Personal Computers and Mainframes: A Comparison MParker Personal Computers and Mainframes: A Comparison Comparing personal computers to mainframe computers is sort of like comparing a pebble to a boulder. When the first personal computers appeared‚ the word mainframe was used to differentiate these huge systems from what were then termed “minicomputers” in the early 1960s ("Computer Concepts And Terminology"‚ 2004). The word “mainframe”
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Personal Values in the Work Place The ten values (both work and personal) that I have chosen are adventure‚ affection (love and caring)‚ creativity‚ excitement‚ friendships‚ having a family‚ quality relationships‚ religion‚ status‚ and wealth. Adventure is a component of a valued way of life for me because I feel most alive when I’m taking risks. Bold and risky undertakings are fun. Taking chances and daring yourself to push your limits are good for the soul. Creativity is the ability
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Personal Computers vs. Mainframes POS355 6/25/2012 Usually the obvious difference of a Pc and mainframes is the size. Mainframes are usually much larger room-sized units but today they can be as small as a desktop PC. A mainframe is a high-level computer used and designed for large corporations or organizations for intensive computational tasks. They are also designed for high speed data processing. Because they contain multiple processors‚ multiple applications can be processed
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Character: Solitude as a Litmus Test in “Mariana” and “Porphyria’s Lover” Victorian poets Robert Browning and Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson frequently structure their poetry as a dramatic monologue to gain insight into the mind and motivations of their characters‚ with the solitude that accompanies such dramatic monologues becoming a central focus of the work. Tennyson’s poem “Mariana” and Browning’s poem “Porphyria’s Lover” explore the relationship between solitude and individuality‚ in particular focusing
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Another Domineering Husband “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning is a dramatic monologue that combines elements of both horror and romance about the Duke of Ferrara who is speaking to the envoy of a count from a neighboring court‚ giving him a tour of the castle and its treasures. Although this poem is spoken by one person‚ it is very specifically addressed to someone else. There are at least two points of view inscribed into the poem: the speaker’s and the addressee’s. This is discovered in the
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Axia College Material Appendix B Personal Financial Planning Worksheet Directions: Based on your readings and discussions in class this week‚ answer the following questions completely. 1. The process of creating a detailed plan to meet your financial needs and prepare for the future is called: B a. Developing goals. b. Personal financial planning. c. Collecting financial information. d. Personal finance. 2. Which of the following is not one of the five major
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I. Author ROBERT BROWNING Robert Browning is the author of the poem “my last duchess”. He is a son of Robert Browning‚ a Bank of England clerk‚ and Sarah Anna Wiedemann‚ of Scottish-German descent‚ Browning received little formal education. His learning was gleaned mainly from his Father’s library at home in Camberwell‚ South London‚ where he learnt something‚ with his Father’s help‚ of Latin and Greek. Though he attended lectures at the University of London in 1828‚ Browning
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presents a long dramatic monologue of a Carmelite monk and gifted painter‚ Fra (Brother) Lippo Lippi‚ who‚ returning stealthily from his amorous adventures‚ is detained by night watchmen. Yet‚ as Fra Lippo Lippi is a protégé of the powerful Cosimo di Medici‚ he has nothing to fear from the guards. In the very beginning of the poem he exclaims with satisfaction: “Aha‚ you know your betters! Then‚ you’ll take Your hand away that’s fiddling on my throat…” (12-13). Why then is the monologue delivered? It might
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"Porphyria’s lover" (PL) and "The laboratory" (TL) are two dramatic monologues written by Robert Browning. Browning uses a range of techniques to reveal the characters psyche. The characters are both insane and deluded but have big differences‚ such as one of them is sadistic and the other suffering from subconscious guilt. I will be discussing the techniques that Browning uses to reveal his characters in PL and TL. In TL Browning begins to suggest a sense of paranoia in the wife: she seems to feel
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PDA Personal Digital Assistants are hand-held personal computers that provide a host of personal information systems. PDAs are small‚ but versatile computers‚ slightly bigger in size than Palmtops and even Notebook computers. PDAs have their origin in British-made roaming device‚ Psion‚ a successor to Filofax‚ introduced in the 80s‚ for collecting POS (Position of Sales) data. Psion had several versions that define the device: a palmtop minicomputer with a small LCD display‚ tiny keyboard and
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