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Computer In The Classroom
Number of Words: 1227 / Number of Pages: 5
... .3 dot pitch or worse and some with only a 33 mHz refresh rate. According to Van Horn, a professor at Augsburg, in his essay titled Electronic classrooms: design and use, this is absolutely unacceptable for multiple reasons. Looking at a computer screen with a low resolution or refresh rate is stressful on the eyes. When students are constantly straining their eyes, according to his studies, creativity is reduced, errors increase due to a hasty finish, and enthusiasm is lost. Ideally, the student would be able to just have their images "pop" into the air in front of them. Its resolution would be ...
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Telecomuting And Us
Number of Words: 1088 / Number of Pages: 4
... little? How does the employer decide how many days to allow? Does the employee's job lend itself well to telecommuting? Some jobs, obviously, can't be accomplished using a telecommuting format. Does the employee have a good track record for working unsupervised? This relates back to readiness levels. An employee who isn't performing at a high readiness level should not even be considered as a candidate for telecommuting. All of these questions and many more must be answered on a case by case basis.
This particular venture into creative scheduling has its ups and downs as well from an employee's point ...
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A Long Way From Univac
Number of Words: 1474 / Number of Pages: 6
... Oregon company. When IBMıs computerıs design had been finalized,
they shared most of the inner workings of the computer with everyone. IBM hoped
that this would encourage companies to manufacture computers that were
compatible with theirs, and that in turn, would cause software companies to
create operating systems, or OS, and other programs for the ³IBM Compatible²
line of computers. One of the computer manufacturers was a Texas company called
Compaq. A company called Dell Computers was the first ³factory direct² computer
seller. A small Redmond, Washington company called Microsoft mad ...
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How To Surf The Internet
Number of Words: 1265 / Number of Pages: 5
... to the
user's computer). A modem's quality and speed are measured as something called
a baud rate (how fast the modem transmits data in bits and kilobits - similar to
grams and kilograms). A kilobit is a term simply used to describe the speed of
a modem. For example, if somebody was to go out and purchase a 2400 baud modem,
they would be buying a modem that transmits data 2400 kilobits per second which
is definitely not the speed of a modem you want if your thinking of getting onto
the Internet. The speeds of modems then double in the amount of kilobits that
can be transmitted per second going ...
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The Evolution Of Apple - January 1976 To May 1995
Number of Words: 1347 / Number of Pages: 5
... sold the Apple I board for $666.66 at the Home brew Computer Club
in Palo Alto, California.
In 1977 the Apple II is available to the general public. Fully assembled
and pretested, it includes 4K of standard memory, and comes equipped with
two game paddles and a demo cassette. The price is $1,298. Customers use
their own TV set as a monitor and store programs on audio cassette
recorders. Compare this price with computers today. The price about the
same, but the computer has changed tremendously.
In 1979 Apple II+ is introduced, available with 48K of memory and a new
auto-start ROM for easier startu ...
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An Insight Into Virtual Reality
Number of Words: 1304 / Number of Pages: 5
... to a computer
through fiber optic cables. Sensor inputs enable the computer to generate
an on screen image of the hand that follows the operator's hand movements.
The glove also has miniature vibrators in the finger tips to provide
feedback to the operator from grasped virtual objects. Therefore, driven
by the proper software, the system allows the rator to interact by grabbing
and moving a virtual object within a simulated room, while experiencing the
"feel" of the object.
The virtual reality line includes the Datasuit and the Eyephone. The
Datasuit is an instrumented full-body garment that ...
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The Computer Underground.
Number of Words: 4290 / Number of Pages: 16
... the media, criminologists, secuity firms, and the CU themselves, they
all have a different understanding or levels of comprehention, this paper
attempts to show the differences between the views as well as attempt to
correct misunderstandings that may have been propagated by misinformed
sources. The differences between the parties of the CU such as,
"hackers," "crackers," "phreaks," "pirates," and virus writers have rarely
been recognized and some deny that there are differences thus this paper
attempts to give a somewhat clearer view and define exactly what each
party is and does as well ...
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Computers Related To Turf Grass Industries
Number of Words: 1162 / Number of Pages: 5
... nation wide. Most of the worlds great golf courses are located
along the coasts. Ransome was banking on that an electric mowing machine would
fit that need. It has been slow to catch on as of late. It's benefits are an
almost quiet no noise machine. (Beard 302). Many country club members would
become outraged when the superintendents would send out the greensmowers daily
at 6:00 A.M. The diesel and gasoline powered engines are noisy, and would wake
up many members that live along the golf course. The second benefit is no cost
of gasoline or oil, and therefore no chance of a petroleum leak or spi ...
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Data Security
Number of Words: 1173 / Number of Pages: 5
... in 1995 in which Russian hackers stole over 10,000,000 dollars in
fraudulent wire transfers by exploiting a hole in it's systems provision
for money transfers. It cost the Italian government over 225,000 to repair
a glitch in The Rome Air Force Base's system. The telecommunications giant
of the west Southwestern Bell had a problem with a hacker named
Christopher Schanot that cost them around 100,000 dollars. According to
the CSI FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey, 246 organizations
reported over 100,000,000 dollars in financial loses due to security
breaches in 1997 (Intranet Security xv ...
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HDTV
Number of Words: 688 / Number of Pages: 3
... NBC's WRC-TV in Washington DC became the first
television station in the country to send HDTV signals over the air waves. WRC-
TV's general manager then stated, "With advanced digital high-definition
television, viewers will experience unmatched picture quality and superior sound
resolution."
There are many pro's and con's regarding having HDTV as the new standard.
Not all broadcasters are interested in HDTV at all. During the transitional
period, broadcasters will have channel space to send NTSC signals and HDTV
signals simultaneously. At first, the timeline for this to take place was about
7 yea ...
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