A DISCURSIVE ESSAY Some people say that computers have made life effortless and more comfortable‚ others advocate for the idea that computers have made life more difficult and complicated. However‚ in my opinion‚ computers have brought convenience and comfort to our lives since they enable simpler access to information and tremendously increase the quality of communication. Firstly‚ the computer is a relatively new technology and young people have been learning to use it from early ages Therefore
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COMPUTER Q1- a ________ is approximately a million bytes. a) Gigabytes b) Kilobytes c) Megabyte d) Terabyte e) None of these Q2- The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as- a) Hardware b) Software c) Firmware d) ROMware e) None of these Q3- Memory is made up of a) Set of wires b) Set of circuits c) Large number of cells d) Set of optical fiber e) All of these Q4- Primary memory stores a) Data
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presents the background of the study‚ problem and its significance‚ and the scope and limitation of the study. Background of the Study In this Information Age we are able to process or transmit‚ sort and retrieve data or information between one computer to another. With this‚ it makes the communication and different task done easy and less time consuming and hassle free. Like in schools‚ offices this brings a big help. In schools especially in colleges/universities it is consist of different people
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COMPUTER REVOLUTION Personal Computers The personal computer revolution was a phenomenon of immense importance in the 1980s. What the average American commonly refers to as a PC‚ or personal computer‚ did not even exist before the 1970s. Mainframe computers had been the norm‚ and they were primarily relegated to business and scientific use. With the dawn of the personal computer all Americans were allowed potential access to computers. As competition and modernization increased‚ issues of cost
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to perform operations on data.[1] Quantum computers are different from digital computers based on transistors. Whereas digital computers require data to be encoded into binary digits (bits)‚ each of which is always in one of two definite states (0 or 1)‚ quantum computation uses qubits (quantum bits)‚ which can be in superpositionsof states. A theoretical model is the quantum Turing machine‚ also known as the universal quantum computer. Quantum computers share theoretical similarities with non-deterministic
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cog wheels which can be interpreted as a mechanical calculator capable of addition and subtraction. A working model inspired by this plan was built in 1968 but it remains controversial whether Leonardo really had a calculator in mind. Da Vinci also made plans for a mechanical man: an early design for a robot. | 1614 | Scotsman John Napier reinvented a form of logarithms and an ingenious system of movable rods (referred to as Napier’s Rods or Napier’s bones). These rods were based on the lattice
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Happiness It is hard to imagine anyone not having heard of a computer and the Internet especially in a modern society. Nowadays‚ it is common to see a computer in every household and place of business. This advancement in technology has improved the way of life by simplifying tasks that once were manually managed. Today‚ children are being raised with computers and the Internet prevalent in their lives which has allowed them to take advantage of many benefits. These benefits are the result
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The History of the Computer Long before computers were invented‚ humans realized the need for them. The history of the Computer started about 2000 years ago with the abacus. It is a wooden rack holding two horizontal wires with beads strung on them and was one of the best calculating machines until the seventeenth century (PBS‚ 1). In 1835‚ English inventor‚ Charles Babbage came up with the idea of the Analytical Machine‚ a general purpose‚ fully programmed-controlled‚ automatic mechanical digital
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Are Decisions Made or Enforced? By: Mohsan Syed Should teenagers be given the opportunity to make their own decisions? Every parent wants his child to succeed in life. According to most parents nowadays‚ success means being powerful and rich. But it does not necessarily mean that being powerful and rich can make a persons life joyful. Adolescents are not given the opportunity to choose the career paths they wish to follow to build up their future. In some cases‚ adolescents have an agreement
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undermines the competition‚ who charges by the hour. The pricing has been set to reflect the average amount of time it takes to perform the task. With this strategy we can undercut most competitors and gain local market power. • On-site and pick-up/drop-off services: This will minimize the time and effort a customer needs to put into dealing with his computer problem. • Surprisingly‚ our small size is an advantage: customers will recognize us (and future employees)‚ and will know they will get the same
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