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- 7101: Technology and Progress
- ... warfare are not easily forgotten. That is to say although the danger of nuclear destruction is serious threat to the continued existence of mankind, the consequence is such that the severity of international war is great enough that has presently been avoided. The lessons in nuclear warfare have been a long time in the making though. During this century humanity has seen two of the most destructive wars ever. With the ... and the United states that most of nuclear regulation of today was written. Although the initial bombings and subsequent cold war have had many disastrous effects, the introduction of the nuclear bomb has been of great benefit to the peace process. Consequently peace between the two powers [Russia and the US] has been maintained on the basis of mutual respect for the other countries bomb.4 Beyond this the formation of ...
- 7102: Radio: A Form of Communication
- ... A Form of Communication Mr. Zambizi Physics Radio is a form of communication in which intelligence is transmitted without wires from one point to another by means of electromagnetic waves. Early forms of communication over great distances were the telephone and the telegraph. They required wires between the sender and receiver. Radio, on the other hand, requires no such physical connection. It relies on the radiation of energy from a transmitting ... for ordinary AM, thus allowing more channels to be assigned in any given portion of the frequency spectrum. Also, because of the reduced power requirements, a 110-watt SSB transmitter may have a range as great as that of a 1,000-watt conventional AM transmitter. Almost all ham radios, commercial radiotelephones, and marine-band radios, as well as citizens band radios, use SSB systems. Receivers for such systems are more ...
- 7103: Animation
- ... of animation is that an animator must hold the understanding of the techniques used to produce single cells of animation. Second rule, and one of the most important ones is that, the animator must have great patience, so that his or her piece of artwork is not rushed, to prevent the animation from looking choppy and not as smooth as it should look. Finally what is required from an animator is ... films showing abstract colour designs in motion were programmed by means of computers that calculate intricate movements with amazing precision."8 Today computer animation has achieved the ability to create moving images and backgrounds of great complexity. This advanced innovation in animation, has prompted the multimedia world to manipulate this technology to adapt to their needs. Such as using computerized animation widely in their television commercials, titles, and in producing more ...
- 7104: DVD VS. DIVX: Consumer Product Investigation
- ... hooking up their stereo to their televisions and VCR's, and adding surround sound systems. This phenomenon in consumer electronic viewing habits has triggered the buzz word of the Home Theatre. With all of these great sound systems out there people are wanting to utilize them as well as get better cleaner crisper video signals through their television. In just over a year the consumer technology DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) has ... DIVX discs). If DIVX goes out of business, they may not be able to be played again. For the family who has children who watch films over and over again, DIVX, is probably not a great option unless the consumer doesn't have a problem with paying for the usage overtime. In Conclusion I hope this report has enlightened the reader as to the differences between the two formats and can ...
- 7105: Software Piracy
- ... use or reproduction of copyrighted software by a person or entity that has not been licensed to use the software. Software piracy has become a household word and a household crime and has had a great affect on the software industry. It is a problem that can only be solved by the choices of each individual. The computer software industry is one of the great business success stories of recent history, with healthy increases in both hardware and software sales around the world. However, software piracy threatens the industry's economic future. According to estimates by the U.S. Software ...
- 7106: Windows 95 or NT
- ... keep up with the computer industry, that Microsoft Windows has been around for a long time. The Majority of all PC users use some type of windows for their working environment. Microsoft has spent a great deal of time trying to make the supreme operating system. In doing so they have created two of the most debated systems available to the general public in this day and age. However, in doing ... difficult to navigate around. Windows NT does however have the ability to Multitask ( meaning to have more then one application open at a time). Windows 95 does carries the ability to Multitask but loses a great deal of system performance in doing so. Windows NT is the best operating system that comes pre-loaded with level two government encryption standards. Windows NT was designed also to be used in a network ...
- 7107: What Should and Shouldn't Computer Be Allowed To Run
- ... not to mention complicated, so grows the number of job applications that can be filled by computers. But can we leave a job such as doctor to a highly advanced computer system? There are a great deal of moral issues involving that. What would happen if the doctor made a mistake? Could you sue the computer? What about the computer programmer? One error in the program could mean death for a ... chance would be a lawyer. This eliminates the problem that occurs when someone with money is in trouble. They buy the best lawyer money can buy, but the person without any money cannot afford the great lawyers the other guy has. With this system, one single lawyer program could be provided to everyone so that the process of dispensing justice is much more fair. What about a judge and jury? Could ...
- 7108: Virtual Reality
- ... many different opinions to the future of this developing technology. However, despite the controversy this new technology has aroused, society should not remain skeptical. Virtual reality has the potential, if used correctly, to become a great technological advancement that will aid society in many ways. In the past, virtual reality has been nothing more than a small step beyond video games. However, it is now apparent that this technology can be ... up but more like how it came up. The idea of a man and woman being in a virtual world and a man fondling the womans breasts was probably, although very much possible, not a great first impression. It gave Orenstein the opportunity to explore the evils that virtual reality makes possible. After a while, Orenstein realizes that just like the computing age has hackers, the virtual age will have it ...
- 7109: The Telephone System
- ... want you." Although Alexander Graham Bell had invented the telephone, his case had to be defended in court more than 600 times for this to be proven. After the invention of the telephone, many other great technological advances were made, which boosted the telephone into a worldwide affair. The first great advance was the invention of automatic switching. Next, long distance telephone calls were established in small steps. For example, from city to city, across a country, and across the ocean. Following this, undersea cable and ...
- 7110: The Origins of the Computer
- ... walls and foundations. It apparently was emperor Nero who first used the material on a grand scale to rebuild a region of the city of Rome around his palace, the expansive Domus Aurea, after the great fire of AD 64 which he said to have set. Here broad streets, regular blocks of masonry apartment houses, and continuous colonnaded porticoes were erected according to a single plan and partially at state expense ... itself was a labyrinth of concrete vaulted rooms, many in complex geometric forms. An extensive garden with a lake and forest spread around it. The architect Severus seems to have been in charge of this great project. Emperors and emperors' architects succeeding Nero and Severus continued and expanded their work of rebuilding and regularizing Rome. Vespasian (emperor AD 63-79) began the Colosseum. Which I have a model bad of. Built ...
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