History Of Computers
.... performed (Soma, 14). The next innovation
in computers took place in 1694 when Blaise Pascal invented the first “digital
calculating machine”. It could only add numbers and they had to be entered by
turning dials. It was designed to help Pascal's father who was a tax collector
(Soma, 32).
In the early 1800's, a mathematics professor named Charles Babbage
designed an automatic calculation machine. It was steam powered and could store
up to 1000 50-digit numbers. Built in to his machine were operatio .....
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Masters Of Deception (MoD)
.... all met through the phone lines. Back then there was no
Internet or AOL yet people could still communicate through computers. All
they needed was a modem and some phone #'s of other modems and they were in
business.
Paul met Eli first. They learned to hack together. After a while
they started looking for bigger and better hacks. They came across a
famous hacker named Phiber Optic (Mark). He taught them all he knew about
the telephone company. Then they were able to break into the New York
phone .....
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Hollywood And Computer Animation
.... the most surprising aspect of all this, however, is that the entire
digital effects and animation industry is still in its infancy. The future
looks bright. How It Was
In the beginning, computer graphics were as cumbersome and as hard to control as
dinosaurs must have been in their own time. Like dinosaurs, the hardware
systems, or muscles, of early computer graphics were huge and ungainly. The
machines often filled entire buildings.
Also like dinosaurs, the software programs or brains o .....
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How Magnets Affect Computer Disks
.... hard cover of the disk must NEVER be touched, the
magnetic disk inside, must be protected by the metallic sliding shield, the disk
must always be within the temperature of 50° to 140° Fahrenheit and the disk
must never be bought near a magnet! (3M Diskettes)
There are many such hazards to computer disks. Problems caused by
magnets are very common. A floppy can be damaged unknowingly if it is kept near
a magnet, that may be in the open or inside any device, such as a speaker phone
in computer speakers o .....
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How The Internet Got Started
.... It would be designed from the
get-go to transcend its own unrreliability. All the nodes from computers in
the network would be equal in status to all other nodes , each node with its
own authority to originate , pass , and recieve messages. The messages would be
divided into packets, each packet seperatly addressed. Each packet would begin
at some specified source node , and end at some other specified destination node
. Each packet would wind its way through the network on an individual
basis.In fall 196 .....
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How Technology Effects Modern America
.... "There is clear
evidence that the supply of workers in the [unskilled labor] categories already
exceeds the demand for their services," says L. Mishel, Research Director of
Welfare Reform Network.
In view of these facts, I wonder if these trends are good or bad for society. “
The danger of the information age is that while in the short run it may be
cheaper to replace workers with technology, in the long run it is potentially
self-destructive because there will not be enough purchasing power to grow t .....
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What Is Virtual Reality
.... directly manipulate
objects within the world. Some worlds are animated by other processes,
perhaps physical simulations, or simple animation scripts. Interaction with
the virtual world, at least with near real time control of the viewpoint,
in my opinion, is a critical test for a 'virtual reality'.
Some people object to the term "Virtual Reality", saying it is an oxymoron.
Other terms that have been used are Synthetic Environments, Cyberspace,
Artificial Reality, Simulator Technology, etc. VR is the most .....
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Knowledge Is Power: How To Buy A Computer
.... more
computing power than others. In order to figure out how powerful a computer the
consumer needs, therefore, a person must first determine which programs he wants
to run. For many buyers, this creates a problem. They cannot buy a computer
until they know what they want to do with it, but they cannot really know all
of the uses there are for a computer until they own one. This problem is not as
tough as it seems, however. The consumer should go to his local computer store,
and look at the softwa .....
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How To Make A Webpage
.... it is used to submit information on the internet. You can get a book
at your local library that contains how to use html, java, and cgi. You now need
to select one of the many programs that allow you to make a web page, using html,
java, and cgi. Once you find this program, you may now start to enter your html,
java, and cgi coordinates. After long hours of work you may now test your web
page, depending on the program you are using, there is usually a button that you
may press that enables you to look at .....
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How To Maintain A Computer System
.... Before you touch anything
inside the computer, touch and unpainted metal surface such as the power supply.
This will help to discharge any static electricity that could damage internal
components.
Now you should periodically, defragment your hard disk. Defragmenting
your hard disk reorganizes files so they are in contiguous clusters and makes
disk operations faster. Defragmentation programs have been known to damage
files so make sure your disk is backed up first.
A good thing to do now would be to pr .....
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How To Surf The Internet
.... is greatly beneficial. A person also needs a
modem (a device that transmits data from a network on the Internet to the
user's computer). A modem's quality and speed are measured as something called
a baud rate (how fast the modem transmits data in bits and kilobits - similar to
grams and kilograms). A kilobit is a term simply used to describe the speed of
a modem. For example, if somebody was to go out and purchase a 2400 baud modem,
they would be buying a modem that transmits data 2400 kilobits per se .....
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All About The Internet
.... These
services also provide large reference sections, including encyclopedias,
libraries of all sorts, journals, newspapers, and magazines. They have
databases consisting of airline fares, routes, and travel times, and allow
for users to make flight reservations on line. Through on line services,
users are able to check, buy, and sell stocks and bonds through brokers.
The services provide entertainment through games, contests, and movie
reviews. Finally, a huge breakthrough for consumers and mar .....
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Changes From Technology
.... answer lies in society's ability to effectively measure the costs and
benefits of technological change.
The rapid growth of technology brings with it a massive amount of hope,
but also despair. Kids are growing up with computers. They are learning more and
faster than other generations could. This is wonderful, right? Maybe not. Will
computers deplete the social skills kids need to mature? Will being a member of
America OnLine rather than a youth group prove to be helpful or the opposite?
Our ge .....
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Identity Theft
.... receipt. And our liscense number is used on a daily basis.
Despite this there are ways to prevent yourself from falling victem to identity
theft. you see a criminal likes easy prey. They don't want to have to work for
it. It's like locking your car at the mall, sure someone might break in anyway,
but chance are if your doors are lock the will probably move on to another car.
First off... Never give your credit card number online out unless you are
positive that the company you are dealing with is legit .....
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Implementing A CAD System TO Reduce Costs
.... improvement as a result of CAD would be that of achieving much tighter
tolerances in building new products. Using a CAD system, part designs could be
received in an electronic format such as a math model. These models are
currently in use by customers such as GM, BMW and Mercedes. The effect of
having math models of all new products would enable a quicker turnaround in both
quoting and production of products. CAD Vendors & Hardware Suppliers: Upon
observing the various systems used by several cu .....
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