What is Gmail? A web-based e-mail system provided by Google‚ Gmail is a free‚ advertising-supported webmail‚ POP3‚ and IMAP service provided by Google. In the United Kingdom and Germany‚ it is officially called Google Mail. Beta Testing Phase of Gmail Google initially invited about 1‚000 opinion leaders and then allowed them to invite their friends‚ and family members to become beta testers‚ with trials beginning on 21 March 2004. Active users from the Blogger.com community were offered
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MANAGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 7th EDITION CHAPTER 2 COMPUTER SYSTEMS -HARDWARE -SOFTWARE Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education‚ Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 2-1 HARDWARE Building Blocks of Information Technology Hardware Chapter 2 Software Chapter 2 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education‚ Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Networks Chapter 3 Data Chapter 4 2-2 COMPUTER SYSTEMS • Hardware: Physical pieces of a computer system • Software: Set of programs that control the operations of
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Introduction: when thinking about how the world works IR scholars usually subscribe to one of two dominant theories‚ realism or liberalism. One‚ classical/neo-realist thought‚ is more pessimistic about the prospects of peace‚ cooperation‚ and human progress whilst the other‚ liberalism/idealism‚ is more upbeat and sanguine about human nature and human possibilities. In this lecture‚ we examine each worldview in depth...at the end I’d like you to think about which‚ if any‚ view you subscribe to..
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PROMOTING COMPUTER LITERACY THROUGH PROGRAMMING PYTHON by John Alexander Miller A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Education) in The University of Michigan 2004 Doctoral Committee: Professor Frederick Goodman‚ Chair Emeritus Professor Carl Berger Professor Jay Lemke Professor John Swales Copyright 2004 by John Alexander Miller The Joys of the Craft Why is programming fun? What delights may its practitioner
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OBJECT-ORIENTED DOCUMENTATION Johannes Sametinger C. Doppler Laboratory for Software Engineering Johannes Kepler University of Linz A-4040 Linz‚ Austria Abstract Object-oriented programming improves the reusability of software components. Extensive reuse of existing software enhances the importance of documentation. In order to increase the productivity in documenting and to make the structure of documentation better suitable for object-oriented software systems‚ we suggest to apply object-oriented
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Translation Theory By T. David Gordon‚ 1985. While not everyone who drives an automobile needs to understand the theory behind the internal combustion engine‚ someone does need to know this theory. I may be able to drive my Pontiac without any knowledge of internal combustion engines‚ until the Pontiac breaks down. Then‚ I must find someone (presumably a mechanic) who does in fact know enough theory to get the Pontiac running again. The same is true of translation theory. It is not necessary for
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Chapter 1 Outlook 1. Explain the five parts of an information system‚ 2. Distinguish application software from system software‚ 3. Distinguish four types of computers‚ 4. Explain computer connectivity. 1.1 Introduction: People who use microcomputers are called “end users”. Today: • Microcomputers are common tools in all areas of life. Writers write‚ artists draw‚ engineers and scientists calculate – all on microcomputers. • With the aid of computers‚ new forms of learning
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Network effect 1 Network effect In economics and business‚ a network effect (also called network externality or demand-side economies of scale) is the effect that one user of a good or service has on the value of that product to other people. When a network effect is present‚ the value of a product or service is dependent on the number of others using it. The classic example is the telephone. The more people who own telephones‚ the more valuable the telephone is to each owner. This creates a positive
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Key Concepts All readings are useful. If you complete them before class you will find the materials covered in class much easier to understand than if you do not. At the same time‚ this is an Introductory Course and we do not expect you to remember all content for midterms and final. For this reason‚ we are summarizing the points from each chapter that we think are most important that you understand and remember. You may use these as a guide for preparing your own study notes. If you are confused
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programming language by launching Visual Basic.Net‚ Visual Basic 2005‚ Visual Basic 2008 and the latest Visual Basic 2010. Visual Basic 2010 is a fullfledged Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Language; it has caught up with other OOP languages such as C++‚ Java‚ C# and others. However‚ you do not have to know OOP to learn VB2010. In fact‚ if you are familiar with Visual Basic 6‚ you can learn VB2010 effortlessly because the syntax and interface are almost similar. Visual Basic 2010 Express Edition
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