BASIC CONCEPTS IN COMPUTING WHAT IS A COMPUTER A computer may be defined as an electronic device that has the capability of accepting and processing data under the control of a stored program and producing output in the form of information. This information may be in the form of sound‚ images‚ electronic signals‚ etc. and may be stored within the computer or on an external storage device. Computers are not very intelligent but they handle instructions flawlessly and fast. They must follow explicit
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Classification of computers Created by: Valuta Iuliana Module: Information and Communication Technology Teacher: Peter Laszlo Created by: Valuta Iuliana Module: Information and Communication Technology Teacher: Peter Laszlo * Table of Contents 1 Types of computers 2 1.1 Microcomputers 3 1.2 Minicomputers 5 1.3 Mainframe computers 5 1.4 Supercomputer 5
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IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTER Today computer is playing very important role in every field of life. Many activities in daily life can be performed very easily and quickly. A lot of time is saved to solve a particular problem. Some important fields where computer are widely used are as under 1- Business Today‚ in global markets‚ it is impossible to run the business without the use of computer technology. Many business activities are performed very quickly and efficiently by using computers. Many business
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Case Analysis: Apple Computer Course number: NETW583 Date: May 10th‚ 2013 The innovation of apple computer began with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in the garage of the parents of Steve Jobs in Mountain View‚ California. On 1st April 1976‚ fool’s day‚ the first apple computer was formed by Ronald Wayne‚ Steve Wozniak
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------------------------------------------------- COMPUTER APPLICATION 1. How has the computer impacted the industry? Computer is an electronic device that complex and has many advantages. It is suitable to be used as tools to assist teachers in teaching and learning as it is capable of receiving and processing data. Computers also help instructors achieve effective teaching and learning if used systematically.The lessons included with the latest teaching aids will increase the students’
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Computer Languages By Nicholas Soer Differences in computer languages is a topic that many people are not familiar with. I was one of those kinds of people before I started researching on this topic. There many different computer languages and each one of them are similar in some ways‚ but are also different in other ways‚ such as: program syntax‚ the format of the language‚ and the limitations of the language. Most computer programmers start programming in languages such as turbo pascal
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Warf Computers has decided to proceed with the manufacture and distribution of the virtual keyboard (VK) the company has developed. To undertake this venture‚ the company needs to obtain equipment for the production of the microphone for the keyboard. Because of the required sensitivity of the microphone and its small size‚ the company needs specialized equipment for production. Nick Warf‚ the company president‚ has found a vendor for the equipment. Clapton Acoustical Equipment has offered to
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moral principles that govern the behavior of a group or individual. Therefore‚ computer ethics is set of moral principles that regulate the use of computers. Some common issues of computer ethics include intellectual property rights (such as copyrighted electronic content)‚ privacy concerns‚ and how computers affect society. For example‚ while it is easy to duplicate copyrighted electronic (or digital) content‚ computer ethics would suggest that it is wrong to do so without the author ’s approval
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THE VALUE OF COMPUTER EDUCATION TODAY Necessity is the mother of revolution. The saying holds true for computers also because computers were invented as a result of a main search for a fast and an accurate calculating device. A few days ago there were only few computers in our country. They were enormous and expensive machines. Although abacus was invented around 600 B.C. It is interesting to know that it can calculate at an amazing speed. The first mechanical adding machine was invented by Blaise
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1944(Destroyed) Cost: $6500 Size: Two 6’ x 3’ x1’ Memory racks Technology: Relays Memory : 64 22-bit floating point words Program: 35mm punched film Speed : 0.5 Operations per second Application: Circuit Analysis‚ defense‚ prototype Atanasoff-Berry Computer(ABC) Inventor : John V. Atanasoff Builder : Atanasoff and Berry Operational : 1942 Cost : $ 7000 Size : 6’ x 3’ x 3’ Technology : Tubes‚ capacitors‚ cards Memory : 64 50-bit words Program : Fixed‚ Matrix arithmetic calculator Speed : 32
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