Multinational corporation CEOs‚ check-out clerks‚ traveling salespeople‚ police officers‚ insurance adjusters‚ doctors and nurses‚ auto mechanics 5 COMPUTERS IN YOUR LIFE‚ CONT… Computers on the go: portable PCs‚ Wi-Fi hotspots‚ Internet cafes‚ ATM machines‚ gym ID cards‚ gas or parking smart cards‚ portable GPS‚ kiosks 6 WHAT IS A COMPUTER AND WHAT DOES IT DO? Computer: programmable‚ electronic device that accepts data‚ performs operations‚ presents the results‚ and can store the data or results
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Diopter Around 120 B.C.‚ Greeks developed the science of geometry and were using it for precise land division. Greeks developed the first piece of surveying equipment (Diopter). In a work entitled Diopter‚ Hero of Alexandria‚ describes it as a portable instrument‚ an application of the cogwheel‚ screw‚ and water level‚ for taking terrestrial and astronomical measurements. Because of some similarities‚ Hero’s diopter is usually recognized as the ancestor of the modern theodolite. Image courtesy:
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After the event occurred‚ many looked down upon it in order to try and prevent the inevitable Civil War. However‚ throughout the next few years many people began to praise him for his radical abolitionism‚ even to the point of martyrdom. Horace Greeley‚ a well known anti-slavery activist and editor of the New York Tribune at the time‚ disagreed with Brown’s method‚ although he did agree with Brown’s motives. In a December 3rd‚ 1859 editorial he wrote‚ "There are fit and unfit modes of combating
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of biblical criticism‚ and evolution. According to Rev‚ Andrew Greeley‚ a social sciences professor at the University of Chicago‚ belief in God has increased in Russia and Hungary and decreased in Britain‚ the Netherlands‚ western Germany and France. Atheism thrives in eastern Germany‚ Russia‚ The Czech Republic and France. Interestingly though‚ most European countries report denominational affiliation. According to Dr Greeley‚ there was a time when people were more religious than they are
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* 1. Decay-Fighting Microbes Bacteria living on teeth convert sugar into lactic acid‚ which erodes enamel and causes tooth decay. Florida-based company ONI BioPharma has engineered a new bacterial strain‚ called SMaRT‚ that cannot produce lactic acid—plus‚ it releases an antibiotic that kills the natural decay-causing strain. Dentists will only need to swab SMaRT‚ now in clinical trials‚ onto teeth once to keep them healthy for a lifetime. * 2. Artificial Lymph Nodes Scientists from Japan’s
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Virtual Retinal Display Seminar Report 2004 Abstract The Virtual Retinal Display (VRD) is a personal display device under development at the University of Washington ’s Human Interface Technology Laboratory in Seattle‚ Washington USA. The VRD scans light directly onto the viewer ’s retina. The viewer perceives a wide field of view image. Because the VRD scans light directly on the retina‚ the VRD is not a screen based technology. The VRD was invented at the University of Washington in the
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1/21/2013 Computer–History‚ Generations‚ Hardware‚ Future BY: Anson Martin D’costa Fasil T. V. Merin Varghese Prince Daniel Shibin T. V. Vibith P. V. Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. History of Computer 4 3. Generations of Computer 7 4. Computer hardware 10 4.1 Central Processing Unit 10 4.2 Input Devices 11 4.3 Output devices 13 4.4 Memory of the Computer 15 5. Future Computer Technology 18 Bibliography 23 Chapter
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development of other types of optoelectronics and sensors device packaging to support their customer requirements. In this paper‚ the proponents will present an Automated Inventory System using Portable Data Acquisition (PDA) module to help thecompany’s growing business. The PDA module is composed of barcode scanner to scan issued and received items‚ and a Z8F6423 Zilog microcontroler to sore the information. A Product Inventory System (PIS) application program is also discussed to show how the PDA module
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A field name is a field name identifies a field in a database record. A data type is a particular kind of data item. 1 HW/1: Research the meaning of the following Key Words ‚ give examples where appropriate - Portable devices ______________________________________________ 2 ______________________________________________ - Operating systems ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ - Application software ______________________________________________
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Carolina Press‚ 2006)‚ 205. [B] Walter‚ Eric H.‚ William Lowndes Yancy: The Coming of the Civil War Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press‚ 2006. [N] Robert C. Williams‚ Horace Greeley: Champion of American Freedom (New York: New York University Press‚ 2006)‚ 191. [B] Robert C. Williams‚ Horace Greeley: Champion of American Freedom New York: New York University Press‚ 2006.
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