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Airbags
Number of Words: 636 / Number of Pages: 3
... Children are less likely to be killed in a crash if they are in the back seat.
If someone must put a child in the front seat, they may want to have an on/off switch for the airbag installed on the passenger side. On/off switches are used to prevent the airbag from going off in an accident, but they aren’t recommended for most people. You only need an airbag switch on the driver’s side if your legs are too short to reach the pedals and have your torso 10 inches away from the steering wheel. Passenger side switches should only be used if you always have to have a small child or infant sit in the fron ...
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Changes From Technology
Number of Words: 570 / Number of Pages: 3
... 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 generation will need to lead this technological revolution in the right
direction. We need to offset the obstacles in our path. We need to make sure the
flow of change is going to be a positive one. The a ...
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COMPUTER CRIME Hackers And Security Measures
Number of Words: 4401 / Number of Pages: 17
... This type of technology is used to support unlawful as well as legal activities. Personal computers and especially the Internet consist of a collection of tools, which attract people from all social classes. People like housewives, workers and chief executives. Nowadays criminals are a group of people that are also attracted by today’s technology. The Internet can be used for criminal purposes in different ways: from a simple ‘blackmail’ to the most perplex crime like money laundering.
“Technology can be applied as easily by the criminal and terrorist as it can by the author ...
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Battle Of The Bytes: Macintosh Vs. Windows 95
Number of Words: 1131 / Number of Pages: 5
... application at any time. Thus feature is better than the
Mac's because its use is more obvious. It clearly shows what is running and
allows you to switch programs with a single click of the mouse. Control panels
have been added so you can configure your hardware. There is easy access to
frequently used files. You can make very long file names on Windows 95 instead
of short and strange names that leave you wondering about, such as on Windows
3.x I could not name a folder This is stuff for school it must be a lot shorter.
The Help system helps you implement its suggestions. A multilevel Undo comma ...
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So, How Does It Work? The Wankel Rotary Engine
Number of Words: 758 / Number of Pages: 3
... Shaft, Peripheral Housing, and Ports
A Rotary Combustion Engine (RCE) as invented by Felix Wankel and developed with Walter Froede of NSU differs from a Piston Engine in four fundamental ways:
The RCE Rotor supercedes the piston engine's piston.
The RCE Eccentric Shaft [gloss] supercedes the piston engine's crankshaft and connecting rods.
The RCE Peripheral Housing [gloss] supercedes the piston engine's cylinder.
Intake and Exhaust Ports [gloss] in the housings eliminate valves, camshafts, cams, lifter rods, and timing belts. See also porting.
The RCE has considerable advantages ove ...
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The Internet
Number of Words: 240 / Number of Pages: 1
... is no hope of getting a passing grade, right? But wait, you have a
computer, a modem, and the internet! You are saved! All you have to do is log
on the internet, type in a keyword about your topic, and search. Instantly,
you can get tons of information about your topic.
The internet links people together into a web of networks and shared
software using computer terminals and telephone lines or wireless radio
connections.The basic internet was formed about 4 or 5 years ago by the United
States government with the idea to pass information between themselves rapidly
and efficently. Groups ...
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Architectural Designs Of Castles Vs. Modern Homes
Number of Words: 1198 / Number of Pages: 5
... with narrow, wedge-shaped slits in them for archers to shoot arrows at invaders. The outer walls also had holes in the floors for defenders to drop rocks down on invading people who had gotten through the first wall. These holes were called murder holes. Inside the castle were many knights, archers, and soldiers prepared to defend against anyone who breaks all of the way through the walls and gets inside of the castle. Castles also had very large gates and gatehouses to let people into the castle. There was a gatehouse for each wall. Each gatehouse usually had a very large metal and wo ...
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Exploring The Career Of A Computer Programmer
Number of Words: 2652 / Number of Pages: 10
... done today. It is becoming more difficult to distinguish programmers from other computer specialist since job titles shift so rapidly, reflecting new areas of specialization or changes in technology. Job titles and descriptions also may vary depending on the organization. In this paper, "computer programmer" refers to individuals whose main job function is programming; this group has a wide range of responsibilities and educational backgrounds. ( Eberts 12 )
Computer programs tell the computer what to do, such as which information to identify and access, how to process it, and what equipment to use. P ...
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The Millennium Bug
Number of Words: 2135 / Number of Pages: 8
... is to reset the number to '00'.
The year 2000 problem is unlike any other problem in modern history for several reasons. William Adams points out some of the most important ones. "Time is running out- the Year 2000 is inevitable! The problem will occur simultaneously worldwide, time zones withstanding. It affects all languages and platforms, hardware & software. The demand for solutions will exceed the supply. Survivors will survive big, losers will lose big. There is no 'silver bullet' that is going to fix things" (Adams 2). "It is too big and too overwhelming even for [Bill Gates and] Micro ...
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Computer Crime
Number of Words: 1318 / Number of Pages: 5
... 85 and 97 percent of computer
crimes are not even detected. Fewer than 10 percent of all computer crimes are
reported this is mainly because organizations fear that their employees, clients,
and stockholders will lose faith in them if they admit that their computers have
been attacked. And few of the crimes that are reported are ever solved.
Hacking was once a term that was used to describe someone with a great deal of
knowledge with computers. Since then the definition has seriously changed. In
every neighborhood there are criminals, so you could say that hackers are the
criminals of the comput ...
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