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Computers Essays and Term Papers
Why Y2K?In the year 2000, people will be dancing, singing, partying, kissing each other...and computers around the world will shut down, electricity plants will fail, and financial institutions will go belly up. Such is the Y2K crisis.
Basically, the bug is this: Many of the computers used have a set ...
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Computer PiracyImagine for a second that you are a softwrare developer creating a new piece of software that you plan to sell to the public so they can use it for individual purposes only. Then you log on to the internet and see that your new creation is being downloaded by hundreds, even thousands of web ...
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Business And The InternetBusiness is any activity that seeks profit by providing needed goods and services to others. The nature of providing these goods and services has changed drastically throughout the history of time. During the last thirty years of business activity, there has been new ways and means of conducting ...
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Trespasser: Computer Game ReviewOne of the most extraordinary games I have seen is Trespasser. From it�s stunning graphics to its haunting sounds Trespasser is the game to have. Trespassers story line comes from the aftermath of The Lost World: Jurassic Park. The story places you in the role of Anne, a castaway who must find a ...
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Application SoftwareProfessor C. Mason
Computer Information systems 204
Computer systems contain both hard and software. Hardware is any
tangible item in a computer system, like the system unit, keyboard, or printer.
Software, or a computer program, is the set of instruction that direct the
computer to perform a ...
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Integrated Computer Controlled Video Viewing SystemsThe new integrated systems have integrated computer control
capability featuring remote control of camera, pan & tilt and lights via
mouse or keyboard. Other features will include full screen, high
resolution images, real time video display, easy to use icon based
interface, programmable presets, ...
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DNA Technologycan be used to better the world around us, even when it is used on the human egg cell. However, restrictions should be instated to insure that no unethical or hazardous situations occur. Human cloning is one of these situations. Although, even this has a good use, perhaps not when it is used ...
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Cyberspace And The American Dream: A Magna Carta For The Knowledge AgeThis statement represents the cumulative wisdom and innovation of many dozens of
people. It is based primarily on the thoughts of four "co-authors": Ms. Esther
Dyson; Mr. George Gilder; Dr. George Keyworth; and Dr. Alvin Toffler. This
release 1.2 has the final "imprimatur" of no one. In the ...
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How To Maintain A Computer SystemStart a notebook that includes information on your system. This
notebook should be a single source of information about your entire system, both
hardware and software. Each time you make a change to your system, adding or
removing hardware or software, record the change. Always include the ...
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Cable Modems And ADSLTwo modem technologies have emerged over the past year for switched data communications services. Cable Modems operate over two-way hybrid fiber/coax and provide user rates as high as 10 Mbps. ADSL Modems (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Lines) operate over existing copper telephone lines and ...
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Computing Machinery And Intelligenceby A.M. Turing is an essay comparing the abilities of computers and the human mind. It talks about the limitations of digital computers and whether or not a game could be created in order to test them. Turing explores the realms of the human brain, its intellectual capacities and whether ...
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Air BagsImagine you are driving on the freeway, and you are bumped from behind by another driver. It�s nothing serious, but the bump triggered your airbags to go off. Startled by the airbags inflating for no real reason, you wait for them to deflate so you can move to the shoulder. Meanwhile, another ...
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New Weapons And Technology In World War II researched the topic New Weapons and Technology during W.W.I. there were many new weapons and technology during W.W.I such as tanks, ships, airplanes, guns and trench warfare.
The tanks were considered a great invention during W.W.I. The tank revolutionized transportation. The first tanks ...
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The Evolution Of The PC And MicrosoftComputer Tech.
ESSAY
Xerox, Apple, IBM, and Compaq all played major roles in the development
of the Personal Computer, or �PC,� and the success of Microsoft. Though it may
seem so, the computer industry did not just pop-up overnight. It took many
years of dedication, hard-work, and most ...
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TelnetPURPOSE OF THIS REPORT
Before gophers, hypertext, and sophisticated web browsers, was
the primary means by which computer users connected their machines with other
computers around the world. is a plain ASCII terminal emulation
protocol that is still used to access a variety of information ...
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Changes From TechnologyJoe the mailman will no longer be coming to your door. You won't have to
go pick up your newspaper in the bushes at 6:00am anymore. Libraries will be a
thing of the past. Why is this all happening? Welcome to the information age.
"You've got mail!" is the sound most people are listening to. No ...
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The POSitouch SystemConvention and Group Sales
Sunday, April 06, 1997 POSitouch was conceived in
1982, by the Ted and Bill Fuller, owners of the Gregg's Restaurant chain. They
were looking to increase the efficiency of there restaurants through the use of
computer technology. During there search they found systems ...
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The History Of The InternetMany years ago a network was born having several computers connected and now, that same network has millions of computers connected at all times, it's called the Internet. This paper will explain the evolution and growth of the Internet. I will offer a guided tour though the evolution of the ...
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How Technology Has Hurt UsAlthough many inventions have helped us and made our lives easier they
have also caused some problems.
With the invention of the car came problems such as air pollution.
Cities are becoming more and more congested with people using their cars even
for short distances. The government is trying to ...
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Computers And MarketingMarketing is the process by which goods are sold and purchased. The aim of
marketing is to acquire, retain, and satisfy customers. Modern marketing has
evolved into a complex and diverse field. This field includes a wide variety of
special functions such as advertising, mail-order business, ...
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ElectronicsThe invention of the microprocessor in 1971 was a huge milestone
that eventually changed everyone's everyday lives. This invention enabled
the world to own a personal computer in their home as well as their office.
People were able to work more efficiently and progressively with these ...
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Object Oriented AnalysisDuring the 1950�s, era of computing, computer programs were created using ad hoc software development approach; each system a unique, custom-built intellectual product. In their book, & Design, Edward Yourdon and Carl Argila state �There was no concept of reusability, interchangeability of ...
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History Of TelecommunicationsTelecommunication is the transmission of words, sounds, images, or data in the form of electronic or electromagnetic signals or impulses. Transmission media include the telephone, radio, television, microwave, and satellite. Data communication is the fastest growing field of telecommunication. ...
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Video CardsIntroduction
People are living in a three-dimensional space. They know what is up, down,
left, right, close and far. They know when something is getting closer or
moving away. However, the traditional personal computers can only make use of
two dimensional space due to relatively low technology ...
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Internet CensorshipAs the end of the twentieth century nears, a new medium and tool has emerged as the future of communications, business, news, education, and entertainment. This tool is the Internet, a worldwide network of computers currently connected by phone lines. While it is still in its infancy, its power as ...
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