The History of the Computer Long before computers were invented‚ humans realized the need for them. The history of the Computer started about 2000 years ago with the abacus. It is a wooden rack holding two horizontal wires with beads strung on them and was one of the best calculating machines until the seventeenth century (PBS‚ 1). In 1835‚ English inventor‚ Charles Babbage came up with the idea of the Analytical Machine‚ a general purpose‚ fully programmed-controlled‚ automatic mechanical digital
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CASE 2: FALCON COMPUTER A small group of managers at Falcon Computer met regularly on Wednesday mornings to develop a statement capturing what they considered to be a “Falcon culture”. Their discussions were wide-ranging‚ covering what they thought their firm’s culture was‚ what it should be‚ and how to create it. They were probably influenced by other firms in their environment‚ since they were located in the Silicon Valley are of California. Falcon Computer was a new firm‚ having been created
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Plan : Introduction to Computers Teacher Name: Toni Padgett Grade: Grade 9-10 Subject: Vocational Ed. Topic: Our World of Computers Content: What is a computer? -Components -Power -Networks and the Internet -Categories of Computers -Computer Applications in Society Goals: To help students understand the relevance of computers in our society. To help students understand the vaious components of the computer. To help students understand the power of a computer. To help students understand
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KEYPOINT 1: Computer Literacy (Literacy-ability to read/write) Introduction: • How many people in this classroom learn to use computer? As I look around‚ no one in this classroom‚ don’t use computer in their offices. • We are all students of AIC‚ and most likely gone to different basic computer course. • Does studying computer affect the way we communicate? And if so‚ is this a bad thing? Development • As our society‚ increasingly dependent on computers to take care
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a client program? What is server program? How p2p works? (5) Answer: A networking program usually has clients programs and servers programs‚ each running on a different host and communicating with each other. The program that initiates the communication is the client. Typically‚ the client program sends service requests to server and server program provide service to client. Informally‚ clients tend to be desktop and mobile PCs‚ Smartphone‚ and so on‚ whereas servers tend to be more powerful machines
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COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS SECTION A PART ONE MULTIPLE CHOICES: 1. (b) Two types. 2. (b) 1 or more input signals to produce output. 3. (d) Both (a) and (c). 4. (b) Non-volatile. 5. (c) Direct-access storage device. 6. (c) Multiple object program files of any software. 7. (d) None of the above. 8. (b) way in which the network’s nodes are linked together. 9. (a) World wide web 10. (a) General purpose electronic equipment for homes. PART TWO 1. WRITE A SHORT NOTES ON “THE OSI MODEL”
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In computing‚ a keyboard is a typewriter-style device‚ which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys‚ to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches. Following the decline of punch cards and paper tape‚ interaction via teleprinter-style keyboards became the main input device for computers. A keyboard typically has characters engraved or printed on the keys and each press of a key typically corresponds to a single written symbol. However‚ to produce some symbols requires pressing and holding several
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ASSIGNMENT IN ICT MR. VICTORIANO JAUCULAN LESSON 1.1: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHOLOGY 1. How does ICT differ from IT? 2. How useful do you think is Morse code even to this day when various modes of Full Duplex communications abound from simply text‚ voice‚ and even video? 3. How would you show tact and respect in sending messages via e-mail‚ or in replying to discussion threads in forums‚ or in chat session? 4. What would you do if you happen to listen to
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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN JAMMU REGION . STUDY/SUPPORT MATERIAL 2011-12 CLASS: XII Computer Science ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Chief Patron Shri Avinash Dikshit Commissioner KVS‚ New Delhi Patron Shri P. K. Koul Assistant Commissioner KVS‚ Jammu Region Guidance
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Computer Networking Type A: Very Short Answer Questions 1. Ans: 2 Ans: 3 Ans: 4 Ans: 5 Ans: 6 Ans: 7 Ans: 8 Ans: 9 Ans: 10 Ans: 11 Ans: Define a network. What is its need? A computer network is a system in which computers are connected to share information and resources. Computer networks help users on the network to share the resources and in communication. Write two advantages and disadvantages of networks. Advantages: 1. Data or information can be shared among the user. 2. Fast communication
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