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A Computerized World
Number of Words: 573 / Number of Pages: 3
... glasses and an electronic suit.
Fastened to the suit are sensors, which send information to the main
computer. This computer works with the data and displays them on the
electronic spectacles. This is a technique which use three-dimentional
views, therefore the scenery seems incredibly realistic. If you want to be
a boxer, simply change the scenery on the main computer, and you are in the
ring.
Today, many kids have got video games. You could say these games are the
present’s answer to ludo and monopoly. In a way, it is a great advantage
that the kids are being presented to computors at an earl ...
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Integration Of UMTS And B-ISDN: Is It Possible Or Desirable?
Number of Words: 1931 / Number of Pages: 8
... UMTS is now known as International Mobile Telecommunications
2000 (IMT2000), which replaces its previous name of Future Public Land Mobile
Telecommunication System (FPLMTS). [BUIT95]
UMTS is envisaged as providing the infrastructure needed to support a wide range
of multimedia digital services, or teleservices [CHEU94], requiring channel bit-
rates of less than the UMTS upper ceiling of 2 Mbits/second, as allocated to it
in the World Administrative Radio Conference (WARC) '92 bands. UMTS must also
support the traditional mobile services presently offered by separate networks,
including cordless ...
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Computer Piracy
Number of Words: 1959 / Number of Pages: 8
... of counterfeit CD-ROMs, including “compilation CDs” that can contain thousands of dollars worth of products.” There are many ways that an individual can commit computer/software piracy. There are six different methods that you can pirate software. The first method of software piracy is called End User Copying. This is the most common method of software/. In order to do this, the individual who purcahsed the software at the local retail/department store must share this product with a neighbour, co-worker, or colleague. An example of this type of piracy is the following: Joe went to his local computer ...
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Censorship Online
Number of Words: 500 / Number of Pages: 2
... the
technology that moves at lightning speed. The computer you buy tomorrow will
not be able to handle any of the new software two years from now. Owners must
not only keep up with the new trends but must also be well aware of what their
own system can sustain so that they do not overload it and cause it to crash.
This article focuses on interactive video, which is a relatively new field in
the gaming industry. The games that have been on the market have not lived up
to the bombardment of advertising gamers have been subjected to. The video
itself is often choppy and blurry, it rarely enhances the ...
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History Of The Computer Industry In America
Number of Words: 2604 / Number of Pages: 10
... 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, 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 into his machine were operations that
included everything a modern general-purpose computer would need. It was
programmed by and stored data on cards with holes punched in them, appropriately
called punch cards. His inventions ...
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The Evolution Of Jet Engines
Number of Words: 615 / Number of Pages: 3
... by the allies a prototype turbojet known as the "Heinkel
He 178" came into a few operational squadrons in the German, British, and the
American air forces towards the end of World War II. These jets finally helped
the allies to win the war against the axis powers(Smith 23-27).
A later development in the jet industry was the overcoming of the sound
barrier and establishing normal operations up to and beyond twice the speed of
sound. Also air force bombers and transports were able to reach and cruise at
supersonic speeds(Silverstein 56-70). In the late 1950's civil transcontinental
jet services st ...
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America Online: Is It For Me?
Number of Words: 614 / Number of Pages: 3
... Perhaps
your main concern is people finding out things that you don't want them to.
They only know as much as you tell them. If they ask for your password, credit
card number, or any other personal info, you don't have to tell them that
information. When you first sign on AOL staff will ask for things like name,
age, address, phone number, and your credit card or checking account number.
These things remain confidential and are used only for billing purposes.
If anyone ask for personal information you can easily report them to AOL.
When someone is reported they are either warned or kicked off th ...
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Porn On The Internet
Number of Words: 1492 / Number of Pages: 6
... or not the child is purposely or mistakenly connecting to them. This is why mothers should act immediately if they do not want their children to be exposed to demeaning pictures of complete nudity and explicit sex. They need to monitor Internet use for their children by purchasing and installing a program that filters out pornography.
Surprisingly, there is an unlimited amount of pornography on the Internet. Search engines that most kids use for gathering information for school projects are the tools that anyone can use to connect to the pornography sites. Some search engines that teachers rec ...
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Future Of Television
Number of Words: 1047 / Number of Pages: 4
... now. That is approximately three to six thousand dollars. You are probably saying to yourself at this point, “Other than being more expensive, what am I
getting out of a HDTV that I am not getting from the TV at home? To start with, as of now, we use 525 lines of resolution,(makes up the screen, with colors) where HDTV has anywhere from 720 to 1080 (Sobel 73). Next, is the difference between the picture screens. The HDTV has a width to height ratio of 16:9. The average TV now is 4:3. Other than getting a bigger screen with a great picture, you are getting digital sound. HDTV broadcasts will be e ...
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Surfing The Internet
Number of Words: 1486 / Number of Pages: 6
... The WWW is an attempt to organize
the Internet so you can find information easier moving threw document to
document.
Why do I need to know this?
Well now that I got threw all the techno-babble, let's get down to it. If you
know how to utilize the Net, in just five minutes you could trade information
and comments with millions of people all over the world, get a fast answer to
any question imaginable on a scientific, computing, technical, business,
investment, or any other subject. You could join over 11,000 electronic
conferences, anytime, on any subject, you would be broadcasting your views ,
q ...
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