Evolution of Microprocessor It is interesting to note that the microprocessor had existed for only 10 years prior to the creation of the PC! Intel invented the microprocessor in 1971; the PC was created by IBM in 1981. Now more than 20 years later‚ we are still using systems based more or less on the design of that first PC. The processors powering our PCs today are still backward compatible in many ways with the 8088 that IBM selected for the first PC in 1981. November 15‚ 2001 marked the 30th anniversary
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Evolution of Letters Nearly all modern alphabets are descended from an alphabet invented 4000 years ago‚ probably by a group of people related to the ancient Hebrews‚ Phoenicians‚ and Canaanites‚ living in what is now the Sinai desert. They got the idea from the Egyptians‚ but used their own simplified pictures to represented consonant sounds. The Phoenicians and others of the region simplified the pictures further and often rotated them‚ but if you use your imagination‚ you can still make out
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English 1B September 29‚ 2013 The Evolution of Basketball Basketball has been played over 100 years and it is one of the most widely played sports in the world. James A. Naismith started basketball in December 1891. He tried to make a sport that would be played between football and baseball
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The evolution that has taken place in the music industry over the last 15 years is quite staggering. The entrance of the internet onto the world stage has revolutionized the way music is bought‚ marketed and shared. It is not only the depth of the changes that are occurring‚ but also the increasing rate at which these changes are taking place. New technologies and processes are becoming outdated almost as soon as they are adopted. Love it or hate it‚ the World Wide Web is here to stay‚ and it has
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Associate Level Material Appendix O EvolutionLab Report |Ful | | |Date | | Use this document to report your findings from the EvolutionLab Exploration Experiment. The lab report consists of three sections: Data‚ Exploration‚ and Lab Summary. Data: copy any data‚ graphs‚ charts‚ or notes that you have saved in your EvolutionLab online notebook into
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necessary for public sector officials to apply‚ so that the level of integrity the public expects is preserved. Whilst looking at these standards I will apply them to the Queensland Police Service. Technology has been an essential aspect to the evolution of communication. Without technology human interaction would be confined to oral interaction‚ symbols‚ and face to face meetings. The invention of writing and the alphabet has enabled humans to communicate with each other over distance and time (Deal
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Rome was developed between two cultures; the Greeks were to the south of the Tiber and the Etruscan to the north. The Romans took parts of each culture and infused into theirs. They admired the Greek culture and the Etruscan system for trade. The interesting part of the foundation of Rome comes in by the two foundation myths. One myth from the Greeks was based on the Trojan warrior Aeneas‚ who decided at the end of the Trojan War to sail off to find new land for his people (Sayre 83). The second
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The Evolution of Architecture due to several analyzed themes (Gothic architecture and Modern architecture) Abstract This paper contains a comparative analysis of the evolution of architecture in relation to Gothic revival and Modern Architecture. In this comparative analysis the similarities and differences of each style are highlighted and discussed. It further discusses and illustrates the elements which are unique to each style. The buildings which are the subject of this analysis includes:
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walking into a dimly lit theater‚ of lying back in a squishy chair‚ of reaching with one hand into a bowl of butter-soaked popcorn; and of resting for two care-free hours to watch a movie meant to bring great emotion to the audience. Since their creation‚ movies have become a significant part of American culture. Today hundreds of millions of dollars are spent on creating movies and just as much is spent on viewing them. To keep up with popular demand‚ the industry is always changing and the equation
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COMPUTERS The evolution of electronic computers over a period of time can be traced effectively dividing this period into various generations. Each generation is characterized by a major technological development that fundamentally changed the way computers operated. These helped to develop smaller‚ cheaper‚ powerful‚ efficient and reliable devices. Today‚ life has become indispensable without a computer. You find computerization in almost every sphere and industry. Computer evolution has been a fascinating
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