The Amish culture consists of many unique beliefs that makes their ways unlike that of any other culture. They lead a life of simplicity and yet have very harsh ways of doing things. The Amish is perhaps the most diverse culture in the entire United States. The primary mode of substance among the Amish is Horticulture. The Amish rely on farming for their food needs. They raise cows‚ pigs‚ducks‚ chickens‚ they uses these animal for a sourse of food.The cows are used for meats and dairy‚ the pigs are
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Brief History of Computers (A Look Back at Computing) Computers have become one of the most important parts of modern society. Nearly everything that is modern required or uses computer related technology in some way. But how did computers as we know them come to exist? Did someone sitting in his lab just one day say‚ "Aha! I’ve got it! The computer?! Well‚ no‚ that is not how this happened. Rather‚ many years of brilliant ideas and research from many different individuals contributed
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13 Prof. Anatoly Sachenko Computer Hardware I. LECTURE OVERVIEW Foundation Concepts: Computer Hardware‚ reviews trends and developments in microcomputer‚ midrange‚ and mainframe computer systems; basic computer system concepts; and the major types of technologies used in peripheral devices for computer input‚ output‚ and storage. Computer Systems – Major types of computer systems are summarized in Figure 13.2. A computer is a system of information processing components that perform
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Introduction to Computers What is a computer? An electronic device for storing and processing data‚ typically in binary form‚ according to instructions given to it in a variable program.. Many people believe that knowing how to use a computer‚ is one of the basic skills needed to succeed in the workplace. In order to use the computer it is necessary to understand how the computer works. Hardware | Computer hardware is made up of the equipment used to make up you computer unit. These parts
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COMPUTER CONCEPTS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND NEW DELHI Computer Concepts Hardware & software concepts explained for persons with low or no vision for the students of Intel Technology Training Lab at National Association for the Blind‚ New Delhi Produced and Published by National Association for the Blind Sector-5‚ R.K Puram‚ New Delhi E-mail: nab@vsnl.com First Edition October 2001 Reprint: February 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction to the Teaching Guides Features of the Teaching Guides A practical approach Issues involved in using computers Ideas on class management Some ideas for practical application Unit 1: The evolution of computers Teaching objectives Learning outcomes Introduction for the teacher Sample lesson plan for a 40-minute period Suggested answers to end-of-unit questions Additional information for the teacher Activity sheet Test sheet Answers to activity sheet Answers to test sheet v v vi vi vi vii vii
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increasing popularity of computer games‚ and multimedia home PC users often need an unexpensive computer system upgrade. By building a custom computer one is able to combine componenets‚ and operating system to provide maximal gaming performance. Computers are often called number manipulators‚ because of their ability to run millions of mathematical operations per second (White 43). Computers use binary system of numbers‚ which allows them to operate system of microscopic switches called transistors found
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individual. Therefore‚ computer ethics is set of moral principles that regulate the use of computers. Some common issues of computer ethics include intellectual property rights (such as copyrighted electronic content)‚ privacy concerns‚ and how computers affect society. For example‚ while it is easy to duplicate copyrighted electronic (or digital) content‚ computer ethics would suggest that it is wrong to do so without the author ’s approval. And while it may be possible to access someone ’s personal information
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HISTORY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY The term "information technology" evolved in the 1970s. Its basic concept‚ however‚ can be traced to the World War II alliance 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
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“Timeline Of Computer” 600’s bc The abacus is developed in China. It was later adopted by the Japanese and the Russians. 600’s ad? Arabic numbers -- including the zero (represented by a dot) -- were invented in India. Arabic translations of Indian math texts brought these numbers to the attention of the Europeans. Arabic numbers entered Europe by means of Spain around 1000 ad and first became popular among Italian merchants around 1300. Until then‚ people used the Roman system in western
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