COMPUTER LITERACY: TODAY AND TOMORROW* Mark Hoffman‚ Jonathan Blake Department of Computer Science and Interactive Digital Design CL-AC1‚ Quinnipiac University 275 Mt. Carmel Avenue Hamden‚ CT 06518 Mark.Hoffman@quinnipiac.edu; Jonathan.Blake@quinnipiac.edu ABSTRACT Computing and technology departments often offer service courses in Computer Literacythat provide the entire academic communitywiththe opportunityto develop skills in the use of computers. These courses have been around for
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about Media My audience for this paper is very broad and specific too. My audience is not only the journalists‚ but all the targeted audience who rely on media for everything. It is called mass media because the masses believe what is shown on television whether true or false. The targeted audience spans a large age group that includes young students‚ middle age people‚ and old age people who believe what they see on television but are unaware of some of the bitter but true facts about media. The
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In the last 50 years the media influence has grown exponentially with the advance of technology‚ first there was the telegraph‚ then the radio‚ the newspaper‚ magazines‚ television and now the internet. Before discussing the influence of mass media on society it is imperative to explain the three basic functions of mass media; they are providing news/information‚ entertainment and education. The first and foremost function of the media in a society is to provide news and information to the masses
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COMPUTER ADDICTION Addiction - "a habit so strong that one cannot give it up." We are all aware that people form addictions to many things‚ from cocaine to gambling. References to alcoholism‚ workaholism‚ even chocoholism‚ are commonplace throughout our society. The idea that people can form addictions to computing is a relatively new one‚ but quickly gaining ground. Perhaps some day the word "netaholism" will be as widely-used as the others; being a "user" may have more connotation than we realize
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Brief History of Computers (A Look Back at Computing) Computers have become one of the most important parts of modern society. Nearly everything that is modern required or uses computer related technology in some way. But how did computers as we know them come to exist? Did someone sitting in his lab just one day say‚ "Aha! I’ve got it! The computer?! Well‚ no‚ that is not how this happened. Rather‚ many years of brilliant ideas and research from many different individuals contributed
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spreadsheeting‚ database‚ presentation graphics‚ operating system‚ or none of the above) would you most likely use given the following information? spreadsheet | Prepare a personal budget for November‚ 2012 | Operating system | Startup (bootup) your computer | None of the above (personal information manager) | Add a new friend to an electronic telephone
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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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The mass media Newspapers‚ radio‚ television‚ and the Internet—including e-mail and blogs—are usually less influential than the social environment‚ but they are still significant‚ especially in affirming attitudes and opinions that are already established. The news media focus the public’s attention on certain personalities and issues‚ leading many people to form opinions about them. Government officials accordingly have noted that communications to them from the public tend to “follow the headlines
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The media in our society is extremely influential. Movies‚ celebrities‚ television‚ and the news play a huge role in how we live as a society. Much of our nation cannot decipher the true effect media has on us as a whole. Media is biased and conveys only what will be beneficial to them. Instead of bringing the facts‚ they give us misconstrued stories that boost their ratings. Movies and television portray a false way of life to the viewer; meanwhile‚ celebrities make deleterious impressions on children
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Computer is an electronic device used in almost every field even where it is most unexpected. That is why this age is called as the era of IT. And now we cannot imagine a world without computers. It is made up of two things one is the hardware and other is software. All physical components of computer like keyboard‚ mouse‚ monitor etc comes under the hardware whereas all the programs and languages used by the computer are called software. These days computers are the tools for not only engineers
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