Classifications of Computers According to the U.S. Census "Forty-four million households‚ or 42 percent‚ had at least one member who used the Internet at home in 2000" (Home Computers 2). Today‚ no doubt‚ even more family members in the United States use computers. Most people are aware of the desktop computers which can be found in the home and in the workplace. What are the different types of computers and what are their purposes? Computers can be classified into three different categories
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A computer is one of the most brilliant inventions of mankind. Thanks to computer technology‚ we were able to achieve storage and processing of huge amounts of data; we could rest our brains by employing computer memory capacities for storage of information. Owing to computers‚ we have been able speed up daily work‚ carry out critical transactions and achieve accuracy and precision at work. Computers of the earlier times were of the size of a large room and were required to consume huge amounts of
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Q No.1) Marketing has taken a prominent position during the last decade due to............... (A) Increased Competition (B) Better Literacy Rate (C) Foreign Compulsions (D) Govt Instructions (E) RBI Policy Guidelines Q No.2) Marketing is definitely required when....... (A) Demand Exceed Supply (B) Supply Exceeds Demand (C) Supply Equals Demand (D) Staff is in Excess (E) There is Monopoly Q No 3) Traditional Marketing Style Involves.......... (A) Door to Door Campaigns (B) Sending Emails
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In this situation a laptop can be used for two things – education and for fun. Ultimately a laptop that is free provided by the government is one that is wanted by everyone. Laptops are convenient and are portable which can be taken everywhere. There is wireless internet available so you can use the internet and you can use it for whatever purpose – entertainment‚ assignments‚ homework etc. But in the education perspective‚ these laptops are not effective in a student’s education‚ purely and simply
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MacBook Air /HP Pavilion Laptop 2) Cost: $899.99 /$699.99 3) Processor type: Intel Core 2 Duo processor /Intel Core i5-2430M processor 4) RAM type and amount: 2GB DDR3 SDRAM /8GB DDR3 SDRAM 5) Hard Drive capacity:64GB /750GB 6) Other Components: 11.6" Display / 17.3" Display Weighs 2.3 lbs. / Weighs 6.7 320M graphics /Intel HD Graphics 3000 Based on the information listed above‚ the computer with the best value would odviously be the HP Pavilion Laptop. Not only does it perform
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(waving a car around your stopped car)‚ they often have more obscure symbolism and take longer to learn (handshaking‚ giving a "high-five). In the realm of computing‚ we have other gestures. When using a mouse‚ we indicate position on the computer screen by sliding our hands over the desk in a relative (not absolute-positioned) motion. We use finger gestures‚ including some we call "pushing buttons"‚ that are really more akin to the dexterity of playing a note on the clarinet than on a piano
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Types of computers Firstly‚ what is a computer? Well‚ a modern computer is typically an electronic or digital device that manipulates data. Computers can execute a pre-recorded list of instructions know as a “programme”. Large amounts of data can be stored on computers and be quickly accessed‚ edited and stored. When it comes to computers there are several different types: * High Performance System (HPS) * Workstations * Personal Computer * Laptop / Notebook * Palmtop These
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Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Ref Page Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers Slide 1/17 Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Computer Fundamentals: Pradeep K. Sinha & Priti Sinha Learning Objectives Learning In this chapter you will learn about: § Computer § Data processing § Characteristic features of computers § Computers’ evolution to their present form § Computer generations § Characteristic features
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Computer systems may be classified into the following groups: 1 - The supercomputers are extremely fast computers that are used in scientific research for their ability to do large amount of calculations and store large amount of data. One use of these computers is weather forecast because of the large amount of calculations involved. 2 - Mainframe computers allows several thousands of users at any time. They are used by government companies‚ airline companies for bookings‚ insurance companies
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Today computers have been important factor to society because of the way they are used towards education‚ government‚ internet‚ and etc. Most of the people want to buy a computer to be able to us internet. With internet you could chat with people all over the world‚ research information‚ buy and order supplies‚ food‚ computers‚ movies‚ clothing‚ and etc‚ so having internet in computers is very helpful for many. Computers have been tremendously beneficial to the educational system since the style
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