Classifications of Computers According to the U.S. Census "Forty-four million households‚ or 42 percent‚ had at least one member who used the Internet at home in 2000" (Home Computers 2). Today‚ no doubt‚ even more family members in the United States use computers. Most people are aware of the desktop computers which can be found in the home and in the workplace. What are the different types of computers and what are their purposes? Computers can be classified into three different categories
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Computers in Society Today computers are a part of everyday life‚ they are in their simplest form a digital watch or more complexly computers manage power grids‚ telephone networks‚ and the money of the world. Computers are a relatively new invention. The first computers were built fifty years ago and it is only in the last thirty or so years that their influence has affected our everyday life. Personal computers were introduced as recently as the early eighties. In this short time they
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The Effects of Home Computers on Educational Outcomes: Evidence from a Field Experiment with Community College Students forthcoming Economic Journal Robert W. Fairlie University of California‚ Santa Cruz rfairlie@ucsc.edu Rebecca A. London Stanford University rlondon@stanford.edu July 2011 We thank the Community Technology Foundation of California (ZeroDivide)‚ UCACCORD‚ and Computers for Classrooms‚ Inc. for funding. We thank Hardik Bhatt‚ Jesse Catlin‚ Eric Deveraux‚ Oliver
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Computer programmers put in writing‚ analysis‚ and maintain programs and/or software which run the computers; they also write programs for coding into computer language. Programmers work long hours with concentrated workloads against firm deadlines. Here is a listing of some of the tasks that Computer Programmers carry out: • Code instructions into programming languages • Debugging programs • Organize records and reports • Assisting computer operators to resolve computer issues • Train amateurs
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debate that electronic technology including computers and the Internet are one of the most important developments of recent times. Tasks that took days to complete and that demanded hundreds of man hours to effectively execute can now be easily done at the touch of a button. But the growing importance of technology is not without its drawbacks with probably the most major one being internet and computer enabled crime. The growing capability of computers and applications as well as the ever increasing
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How Do Computers Affect Our Work? Accuracy and Efficiency Computers house powerful software and other applications that ensure accuracy at work. Instead of calculating numbers manually or making projections that involve formulas by hand‚ you can use your computer to derive the answer. This limits the possibility of human error mistakes‚ such as inputting numbers incorrectly. Also‚ when typing documents or communication‚ most computers are equipped with word processors that fix grammar and spelling
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Ever since the development of the ENIGMA (the first digital computer)‚ computers have inspired our imagination. In this period came the World War II code breaking machine designed by Alan Turing‚ and Von Neuman’s ENIAC which can be called dinosaurs compared to present day PCs. In the earlier days‚ computers were so huge that it took an entire building‚ or at least a floor to occupy one. Computers of that era were very slow by today’s standards. In the non-ending struggle to increase
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Computer Crime This type of crime is the illegal exploitation of computer technologies‚ usually involving the Internet‚ to support crimes such as fraud‚ identity theft‚ sharing of information‚ and embezzlement. Exactly what is illegal varies greatly from state to state. Consequently‚ the growth of international data communications and in particular the Internet has made these crimes both more common and more difficult to police. Luckily there are people fighting computer crime and it is taken very
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computing | | | Student Answer: | | is the same as e-commerce. | | | | reduces the size of IT organizations. | | | | increases business costs. | | | | requires special software‚ other than a browser‚ to be installed on each computer. | | Instructor Explanation: | Week 1 Lecture | | | | Points Received: | 10 of 10 | | Comments: | | | | 2. | Question : | (TCO A) Maintaining the organization ’s financial records is a central purpose of which main business
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‘’Computer crimes are on the rise and cause financial and personal damage to victims they affect. The easy accessibility of computers and the anonymous nature of the Internet have created new ways to perform illegal actions. Security measures are always being created to prevent problems is the key to prevent us from becoming a victim.’’ (Shelia Robinson) There are so many computer crimes out there‚ but I am only going to explain four of them. These four computer crimes are the most common crimes
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