Etymology The first recorded use of the word “computer” was in 1613 in a book called “The yong mans gleanings” by English writer Richard Braithwait I haue read the truest computer of Times‚ and the best Arithmetician that euer breathed‚ and he reduceth thy dayes into a short number. It referred to a person who carried out calculations‚ or computations‚ and the word continued with the same meaning until the middle of the 20th century. From the end of the 19th century the word began to take on its
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We are becoming increasingly dependent on computers. They are used in business‚ hospitals‚ crime detection and even to fly planes. What things will they be used for in the future? Is this dependence on computers a good thing or should we be more suspicious of their benefits? In the last two decades cybernetics have experienced a major breakthrough .This led to the utilization of computers in nearly all parts of our daily life‚ from personal computers to the ones performing complicated surgeries
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Unit 2 Assessment Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a USB drive Then work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference Then‚ go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly marked with your name‚ the course title
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Task 3: (P3)‚ (P4) and (P5) Unit 16: Starting Up Your Own Business Business Plan Name of Business: Edas restaurant Name: Sade Business Address: Flat 9 Merstone House‚ Borrodaile Road‚ SW18 2LF Nature of the business & Unique Selling Point: Fresh food and a unique fish. Long-term plans for the business: To expand the business globally Legal status: Partnership
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Essential Graphs for Microeconomics Basic Economic Concepts ( Production Possibilities Curve Nature & Functions of Product Markets ( Demand and Supply: Market clearing equilibrium (Floors and Ceilings (Consumer and Producer Surplus (Effect of Taxes Theory of the Firm (Short Run Cost (Long Run Cost
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To Understand the Quality of Life Cody Seaton SCI101 IP 1 Kristina Jantz August 26‚ 2013 The three essential properties of every material are these: 1. What kind of atom makes up that material? 2. How are the atoms in the material arranged? 3. How are the atoms in the material bonded together? (Trefil‚ p. 239) Atoms make up everything we can see‚ therefore every material‚ and atoms
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and league tables.The secretary is blind and uses her home computer for carrying out the necessary tasks.State a suitable hardware peripheral for each of input‚ output and storage‚ which the secretary could use. Justify your choices. [6] 2 (a) Define the following types of software: (i) operating system[1] (ii) applications software [1] (b) (i) Explain the difference between custom-written software and off-the-shelf software.[2] (ii) Explain four advantages of using off-the-shelf
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Unit 12 Outcome 2 Understand Partnership Working in Services for Children and Young people. Understand the importance of effective communication and information sharing in services for children and young people. Describe why clear and effective communication between partners is required: Effective communication between partners is most important‚ it is to make sure that everyone will: Share information in a clear way that focuses on the individual child or young person. Work towards the
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Unit 2 - Engage in personal development in Health and Social Care 2.1.1 Think about your role‚what are your duties and responsibilities? Duties: To me the main duty of Personal Assistant is to facilitate a service user to lead life in the way they want to‚to enjoy independence and freedom of choice. When I’m working with the client and helping him with personal care‚I’m always follow service user plan. This include: assistance with washing‚bathing‚changing‚dressing helping in and
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Unit 2 Assignment 2: Microsoft Envirnment Analysis Microsoft Environment Analysis Abstract Windows of Vulnerability is defined as the ability to attack something that is at risk. Hackers search and pride themselves on finding vulnerabilities or creating their own within a system. A few examples of vulnerabilities that will be covered in this paper are CodeRed‚ Spida‚ Slammer‚ Lovesan‚ and Sasser. The worm named Code Red was observed on the internet on July 13‚ 2001. Computers running Microsoft
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