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Computer Aided Drafting And Design
Number of Words: 780 / Number of Pages: 3
... so did the possibilities of
CADD.
Images on CADD systems are drawn with the aid of a keyboard, mouse, or
tracking ball. One selects the starting point of a line, the ending point,
and the line is drawn. A scale at the bottom of the screen tells how long
the line will be. On some CADD systems, the computer itself can measure
how long the line will be while the operator inputs the length of the line.
Lines are the basis of all drawings. Straight lines are fairly simple and
quick to make, but what about curved or wavy lines? That's what different
CADD commands are made for.
Differe ...
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Computer Software Piracy
Number of Words: 1506 / Number of Pages: 6
... in operating a digital computer, as input and output programs, as defined by Funk and Wagnalls Standard Desk Dictionary. When we purchase computer software, we purchase it with the understanding that it will be for use on a single computer, once installed on that system, it is not to be loaded on any other computer. However many people are not aware of this understanding, and many load a program on a couple of computers or on a whole network of computer systems not aware that they are committing a crime. Even though you probably will not be prosecuted for loading a program on a friends computer, thi ...
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Sega Dreamcast Vs Sony Playstation 2
Number of Words: 754 / Number of Pages: 3
... or toilet paper on your shoe. But you knew that already.
While screen shots from PlayStation2 titles filter in from Japan, we are all, of course, duly impressed. No one will doubt the power of Sony's newest behemoth, or the sheer beauty of its games. Titles such as Ridge Racer V, Tekken Tag Tournament,Dead or Alive 2, Dark Cloud, Gran Turismo 2000 and Onimusha are graphical masterpieces -- but then, so are games on the DC.
Thes PlayStation2 titles are, by no means, the Dreamcast killers they've been made out to be. The hype has been such that everyone somehow accepts the notion that the advent o ...
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Business In Computers
Number of Words: 592 / Number of Pages: 3
... they can find free
expert advice on how to market their products. There are easily accessible
links to experts, analysts, consultants and business leaders to guide their way
to starting up their own business, careers and lives. These experts can help
push the beginners in the right direction in every field of business, including
every way to generate start up revenue from better management of personal
finances to diving into the stock market. When the beginner has sufficient
funds to actually open their own company, they can't just expect the customers
to come to them, they have to go out and ...
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The Internal Combustion Engine
Number of Words: 1509 / Number of Pages: 6
... back into the cylinder head and then through the exhaust manifold and exhaust tubes and the leads out of the car. At 2200 RPM the entire four-stroke cycle is completed 18 times per second in each cylinder. The term V8 L6 and V6 refer to the number and configuration of engines cylinders. While the V8 is more popular for hot-rodding and for fast sports cars. The in-line six is common found in older cars that weren't that powerful. Inline fours and V6's are usually used in newer cars (V8, V10 and V12 are also used in newer cars, but they are meant for more power and for speed). Flat fours are fo ...
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Technological Advancement
Number of Words: 1822 / Number of Pages: 7
... the science of weaponry and warfare is an area that has always brought forward groups in society that do not wish to see this area progress. The progress in the area of weaponry and warfare is seen by many as an increase in the capabilities for humans to destroy one another and the environment. The dropping of the first atomic bomb in Nagasaki and Hiroshima in 1945, truly demonstrated for the first time the extent to which technology had advanced our defensive capabilities. From the end of World War II it was now safe to say that the human race possessed the capability to destroy all li ...
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Radar Detector
Number of Words: 387 / Number of Pages: 2
... radar can not verify the speed of the vehicle and displays no speed at all.
The Phazer also protects your vehicle from Lidar guns which use distance over time to detect the speed of the vehicle. The Phazer sends an invisible infared signals to the Lidar gun, this way the measurement of the speed is blocked.
Many devices like that were outlawed because they transmit scrambling radar beams to the police car. The Phazer reflects only part of the signal and also mixes it with an FM signal. It is perfectly legal for people living in all states but California, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Virginia, and ...
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Technology Advances
Number of Words: 289 / Number of Pages: 2
... must be pleasure; thus resulting in computer games.
In the beginning there were games like "Pong", single pixel tennis. On each
end of the screen there were two bars and the object was to hit a square pixel
back and forth in an attempt to score.
These types of games were good, but as technology advanced , graphics and sound
were in demand. From the ATARI came NINTENDO ( I am skipping a few minute
advances in technology like the ODDESY) Then Nintendo, which dominated the
market at the time, soon had competition with SEGA. Both of these systems were
16 bit. Theses machines still weren't enough to ...
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Censorship And The Internet
Number of Words: 2210 / Number of Pages: 9
... rights that are included in democratic constitutions and international laws.11 It would be a breach of the First Amendment. The Constitution of the United Stat es of America declares that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redr ess of grievances" 12
Therefore it would be unconstitutional for any sort of censorship to occur on the Internet and affiliated services. Despite the illegality, ...
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New Weapons And Technology In World War I
Number of Words: 1966 / Number of Pages: 8
... were just normal cars converted in a tank. In 1915, Wolseley developed a thirty-cwt. lorry chassis with armored sides and a revolving turret with a Vickers-maxim machine gun. The first design of a tank known as “Little Willie” designed by Lieutenant W.G. Wilson and William Tritton. It consisted of an armored box encircled by caterpillar tracks. The first vehicle to be designed and completed as a tank was not very effective. It was too short to cross a German trench that was more than four-foot wide. An improved version of Wilson’s tank was developed in 1916. The Mark I had an armor pla ...
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