of locking mechanism before the code that accesses the shared resource: for ( int i = 0; i < 10000000; i++ ) { //lock x x = x + 1; //unlock x } Here‚ the answer comes out as 50‚000‚000 every time. END OF CHAPTER I Chapter II 2. Virtual
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Various forms of media‚ such as the television‚ radio‚ newspapers‚ movies‚ magazines and most notably‚ the internet‚ have impacted heavily on the youth. The media not only serves as a source of information but also provides a source of entertainment. Media sources have relentlessly worked on creating appealing images that entice the youth to their content. Although these may be informative‚ the youths have been coerced into consuming more time reading or browsing for such information. Recent advancements
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existing‚ emerging and potential business models of electronic commerce can be aligned along 2 dimensions – the degree of innovation and functional integration. In this classification virtual communities find themselves to have middle level of functionality and reasonably high level of innovation. However‚ in 2010 the virtual communities that we are familiar with could be classified as having higher level of functional integration than recognized by Timmers in 1998‚ but still having a rather high level
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I found the first visual aid in Chris Milk’s presentation “How Virtual Reality Can Create the Ultimate Empathy Machine” to be very boring. It did not appeal to me or my interests at all. Afterward‚ he opened up with honesty and passion about his love for Evel Knievel‚ and how he achieved his autograph… by getting sued by him. After the presentation I enjoyed the knowledge‚ but was not passionate about his message. The next presentation I watched was Joe Kowan’s “How I Beat Stage Fright”. This was
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arcade game in which the player has to sit and it gave him the experience of riding a motorcycle in a 3d virtual view of the world. He felt the wind blowing on their face‚ the vibration of the seat and even different smells of the city. He combined visual image‚ breeze and vibrations altogether to come up with the idea of creating “The Cinema of the Future”. He was then named “The Father of Virtual Reality”. Later on‚ came Ivan Sutherland who was a computer scientist and a professor at Harvard University
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the fertilization process‚ the Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) and the Embryo Transfer (ET) are integrated in the system proposed. The aim is simulating them both at the visual and kinesthetic level by means of a specifically developed virtual environment. This environment includes the human egg‚ the selected sperm and the micro needles required during the ICSI as well as the catheter‚ the womb and the embryo involved in ET. The proposed approach exploits a two hand-based haptic devices
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Title With reference to research‚ critically discuss how knowledge of ’fandom’ and ’fan’ activities has contributed to our understanding of media audiences. Introduction: Audience is an essential and necessary part in the transmission of information. The decoding of information and signs delivered through media relies on individual audience’s perceptions and perspectives. Fan and fandom is a crucial proportion in the media audience. As stated in the Fandom: Identities and Communities
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Multimodal HCI systems The Multi-Modal Human-Computer Interaction will refer to the interaction of the virtual and the physical environment by making use of the natural modes of communication. These modes will involve the 5 human senses and will imply that the multi-model interaction will enable a more free and natural communication. Multi-Modal Human-Computer Interaction will refer to the virtual and physical environment by making use of the natural modes of communication. This will enable the users
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Chapter 10 Q’s 1. What steps can the company’s IHRM department take to maximize the effectiveness of the expatriate’s assignment and the long-term benefit to the company? The steps that an IHRM department can take to maximize the effectiveness of the expatriate’s assignment and create a long term benefit to the company are to necessitate plans for retention of expatriates during and after their assignments. Support programs for expatriates should include information from and contact with the
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INTERNET AND EDUCATION: virtual classrooms for everyone? A dusty‚ one-room schoolhouse on the edge of a village. An overworked teacher trying to manage a room full of boisterous children. Students sharing schoolbooks that are in perpetual short supply‚ crammed in rows of battered desks. Children worn out after long treks to school‚ stomachs rumbling with hunger. Others who vanish for weeks on end‚ helping their parents with the year-end harvest. Still others who never come back‚ lacking the money
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