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Term Papers on Computers
Gates World
Number of words: 637 - Number of pages: 3.... to deal with that angry postal worker! Forget about writing checks for bills, with the Gates Network you can electronically transfer your funds directly from your own personal Gates Bank account to any account in the world. The Gates Computer will provide your home with digital clarity sound! And with the Gates Radio Network you can listen to any style of music any time! Forget all those annoying radio advertisements, you’ll get interesting and exciting news on up coming Microsoft products and services!
The Gates Home Network can also control any type of e .....
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Telecommunication
Number of words: 3597 - Number of pages: 14.... an electromagnet connected to a battery
via a switch. When the switch is down the current flows from the battery
through the key, down the wire, and into the sounder at the other end of the
line. By itself the telegraph could express only two states, on or off. This
limitation was eliminated by the fact that it was the duration of the connection
that determined the dot and dash from each other being short and long
respectively. From these combinations of dots and dashes the Morse code was
formed. The code included all the letters of the English alpha .....
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The Growing Popularity Of Computers
Number of words: 753 - Number of pages: 3.... want.
The PC has given the average American the kind of computing power that 10 years ago was found only in large corporations. Yet people now take this for granted -- and want more. They want to do many of the things they can do on their PC regardless of where they are or what device they are using -- whether it's a palm-size computer, a Web-enabled cell phone, an Auto PC or a smart television like WebTV. A combination of sophisticated software, powerful microprocessors, wireless technology and high-bandwidth connectivity is starting to make that a reality.
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The Year 2000 Problem
Number of words: 852 - Number of pages: 4.... failure. Typically, in scenarios of this nature, computers do one of two things: freeze up and/or shut down.
Date computation functions are used on millions of software applications, thus affecting millions of computers world-wide. It not only affects calculations for interest rates, inventories, or insurance policies, but every major aspect of our modern economic infrastructure. Government agencies, businesses, and financial institutions use software applications that contain date computation functions. The following types of organizations would be affected: ut .....
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Computer Ergonomics In The Work Place
Number of words: 3244 - Number of pages: 12.... and human
characteristics that are relevant to design. Ergonomic design is the
application of this body of knowledge to the design of tools, machines, systems,
tasks, jobs, and environments for safe, comfortable and effective human
use."(BCPE, 1993) In the average computer workstation, employees are prone to
over a dozen hazards. There exist two factors that can prevent this: forming
good work habits and ergonomically designed computer workstations. We will
discuss these preventions throughout the paper.
First, a few terms may need defining. Repetitive .....
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Holograms
Number of words: 1070 - Number of pages: 4.... objects. Your brain processes this information so that you see the apple,
and the rest of the world, in 3-D. You can look around objects, too -if the
apple is blocking the view of an orange behind it, you can just move your
head to one side. The apple seems to "move" out of the way so you can
see the orange or even the back of the apple. If that seems a bit
obvious, just try looking behind something in a regular photograph!
You can't, because the photograph can't reproduce the infinitely complicated
waves of light reflected .....
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Year 2000: Fiction, Fantasy, And Fact
Number of words: 682 - Number of pages: 3.... older software, are just as susceptible to
this "bug." Can this be repaired in time? For some, it is already too late. A
system that is devised to cut an annual federal deficit to 0 by the year 2002 is
already in "hot water." Data will become erroneous as the numbers "just don't
add up" anymore. Some PC owners can upgrade their computer's BIOS (or complete
operating system) and upgrade the OS (operating system) to Windows 95, this
will set them up for another 99 years. Older software however, may very well
have to be replaced or at the very least, upgrad .....
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Cryptography
Number of words: 1227 - Number of pages: 5.... a lot to do with . My hobby is hacking. Before rushing to judge my character, it is important to first understand what a hacker does and what a cracker does. A hacker likes to work with computers and tries hard to figure out how they work. A Cracker has malicious intent, a hacker may or may not intend to commit an act of fraud. It is possible to be a hacker and a cracker at the same time. Crackers like to break into systems for the pure joy of destroying. Some hackers have decided to help system administrators either make their system more secure or catch a p .....
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