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    A Description of Computers

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    keyboard-8 bit Computer systems v Manual systems Benefits of computer system: Takes up less space Searching is very quick More than one person can access the same data form their network PC. The data stays in the computers memory Fewer staff are needed to look after a computer system Reports can be generated very quickly-automated Problems of a computer system: Setting up is very expensive Computer systems need people to maintain them POWER CUTS! It is easy to hack into a computer system.

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    Purchasing Computer

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    A product that I have had experience purchasing is a computer. I bought it for attending college‚ but I have used it for so many other purposes. Today‚ having a computer has almost become a necessity; people use them for school‚ shopping‚ research‚ and communication. Many things that you may be on the lookout for‚ you can only find on the internet. Today‚ many people own a computer already and have no need to purchase another one. New discoveries in technology could be a factor in the change of supply

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    The role of computers

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    As we all know‚ computers can be found everywhere these days. They have changed the way we think‚ live and study‚ etc. The fact that computers have made incredible changes to our society‚ makes them very special invention. Although they might be only as important as other inventions such as electricity‚ airplanes‚ etc‚ it is their ability to be programmed to perform an amazing variety of tasks distinguishes computers from all the other inventions. Computers are playing an effective role in different

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    Computer Recycling

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    Running head: COMPUTER RECYCLING Computer Recycling June 29‚ 2009 Computer Recycling Over the years‚ tons of electronics equipment with hazardous materials have been thrown away with standard garbage. Over time‚ these materials leak out of the electronics causing damage to the environment. In order to try and reduce the threat‚ many local‚ state and federal governments are enacting legislation that requires proper disposal of old electronics. Most computer equipment becomes outdated anywhere

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    Computer Disadvantages

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    and quite literally destroy your computer. 3. Depending on the OS and software/hardware installed‚ they can be difficult to maintain. 4. If you have the internet and don’t have an Anti-Virus program‚ or at least an Anti-Spyware program‚ surfing the web can ruin your day. 5. Nothing lasts forever. 6‚ computers are taking places of labours and 1 computer can do a work of almost 100 acountents at 1 time and all pplz whos’ job is acountacy are job less coz of computer. 7‚ hackers can interfare in

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    Computer Literacy

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    KEYPOINT 1: Computer Literacy (Literacy-ability to read/write) Introduction: • How many people in this classroom learn to use computer? As I look around‚ no one in this classroom‚ don’t use computer in their offices. • We are all students of AIC‚ and most likely gone to different basic computer course. • Does studying computer affect the way we communicate? And if so‚ is this a bad thing? Development • As our society‚ increasingly dependent on computers to take care

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    Computer Ethics

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    or about 62 percent of the American population had at least one home computer. Another statistic is that about 55% of people also have internet on there home computers. In everyday life it is important for a person to have good ethics; this is also true about computer usage. Due to the fact that more then half of the American population owns computerscomputer ethics are a growing concern in a rapidly changing society. Computer ethics can be broken down in to many topics including piracy‚ hacking

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    Computers are one of the most important inventions ever. If computers had not been invented‚ technology would not be developed to its current state. Since the computers invention‚ society has changed drastically. Computer technology is so helpful‚ that it is even used to create newer‚ better computer equipment. Almost everything today is linked in some way‚ to computers. Before computers were invented‚ very little was known about outer space. With the technology we have now‚ we are learning

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    Build A Computer

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    Build a Computer Computers are one of those technologies that‚ as the years pass‚ get more complicated yet simpler at the same time. The truth is‚ a person need not know anything at all of transistors‚ capacitor or the whole bunch to "build" a computer. All you really need to know are two important things. One is to always keep yourself (electrostatically) grounded‚ and secondly‚ you need to know how to put a jigsaw puzzle together. Now one would ask what a jigsaw puzzle has to do with computers‚ and

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    Computer Multimedia

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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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