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- 4491: Advancement of the Computer
- ... used transistors. Unlike vacuum tubes, transistors were small, required little power, and stayed cool. Over all transistors made the second generation much more reliable, faster, and smaller. They were easier to program. They used a high-level language that made it possible to use same programs on computers produced by different companies. These computers also had the capability to communicate with each other over telephone lines. This gave them the capability ... more user friendly. Computers have developed rapidly through out the past years. Computers were not always used the way we use them today. Today they are used in business as well as at home and school. Computers have become a part of our lives. In the past no one ever thought computers would reach such a level. Computers have come a long way.
- 4492: Speech Recognition Technology
- ... analyzing an exponentially greater number of sounds. Another factor in the rise of speech recognition is that costs have significantly decreased. Most early attempts to introduce speech recognition to consumers failed. Consumer expectations were too high and many products did not realistically meet usability. For example, a voice-activated VCR remote control turned out to be more trouble to operate than pushing a few buttons. Voice-activated telephones also flopped when ... is developed by Nuance Corporation of Menlo Park, California, spun out of the speech laboratory of SRI International, and has become a leader in the young but hot market for speech recognition. It specializes in high-end corporate systems that require large vocabularies and the ability to "understand" conservation speech. Last year the company raised $14 million in venture capital. The "system understands most of the ways a customer might ask ... some, a Necessity." February 23, 1998. Pg. 74. © 1998 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Kolor, Joanna. Bank Technology News. October 15, 1997. © 1997 Faulkner & Gray Publishing, NY. Sinton, Peter. The San Francisco Chronicle. "Schwab Offers High-Tech way To Get Quotes." September 18, 1996. Pg. D1. © 1996 The Chronicle Publishing Co. Wilson, Warren. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "Speech Recognition Technology." January 1, 1996. © 1996 Journal Sentinel Inc. Iversen, Wesley. Financial Service ...
- 4493: The Millennium Bug
- ... for various systems to be down at all times (Moffitt & Sandler 66). Testing the solutions may be seen as an unimportant phase in the conversion process. The rewards seem few, and the costs of are high. However, testing solutions is the only way to ensure that a business will flow smoothly into the 21st century. This procedure involves making sample databases and records to verify that the fixes were made correctly ... into everyday use. An advantage of this method is that all of the tests are done at the same times, allowing quicker feedback. The downside is that the amount of down time will be fairly high. The other approach is the same as the first, except switching the second and third items. The systems are first put back into production, and then they are tested for year 2000 compliance while they ... a longer time (Pollner 2-3). As the year 2000 comes closer and closer, companies are losing precious time in order to swat the millennium bug. The deadline is fixed. The price of survival is high and the only reward is the hope of continuing to operate in the worlds of commerce and industry. Businesses that continue into the next millennium will enjoy the happiness of existence. Companies that fail ...
- 4494: CAD/CAM Systems
- CAD/CAM Systems In today’s high tech computer age much is being said about what is bigger, better and faster, leading one to the question, is all this expense really worth it? The software and hardware companies, as well as the users involved, pay a high price to be in our manufacturing markets today. So, are CAD/CAM systems really paying off for us? Are they really worth all the hype? In answer to the profound question of cost versus profit ... are and what they do (Childs 176). In general, a CAD/CAM system is a software package loaded into a stand alone computer, workstation, that can either be driven by a personal computer, or a high end workstation. This software package is used to create CAD (Computer Aided Design) models (Fuori 588). There are basically three types of CAD models. The first type is wire frame models, just a wire ...
- 4495: Understanding Computers
- Understanding Computers From counting on our fingers, to the high-tech machines of the future that were once only a figment of our imagination but now dominate most of our everyday lives, people and computers have evolved into an ever changing world where the toys ... Pen. Usage of computers in our lives We all use computers in our lives but some times none of us think about all the places that computers actually are. We use computers at work at school and just for everyday use and fun, but we also use them any time you turn on your TV every time you turn on your car and when ever you need to get money out ...
- 4496: Importance of Electronics
- ... will be found and utilized. The current and upcoming advances in technology will create a steady rise of the progression of the everyday living experience. I plan to enroll in a very prestigious university after high school and major in electrical engineering. I plan to contribute my time during my studies toward new possible designs of electronics and technology. I realize that innovative minds are the backbone of the direction technology will ...
- 4497: Steam Turbines
- ... idea came about for extracting power from steam. Steam has one great advantage over water-it expands in volume with tremendous velocity. To be the most effective, a steam turbine must run at a very high speed. No wheel made can revolve at any speed approaching the velocity that a steam turbine can. By utilizing the kinetic energy of steam flow, the turbine could achieve a higher efficiency. As a result ... essential parts of all steam turbines consist of nozzles or jets through which the steam can flow and expand. Thus, the temperature drops, and kinetic energy is gained. In addition, there are blades, on which high pressure steam is exerted. Stationary blades shift the steam onto rotating blades, which provide power. Also, turbines are equipped with wheels or drums where the blades are mounted. A shaft for these wheels or drums ... bearings support the shaft, and an oil system provides lubrication to these bearings. A special seal system prevents steam from leaking out, or outside air, from leaking in. A modern multistage steam turbine is inherently high in expansion efficiency, because of the ability to recover losses of one stage downstream. This is done through the process of reheating. Steam turbines are still in heavy use today, providing power to ships ...
- 4498: The Natural
- ... out (26). As Roy winds up and pitches the ball to Whammer Wambold, Malamud describes the ball as a bird in mid-flight. This description means one of two things: either the bird, flying at high speed, symbolizes Roy¡¦s quick exit from baseball, or it symbolizes his eventual stardom in baseball by striking Wambold out. Roy¡¦s talent is displayed when he catches a canary in his glove, thinking it ... his hunger overrides his conscience and he thinks nothing of the possibility of food poisoning. Roy winds up in the hospital that night with severe food poisoning and this begins his rapid decline from the high ranks of baseball. The death of a bird in Greek and Roman mythology meant something terrible would happen. In the novel, the meat that looks like dead birds spell the end of Roy Hobbs as ... the dugout floor, not showing any signs of lifting its spirits or Roy out of his slump. This description of the bat is symbolic of Roy¡¦s attitude during different parts of his season, acting high and mighty during success and looking dreary and glum during his failures. In conclusion, symbolism plays an extremely important role in Bernard Malamud¡¦s The Natural. In creating this masterpiece, Malamud relates his own ...
- 4499: Israfel By Poe, An Analysis
- ... as the latters now consumes Poe's work and his outburst of emotion would swell the seams of heaven. Again, this is not your typical work by Edgar Allan Poe and were it read to high school students I doubt that any of them would beable to acknowledge it as so. It does, however, offer a differing veiw of a man that has been referred to as the "Father of the American ...
- 4500: Identity Crisis Of Enkidu And
- ... in many respects. On the broad level, one possible explanation for this is the idea of social conditioning. “…children learn of the association of aggression, say, with masculinity from the fact that parents and nursery school teachers treat boys more roughly and boisterously than girls, and from their experience in nursery school, for instance, that the boys tend to be more often involved than the girls in rough-and-tumble and aggressive interaction.” (Sayers 24). Although Enkidu did not attend a nursery school, he was raised in the wild, and in the wild it is often true that many wild animals have different definitions of gender roles, such as females hunting ad males watching the young in ...
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