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Supercomputer Essays and Term Papers
A Cray SuperComputer Comes To The University Of TorontoThe Cray X-MP/22 manufactured by Cray Research Incorporated (CRI) of
Minneapolis, Minnesota was delivered and installed at the U of Toronto
this September. The Cray is a well respected computer - mainly for its
extremely fast rate of mathematical floating-pointcalculation. As the
university ...
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The Internetis a worldwide connection of thousands of computer networks.
All of them speak the same language, TCP/IP, the standard protocol.
allows people with access to these networks to share information and knowledge.
Resources available on are chat groups, e-mail, newsgroups, file
transfers, and the ...
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History Of The InternetThe Internet is a worldwide connection of thousands of computer networks.
All of them speak the same language, TCP/IP, the standard protocol. The Internet
allows people with access to these networks to share information and knowledge.
Resources available on the Internet are chat groups, e-mail, ...
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Quantum ComputingQuantum mechanics will be our most powerful tool in the world of tomorrow. For those of you that did not know this, quantum mechanics is a physics system or theory using the assumption that energy exists in discrete units. It is probably no exaggeration to say that quantum mechanics is the most ...
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Forbidden Planet Comparison To Shakespeare's The TempestOn first glance, Forbidden Planet can easily be seen to parallel many other
works relating to technology, nature, or both. One of the most obvious
parallels is, of course, to Shakespeare's The Tempest, the story of a man
stranded on an island which he has single-handedly brought under his ...
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Consciousness AnalyzedPerhaps there is no phenomenon as familiar and yet as complex and mysterious as consciousness. To date, no satisfactory scientific account of consciousness has been proven, leading philosophers like David Chalmers to conclude that consciousness is not reductively explainable (Chalmers ...
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Virtual Reality, is a computer-generated, multi-sensory human interface to computers. extends beyond the capability of typical workstation graphics in two ways. First, through the use of tracking sensors, the computer knows precisely the location and angle of the user's head, which enables the graphics scene to ...
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The MatrixIn the science fiction movie "" people are ruled by Artificial Intelligence (AI), machines made by men to make life easier on the human race. This form of industrialization has also begun in our world today. We have given birth to a host of machines that think for themselves, hoping they would ...
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The Tomorrow City By Monica CityPART A
Hamish Hamilton Children's Books, Ltd. iv) Number of Pages: 137
PART B i) The plot of this book centres around two adolescents, David and
Caro and an evil supercomputer which aspires to control the futuristic city
of Thompsonville. Dr. Henderson, Caro's Father creates the ...
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Easy As Pi Maybe Not...Some people argue that independent film is a purer form of film when compared to the high budget Hollywood blockbusters. Independent films usually show exactly what the writer intends whereas the higher budget competitors become a mix of the writer�s and producer�s desires, targeted at the ...
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Can Computers Think? The Case For And Against Artificial IntelligenceCan Computers Think? The Case For and Against Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence has been the subject of many bad "80's" movies and
countless science fiction novels. But what happens when we seriously consider
the question of computers that think. Is it possible for computers to ...
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Apple Vs GatewayMost people think that computer are the same. That the only difference is the computers names. And that buying a cheaper one is the same as the more expensive ones. But this is not true there are a lot of differences when it comes to buying a computer. Apple and Gateway are two of the top makes ...
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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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Jurassic Park Setting�There is a problem with that island. It is an accident waiting to happen.� (76) The reason that Hammond�s Island, Jurassic Park lasted as long as it did is all because of the setting. The three factors of Jurassic Park�s setting; the island�s location, the time that it was built, and the climate; ...
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The Tomorrow CityThe plot of this book centres around two adolescents, David and Caro and an evil supercomputer which aspires to control the futuristic city of Thompsonville. Dr. Henderson, Caro's Father creates the "perfect" computer designed to solve all of the problems of Thompsonville by gaining almost ...
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Disruptive TechnologyThe term "disruptive technology" as coined by Christensen (1997) refers to a new technology having lower cost and performance measured by traditional criteria, but having higher ancillary performance. Christensen finds that disruptive technologies may enter and expand emerging market niches, ...
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Evolution of the ComputerEVOLUTION OF THE COMPUTER
:: The first counting device was the abacus, originally from Asia. It worked on a place-value notion meaning that the place of a bead or rock on the apparatus determined how much it was worth.
:: 1600s : John Napier discovers logarithms. Robert Bissaker invents the ...
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