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Term Papers on Computers
Essay On Hacking
Number of words: 580 - Number of pages: 3.... http://name of site.com? well I have been wondering for ages but still
can't figure out, but sometimes you type ftp:// before the name of the site.
This simply means File transfer protocol. You use this when download image
files or any other files. Now, onto hacking. Most people stereotype people
simply as "HACKERS," but what they don't know is that there are three different
types of computer whizzes.
First, there are hackers. Hackers simply make viruses and fool around
on the internet and try to bug people. They make viruses so simple. The ge .....
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Software Piracy
Number of words: 2448 - Number of pages: 9.... In some areas (i.e., Indonesia), the rate of unauthorized copies is
believed to be in excess of 99%.
Why do People Use Pirated Software?
A major reason for the use of pirated software is the prices of the
REAL thing. Just walk into a CompUSA, Electronics Boutique, Computer City,
Egghead, etc and you will notice the expensive price tags on copies of the most
commonly used programs and the hottest games. Take the recent Midwest Micro
holiday catalogue for example and notice the prices. Microsoft Windows 95: $94,
Microsoft Office 95: $224, Micr .....
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"Computer Security" By Time Life Books
Number of words: 528 - Number of pages: 2.... already contained within the
computer. Another password security method would be to have the computer user
carry a digital screen that fits in your pocket. This digital screen receives
an encrypted message and displays numbers that change every few minutes. These
numbers make the password one needs for the next few minutes in order to access
the computer. This password method is somewhat new. It is also better, for the
previous password method is not totally fool proof. This is because the
passwords are stored in the computer and if a computer literate per .....
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Parts Of A Computer And What They Do
Number of words: 2549 - Number of pages: 10.... is pressed the processor finds that the current has increased
and reacts accordingly and the same when the current is depressed and the
current decreases.
Over the years many new types of keyboard have been thought up
these are mostly more ergonomically designed than there older counter parts
this is done in order to reduce R.S.I a problem that effects a lot of
typists
One of the most interesting keyboard is a device called a data hand
this will take a combination of hand movement and clicks and convert them
in to working commands.
Anot .....
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Usage Of The Internet
Number of words: 819 - Number of pages: 3.... 13, 1997)
According to survey results released by DeWitt Media in
February 1997, almost two-thirds of all marketers have advertised
on the Internet. 54% of those surveyed plan to increase their
online advertising budgets in 1997. (Online Marketing Growing
Strong, January 21, 1997) In addition, Advertising Age reported,
"of the 100 Leading National Advertisers, 46 have purchased Web
advertising" through July 1996, and nearly all have corporate Web
sites. Many plan to make online advertising a line-item in their
budgets for the first time th .....
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The Year 2000 Bug
Number of words: 1942 - Number of pages: 8.... card. This bug also affects other things in the city. For example, if a train is running on a track and the power cuts out, then the gates wont go down and people will be in a lot of trouble. (Also, what happens if the power goes out in a hospital? (Also see “WHAT IS Y2K” later on)
Food is one essential thing that is crucial to survival and many people think that we may need lots of canned and dry goods. As in any crisis situation, some believe that the worst will happen: We will all die, go to war, or the world will explode, etc. Then again, others think that .....
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Trespasser: Computer Game Review
Number of words: 963 - Number of pages: 4.... include realistic water and realistic interaction between. For instance, if you throw a barrel into a pond, it will float and bob. Throw another barrel at that one, and they will react realistically based on the momentum of the projectile. Throw in a rock, and it will sink. Trespasser also features some interesting sound technology and light sourcing techniques to add to the realistic environment.
Working with the realistic physics is a real time sound system based on your character's actual manipulation of the environment. Sounds are generated based on .....
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Ibm
Number of words: 1295 - Number of pages: 5.... computer field. The development of 's technology was largely funded by contracts with the U.S. government's Atomic Energy Commission; close parallels existed between products made for government use and those introduced by into the public marketplace. In the late 1950s distinguished itself with two innovations: the concept of a family of computers (its 360 family) in which the same software could be run across the entire family and a corporate policy dictating that no customer would be allowed to fail in implementing an system. This policy spawned enormous lo .....
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