distinguishing between the online and the offline” (Palfrey and Gasser 4).In this instance‚ “digital native” would be any individual who was “born after 1980” (Palfrey and Gasser 1). These individuals are typically completely comfortable with the computer technology that surrounds them in their daily lives. One of the most ancient forms of communication known as hand writing is being replaced by typing. Even with the invention of the typewriter‚ it was still not uncommon to handwrite memos‚ letters
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What are the Parts of Computer? The Parts of a Desktop Computer are: 1. System unit The system unit is the core of a computer system. Usually it’s a rectangular box placed on or underneath your desk. Inside this box are many electronic components that process information. The most important of these components is the central processing unit (CPU)‚ or microprocessor‚ which acts as the "brain" of your computer. Another component is random access memory (RAM)‚ which temporarily stores
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What would you do if you happen to listen to distress signal such as: … --- … ‚ or a Triple BREAK‚ QUF‚ 10-33? 5. How proficient are you in terms of deciphering and decoding received messages using the Morse Code? Do you think you’ll be able to reply and send messages using the “classical” Morse Code? 6. How useful do you think is Morse code even to this day when various modes of Full Duplex communications abound from simply text‚ voice‚ and even video? LESSON
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David Gray November 16th‚ 2012 Professor Riede English 1101 The Risks and Dangers of Computer Hacking Computer hackers become more intelligent every day. Companies attempt to make technology hacker-free‚ which is not plausible. All this does is provide the hacker with more assentive to figure out how to get around it. The growth of technology causes new threats and new problems. The consequences hackers face can be extremely severe‚ or minimal if lucky. Many “elite” hackers get off with
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Computers are commonly used items in many areas. It is an important thing to people‚ especially the people who run organizations‚ industry‚ etc. . . Almost anything you know is run or made by computers. Cars and jets were designed on computers‚ traffic signals are run by computers‚ most medical equipment use computers and space exploration was started with computers. Most of the jobs today require the use of computers. These ’mechanical brains ’ made a huge impact on our society. It would be hard
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This is a loaded question with many potentially right answers. The potential advantages for using a computer depend closely on the intended use. Given a few potential uses‚ here are some of my thoughts: For writing: • Quick entry • Easy to edit and restructure • Many tools to produce various kinds of output (html‚ text‚ books‚ pdf documents‚ etc.) • Storage is inexpensive and doesn’t take up much space • Easy to search/navigate through documents For organization • Many different kinds
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Computer Organization with Assembly Language Digital Computer: A digital computer is a fast electronic calculating machine that accepts digitized input information‚ processes it according to a list of internally stored instructions‚ and produces the resulting output information. Types of Computers: 1. Personal Computers 2. Workstations 3. Mainframes 4. Supercomputers Basic Operation of a Computer 1. The computer accepts information in the form of programs and data through an
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Super Computer The fastest type of computer. Supercomputers are very expensive and are employed for specialized applications that require immense amounts of mathematical calculations. For example‚ weather forecasting requires a supercomputer. Other uses of supercomputers include animated graphics‚ fluid dynamic calculations‚ nuclear energy research‚ and petroleum exploration. The chief difference between a supercomputer and a mainframe is that a supercomputer channels all its power into executing a
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Fighting computer addiction in kids (The Philippine Star) November 28‚ 2010 MANILA‚ Philippines – The computer may have made life easier and tasks faster. But like all good things‚ it can be abused and lead to addiction‚ especially in children. They can be so obsessed with computers they no longer have room for ordinary routines in daily life. Computer addicts run the gamut of video and online game players‚ viewers of Internet pornography‚ people in chat rooms‚ those who always check their
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APPLICATION OF COMPUTERS TO SOCIETY Computers play a great role in the society. Whether at home‚ in school‚ at the mall or in the office‚ computers significantly help in the accomplishment of various tasks. Be it at work or at play‚ computers have undeniably been utilized to perform general or specific activities that enable life to be more convenient and worry-free. Computers in Business In the field of business‚ computers are very useful. They are used in keeping records of daily sales
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