SYLLABUS Cambridge International AS and A Level Applied Information and Communication Technology 9713 For examination in June and November 2014 University of Cambridge International Examinations retains the copyright on all its publications. Registered Centres are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use. However‚ we cannot give permission to Centres to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within a Centre.
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Impact of new technology Deciphering Papyri * 1800 carbonized papyrus scrolls in Villa of Papyri * Problem – opening‚ unrolling and reading of fragile papyri * In recent years‚ renewed efforts have become evident to decipher the scrolls * Computer enhancement * Digital imaging used to extract images from scrolls and uncover text that is not visible to human eye. * Pattern image recognition and medical imaging techniques allow the future of deciphering scrolls without unrolling
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Croton’s Water Filtration Company has had many negative and positive impacts on the community and surrounding areas of the Bronx and Manhattan. This plant is one of the biggest constructions in New York’s City history. In 1993 there was a threat of contamination causing the plant to be shut down. The preparation for the plant started in 2004. This company had to abide by the state and federal regulations of drinking water. They had to think of the public health. They have been applying water to
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Debates about immigration usually focus on the impact it has on the economy and its social and cultural impact within society. Some people favor immigration as it bringing many positive outcomes to our country‚ and many who see it bringing only negative. Why does immigration and its impact on the United States‚ the “Dreamers‚” and society as a whole inevitably lead to outcomes and experiences that are unfair and injustice
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NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF BECOMING TOO DEPENDENT ON TECHNOLOGY Special Purpose: To inform my audience of the negative effects by becoming too dependent on technology. Central Idea: By becoming too dependent on technology will give negative effects to our education‚ behavior and economic. Introduction I According to study conducted by a company called McCan Worldgroup‚ young people are obsessed with their technology until the point that they would rather lose one of their most
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THE IMPACT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY ON LIFESTYLE AND HEALTH – A PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE Håkan Alm hakan.alm@ltu.se Positive impact of technology As a start I would like to give a short and simple definition of the concept “technology”. Technology will‚ in this case and this paper‚ refer to any physical object‚ product‚ environment‚ or symbol that has been created by human beings. Another frequently used concept with the same meaning is “artifact” (Simon‚ 1969). Technology has had a great impact upon
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genes—and thus the characteristics governed by those genes—from one species to another. Spontaneous alteration of genes takes place naturally and sometimes with no effect. A spontaneous alteration can lead to the development of both positive and negative characteristics. The method is not particularly good if the intention is to create specific changes. WHAT ARE GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS? Genetically modified foods are foods derived from genetically modified organisms‚ (GMOs). Genetically
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Colonization has had many negative impacts on Saul’s family. This is demonstrated by the way the author describes and portrays Saul’s mother. It is clear from the story that she is unhappy with the way she is being forced to live‚ and the events occurring with her loved ones around her. For example‚ having her kids taken away‚ and brought to the school by the Zhaunagush (white men)‚ for any mother this is already a tragic situation. In the story‚ Saul states “it was the school that had turned my
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first theorized about the process which makes lasers possible called "Stimulated Emission." In this paper‚ we can view the impact of the lasers technology on society from four perspectives: the strength‚ the weakness‚ the opportunity and the threat of Lasers Applications. To sum up‚ we will focus on the future of Lasers on society‚ assessing the real value of the Lasers technology. The strengths: Lasers‚ broadly speaking‚ are devices that generate or amplify light‚ just as transistors generate and
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The unlimited exposure to branding and advertisement through pop culture has had a negative impact on the lifestyle for women. Advertisement has brainwashed women in thinking that they must conform to looking a certain way to be accepted into society. The value of women has diminished overtime due to different branding techniques and stigmas attached to females. Branding and advertisement per pop culture has made it difficult for the growth and empowerment for women. Advertisement has brainwashed
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