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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For my senior project‚ I made books with my first grader girls‚ focusing on fostering both increased self esteem and positive feelings about being a girl. Each page tackled a different prompt: things they liked about themselves‚ a woman they admire‚ things the girls liked about each other‚ a job they thought would be hard to a girl to have‚ the best part of being a girl‚ what it means to be a girl‚ and that they’re strong. I tried to give the girls as much freedom as I could in answering each prompt
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The History of Computers Whether you know it or not you depend on computers for almost every thing you do in modern day life. From the second you get up in the morning to the second you go to sleep computer are tied into what you do and use in some way. It is tied in to you life in the most obvious and obscure ways. Take for example you wake up in the morning usually to a digital alarm clock. You start you car it uses computers the second you turn the key (General Motors is the largest buyers
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HISTORY OF COMPUTERS Historical records will tell us that man has invented three types of devices to assist him in calculating and processing data. These devices could be classified into: a) Manual-mechanical b) Electromechanical c) Electronic 2000 BC - MECHANICAL COMPUTER THE ABACUS * Computations are done by sliding beads on a wire arranged on a tray. Came from the Greek word abax meaning flat surface John Napier(1617) – Logs and Bones * a Scotsman‚ invented
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high school‚ I had won a free computer learning course as a prize in a state-level talent search examination. Studying in a government school‚ otherwise‚ I was not introduced to computers till higher classes. That opportunity had‚ however‚ ignited my curiosity towards computers and technology‚ after which there was no turning back. I started to regularly visit a neighbor who owned a computer shop in order to acquaint myself with and increase my knowledge of computers. Both the prospect of learning
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Computer Graphics When I think of art I think of great artists of the past. Artists that have spent practically all their lives to produce visually stunning pieces of work. Artists such as Michelangelo‚ who spent 15 years of his life to finalize a painting on the ceiling of the St. Peter’s Cathedral. When I think of art‚ I think of the legendary sculptures of the classical era. Artists then envisioned a final work from a block of stone. However‚ It is very difficult for me to consider a person
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INTRODUCTION Computer networking is the engineering discipline concerned with the communication between computer systems or devices. A computer network is any set of computers or devices connected to each other with the ability to exchange data. It is sometimes considered a sub-discipline of telecommunications‚ computer science‚ information technology and computer engineering since it relies heavily upon the theoretical and practical application of these scientific and engineering disciplines
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Chapter 1. Introduction to Computer Organization and Computer Evolution I. Computer Organization and Computer Architecture In describing computers‚ a distinction is often made between computer architecture and computer organization. Although it is difficult to give precise definitions for these terms‚ a consensus exists about the general areas covered by each. Computer Architecture refers to those attributes of a system visible to a programmer or‚ put another way‚ those attributes that have a
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“Timeline Of Computer” 600’s bc The abacus is developed in China. It was later adopted by the Japanese and the Russians. 600’s ad? Arabic numbers -- including the zero (represented by a dot) -- were invented in India. Arabic translations of Indian math texts brought these numbers to the attention of the Europeans. Arabic numbers entered Europe by means of Spain around 1000 ad and first became popular among Italian merchants around 1300. Until then‚ people used the Roman system in western
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parents went next door to hang out with the other adults when my mom asked for gummy bears. My neighbors husband immediately got up and went straight outside. About a half an hour later he came back in holding multiple bags of gummy bears‚ and that’s when it started. That’s when my step dad got really red and angry‚ and then stormed out the door. it seemed he always overreacts every time some guy gave her something. There was another time when all of my family went to our friends house. Me and the
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