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- 471: Microprocessors
- ... for personal use is the Pentium Pro. This chip has only been available for a short time and is targeted at workstation and server usage. It will only run Windows NT and native 32 bit software at an increased speed. When using 16 bit software, the less powerful Pentium will outperform its larger sibling. The Pentium Pro also contains 256K (256,000 bytes) of on chip cache memory. The only certainty in the future of microprocessors is constant improvement. One ...
- 472: Computers: Productive Tools In Our Lives
- ... faithfully does what his master tells him to do, with the help of input devices like a keyboard or a mouse. After all this so called sophisticated, next generation equipment, you need some sort of software. Software is a set of instructions to the C.P.U. from a source such as a floppy disk, a hard drive or a CD - ROM drive, in zillions of 1's and 0's. Each ...
- 473: Journalism on the Internet
- ... from flowers to even airline tickets. "...opportunity to buy tickets through TicketMaster." But even this has problems, "the Internet is new and many possible types of fraud must be dealt with," but the solution is software, "Secure Courier...a secure means of transferring financial transactions". This service is the home shopping, catalogue, and printed flier replacement. Their advantage is that you can buy directly, or skip them if you wish, unlike ... that want all information to be available to anyone. This information can be anything such as; how to build a car bombs, atomic bombs, working computer virus code, government files, UFO info, hacking, cracking (copying software), and pheaking (free telephone calls). This information is illegal in some countries, and can be harmful or fatal if used. It is still available because of the freedom of information act. The information has always ...
- 474: Internet Censorship
- ... it may be archived somewhere else. There are in fact many sites on the Internet that are devoted to the archiving of information including: Walnut Creek's cdrom.com, which archives an incredible amount of software among others, The Internet Archive-www.archive.org, which is working towards archiving as much of the WWW as possible, and The Washington University Data Archive, Which is dedicated towards archiving software, publications, and many other types of data. It becomes hard to censor material that might be duplicated or triplicated within a matter of minutes. The Internet is much too complex of a network for censorship ...
- 475: Internet Inventions
- ... basically information, usually in letter form,addressed to a destination on the internet. The internet is aninternational web of interconnected networks--in essence, anetwork of networks; these consist of government, education, and business networks. Software on these networks between the source and destination networks "read" the addresses on packets and forward them toward their destinations. E-mail is a very fast and efficient way of sending information to ... ne costs. It is not uncommon to find internet providers from twenty to thirty dollars a month for unlimited access to internet features. Many online services such as America Online and Prodigy offer e-mail software and internet connections which work in an almost identical way, however, the cost is more expensive. The World Wide Web (WWW) and USENET Newsgroups are amongother internet offerings which have changed the way people ...
- 476: Internet Security
- ... their e-mail address, real address, phone number, and any other information that is requested. Often, by giving up information, a user will receive special benefits for "registering" such as a better version of some software or being allowed into "member only areas" (Boyan, Codel, and Parekh 2). E-mail is like a postcard. E-mail is not like mailing a letter in an envelope. Every carrier that touches that e ... to secure e-mail is by encryption. This makes an envelope that the hacker cannot penetrate. The downside to using encryption on a huge network like the Internet is that both users must have compatible software (Rothfeder, "Special Reports" 2). A way to protect a persons e-mail is to use an autoremailer. This gives the sender a "false" identity which only the autoremailer knows, and makes it very difficult to ...
- 477: The Internet
- ... way to endorse products. Hyatt Hotels Corporation for instance advertises its hotels and resorts, and it even offers a discount for people who say they 'saw it on the net (Verity 81).' Hundreds of computer software companies now have their own Internet sites on the World Wide Web, where customers can get immediate support directly from the experts or buy and register new software online. Even magazine publishers are joining the Internet to regularly publish special Internet versions of their magazines which are read by millions of people worldwide. The Internet attracts so many companies because they can use ...
- 478: Implementing A CAD System TO Reduce Costs
- ... Chrysler and GM; Ability to convert data used by all customers; Extra commitment and availability for technical support; Extensive research into company prior to presentation. Work Station Cost: One time costs for one Workstation: Unigraphics Software License $30 000 Hewlett Packard Workstation $45 000 EDS Assistance (Assessment/Help) $ 5 000 Training (UG Education) $10 000 Consulting Assistance $ 7 500 Printer and Plotter $30 000 Hummingbird/Exceed PC Access Software $10 000 One time total costs $137 500 Annual Maintenance Costs: $3 750 Cost Reductions: As previously mentioned, the implementation of a CAD system will reduce costs in several areas. By eliminating the need for ...
- 479: How to Maintain A Computer System
- How to Maintain A Computer System Start 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 serial numbers of all equipment, vendor support numbers, and print outs for key system files. Secondly periodically review disk directories and delete unneeded files. Files have a way of ...
- 480: How Technology Effects Modern America
- ... for high school dropouts, by a sixth for high school graduates, and by about 7% for those with some college education. Only the wages of college graduates are up. Of the fastest growing technical jobs, software engineering tops the list. Carnegie Mellon University reports, "recruitment of it's software engineering students is up this year by over 20%." All engineering jobs are paying well, proving that highly skilled labor is what employers want! "There is clear evidence that the supply of workers in the ...
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