HISTORY OF THE COMPUTER ARTICLE WRITTEN BY: ADEBOWALE ONIFADE ELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN NIGERIA REGION 8 HISTORY OF THE COMPUTER ABSTRACT This paper takes a keen look at the history of computer technology with a view to encouraging computer or electrical electronic engineering students to embrace and learn the history of their profession and its technologies. Reedy (1984) quoted Aldous Huxley thus: “that men do not learn very much from the
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A. VOLATILE MEMORY Volatile memory‚ also known as volatile storage‚ is computer memory that requires power to maintain the stored information‚ unlike non-volatile memory which does not require a maintained power supply. It has been less popularly known as term Dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is a type of random access memory that stores each bit of data in a separate capacitor within an integrated circuit. Since real capacitors leak charge‚ the information eventually fades unless the capacitor
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based on the latest technology‚ the kinds of TV shows are many more than before. However‚ the authorities make some regulations on TV shows‚ such as‚ not allowing some kinds of TV shows to play at everyday. From my personal angle‚ I believe that the policy is not reasonable. First of all‚ TV shows play an important role in people’s daily lives. Trough watching TV shows with friends‚ we can have good communication with friends. I think this is a good idea for advancing the relationship of friends
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Computer Networks NETWORKING CONCEPTS Network A network is basically an interconnection of various points to make a connected system e.g Road‚ Telephone‚ Social Data Network A computer network therefore refers to an interconnection of computers and other peripherals by use of a communication link Peer to Peer Networks In a peer-to-peer network‚ all computers are considered equal; they all have the same abilities to use the resources available on the network. Peer-to-peer networks are designed
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computer ------------------------------------------------- Computational chemistry From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Computational chemistry is a branch of chemistry that uses principles of computer science to assist in solving chemical problems. It uses the results of theoretical chemistry‚ incorporated into efficient computer programs‚ to calculate the structures and properties of molecules and solids. Its necessity arises from the well-known fact that apart from relatively recent results
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to many important inventions. One of them is the computer. About a decade back‚ a computer was seen as a wonder machine. A few years later‚ this wonderful machine came closer to us as the Personal Computer (PC) entered the household scene. The computer today plays a significant role in our everybody’s life. Computers are used practically everywhere. The use of computer in our country in the past two decades has taken a big jump. Today computers do much more than simply compute‚ super market scanners
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How Individual information systems can improve personal productivity ( My Own Practice) Reading‚ writing‚ arithmetic‚ speaking‚ and listening are all considered basic skills. These skills are useful over a wide range of problems that people encounter. Now use of computer-based personal productivity tools is emerging as a new standard in education. My own skills improved and still growing with that strange hit and pick the keys of keyboard and the big different way to writing and do our thing without
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’s world nothing can be done without a computer‚ but upon a closer look‚ you will find that it is the hardware components and input and output devices that make a computer useful. What is it that determines the speed at which a computer can find a file? How do you get a report from your PC to the members of your next Board meeting? It is the hardware that is used with your computer that allows you to accomplish all of your business needs using your computer. Data input is the collection of raw
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Vol 44 No 4. September 2005 ISSN 0265-5527‚ pp. 387–399 Computer Hacking: Just Another Case of Juvenile Delinquency? MAJID YAR Lecturer in Criminology‚ School of Social Policy‚ Sociology and Social Research‚ University of Kent at Canterbury Abstract: Recent discussions of computer ‘hacking’ make explicit reference to the disproportionate involvement of juveniles in this form of computer crime. While criminal justice‚ computer security‚ public and popular reflections on hacking seldom refer
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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 keys simultaneously or in sequence. While most keyboard keys produce letters‚ numbers or signs (characters)‚ other keys or simultaneous key presses can produce actions or computer commands. Despite the development of alternative
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