Computer Concepts – Illustrated 8th edition Objectives * Define computers *Explore how computers work *Categorize computers *Examine personal computers *Introduce software *Introduce the Internet and the Web *Understand email basics Defining Computers Computer * An electronic device that: * Accepts input * Processes data * Stores data * Produces output * Uses instructions in stored programs Personal computer (PC) Computer system
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Project Report Submission Guidelines All the VII/VIII semester students are requested to note the following: Report 1. The Report should be typed in ▪ Times New Roman ▪ Font size 12 ▪ Line Spacing 1.5 ▪ Give 1” margin on top‚ bottom and right side of the page & 1.5” on the left side. ▪ Chapter heading : font type: Times New Roman ‚ font size: 14 bold‚ uppercase ▪ Title‚ sub title : 12 Times New Roman bold
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There are two different coordinate systems to locate stars in the sky: 1. Right Ascension-Declination • Vernal equinox is where the ecliptic and celestial equator meet. • Ecliptic is the apparent path of the Sun in one year (it is also along the plane in which the Earth revolves around the Sun). • Right ascension is analogous to longitude and is measured in hours‚ minutes‚ and seconds‚ from the point of vernal equinox. • Declination is analogous to latitude and is measured in degrees from the
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designing. A laptop is a personal computer that can be easily carried and used in a variety of locations. Many laptops are designed to have all of the functionality of a desktop computer‚ which means they can generally run the same software and open the same types of files. However‚ some laptops‚ such as netbooks‚ sacrifice some functionality in order to be even more portable. laptop computer‚ sometimes called a notebook computer by manufacturers‚ is a battery- or AC-powered personal computer generally
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Technologies for Space Exploration Describe technologies for space travel: -Multistage rockets * Propelled by the recoil pressure of the burning gases it emits as it burns fuel * Most modern‚ high performance rockets are multistage * Multiple rockets stacked on top of each other that detach separately * Reasons for staging are * To improve performance by eliminating dead weight during flight * A huge‚ empty fuel tank is merely dead weight so it is dropped off
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Privacy‚ Laws‚ and Security Measures Percy A. Grisby II Computer Ethics January 23‚ 2015 Professor Sonya M. Dennis Privacy is the rights an organization or an individual has to collect‚ disclose‚ retain and use their personal information (Subramanian‚ 2008). When we talk about privacy‚ most of the times it deals with private information which is the information that are linked directly or indirectly to an individual. Private information helps identify customers‚ employees and other stakeholders
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risks to one’s privacy through these E-commerce transactions. The privacy risks faced by internet users is one of the biggest threats in E-commerce‚ thus‚ this paper’s purpose is to provide information regarding internet privacy and the dangers associated with the loss of that privacy through the discussion of the following topics: the definition of internet privacy‚ the means through which one’s privacy can be compromised through the internet and the reason why internet privacy had become a major
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The supporters of personal privacy cite a variety of arguments against government measures used to promote security. For instance‚ some people question the safety of body scanners used in airports. However‚ the strongest argument that advocates of personal privacy use is the Fourth Amendment. They claim the Fourth Amendment guarantees freedom from “unreasonable searches and seizures” (Wilson 5). Based on their interpretation of the Fourth Amendment‚ supporters of privacy believe this
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Ubiquitous Computing and Your Privacy INF 103 Week 3 Discussion 1 Cite and explain examples that support and argue against the statement made by Scott McNealy‚ founder of Sun Microsystems‚ “You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it.” Personally‚ there are several reasons why I do not engage in any of the social networks like Facebook‚ Twitter‚ My Space‚ etc. The most important reason to me is the privacy issue. Although I do not have anything to hide‚ I am not comfortable knowing that there
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The America I believe in we have a lots of freedom and privacy because of the soldiers that risked their lives to save and protect our freedom so we don’t have to be dictated or told what we do in life. I am very grateful for all they have done for our great nation. Thanks to them we don’t have slavery. We are also very wealthy and not a third world country. Even after so many terrorists tried to put America down we still rose up from the ashes again and stopped them. Just like 9/11‚ they
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