicines. This report takes a look at how and why health care professionals use computers‚ where computers are used in the health care system‚ and how all this new technology is affecting the medical
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standard for interpreting text images and other material into webpages The ability to use the computer to gather information or data transmits and receives program instructions and data to other components Object orientated programming language‚ embedded language by an HTML simple and familiar‚ secure and robust‚ and executes with high performance Connects hardware and software‚ oversees all OS operations‚ computers "heart" Live editing performs repetitive task in Word every visual basic program must contain
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Title: "The Computer Nut" Author: Betsy Byars Setting: "The Computer Nut" takes place in Kate’s small town. Overall‚ the different settings are in her house‚ in school‚ at a carwash‚ at Willie Lomax’s house‚ her dad’s office‚ a pep rally at her school’s football rally‚ and that’s basically where all the action takes place. Most of the time‚ the action takes place during the day. Towards the ending‚ however‚ most of the action takes place at night around 8 pm- 9pm. Major Characters: The main character
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to perform operations on data.[1] Quantum computers are different from digital computers based on transistors. Whereas digital computers require data to be encoded into binary digits (bits)‚ each of which is always in one of two definite states (0 or 1)‚ quantum computation uses qubits (quantum bits)‚ which can be in superpositionsof states. A theoretical model is the quantum Turing machine‚ also known as the universal quantum computer. Quantum computers share theoretical similarities with non-deterministic
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