BEIJING 2008: A DIGITAL OLYMPICS Known in China as “Superfish‚” Michael Phelps was on his way to achieving his goal of eight gold medals. His most difficult competition was the 100-meter butterfly. On PCs‚ cell phones‚ electronic billboards‚ and televisions‚ millions of viewers worldwide watched him win the event by .01 seconds. The results appeared on the screens almost in real time. If you did not see this exciting race‚ you can access it on YouTube. This was only one component in the “most wired
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How to Design a Digital Library What you do not learn in library school! CASE STUDY UNXXX ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNXXX LIBRARY AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT CENTRE Date Project Information/Name/Number Emil Levine Library Consultant Breitenfurter Strasse 426/3 Vienna Austria A1230 emil.Levine@chello.at ------------------------------- Establishment of the UNXXX Library and Knowledge Management Centre Background: UNXXX decided to leave the existing Vienna International Centre Library and to
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I n t e r n a t i o n a l Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n U n i o n GSR 2013 Background paper THE ROLE OF STANDARDS IN A DIGITAL ECONOMY The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of ITU or its Membership. ITU 2013 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced
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Data Communications Equipment) at point A. 3. The DCE at point A. 4. The transmission channel between points A and B. 5. The DCE at point B. 6. The DCE - DTE interface at point B. 7. The DTE at point B. DIGITAL MODULATION Phase Shift Keying -One of the simplest forms of digital modulation is binary or Bi-Phase Shift Keying (BPSK). One application where this is used is for deep space telemetry. The phase of a constant amplitude carrier signal moves between zero and 180 degrees. On an I and
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What is the digital divide? How does poverty play a role in the digital divide? What does all of this do for education? More schools are starting to require students to have internet access or do work online. There are some solutions to the problem‚ but are they actually realistic. Can we get internet into all households across the nation? The dictionary defines the digital divide as the difference between people who have opportunities to benefit from digital resources and those who do not have
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“Are Digital Media Changing Language?” is an article by Naomi S. Baron that talks about the impact of media to our language. In this day and age there’s no denying that media have penetrated so deeply in our society that it could actually change the way some people speak and write. The author focused on digital media; which are texts‚ graphics‚ audios‚ and videos that can be transmitted over the internet or computer networks. Naomi Baron started the article by saying that languages naturally evolve
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Year 3 ‘Individual Study’ Proposal Form Name: Cristina Dan Provisional Working Title: Photographic Truth in the Digital Era Description of the Research Area (this should be no less than 500 words): According to James Brooks‚ “the manipulation of meaning to assure an audience would destroy the reality of the work and debase the concept of communication.” The essay will examine how images are used nowadays in media to influence people’s opinions rather than only for artistic purposes.
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of intellectual property in the digital age? Intellectual property (IP) is an umbrella term that covers copyright‚ patents‚ trademarks‚ designs‚ circuit layout rights‚ plant breeders’ rights and confidentiality and trade secrets. Each of these terms covers a different type of property that is made up of knowledge. Many of these terms cover physical objects‚ however it is the idea behind them that counts and needs to be protected. The above terms are all
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Boolean function or a logic function. Clocked D Flip-Flop Type of flip-flop in which the D (data) input is the synchronous input. Digital Waveform A series of logic 1s and 0s plotted as a function of time. Dual In-Line Package (DIP) One style of integrated circuit package which has two rows of lead. Duty Cycle (DC) Fraction of the total period that a digital waveform is in the HIGH state. DC = th/T (often expressed as a percentage: %DC = th/Tx100%). Falling Edge The part of a pulse where
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‘Digital Bangladesh’ is a recent but significant term added to the development strategy of the country. It is an ambitious concept adopted by the biggest political party‚ the Awami League‚ in their election manifesto for the last national parliamentary election in 2008.The present government under the bold leadership of Sheikh Hasina has taken the landmark step to bring a radical change in the lives of millions of people by 2021 by using sophisticated science and technology in every field. In its
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