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…DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS OVER THE DECADES What is a computer? A Computer is an electronic device that can receive a set of instructions, or program, and then carry out this program by performing calculations on numerical data or by compiling…

…The use of computers and telecommunications can enable work to be done at a location remote from an organisation’s office; a development known as telecommuting. Telecommuting involves working away from the office and communicating…

…completed in 1946. It was typical of first generation computers, it weighed 30 tonnes contained 18,000 electronic valves and consumed around 25KW of electrical power. It was, however, capable of an amazing100,000 calculations a second. The next major…

…A Hacker A hacker is a person obsessed with computers. At the heart of the obsession is a drive master the computer. The classic hacker was simply a compulsive programmer. It is only recently that the term hacker became associated…

…. Manor Farm is Russia, Mr. Jones the Tsar, the pigs the Bolsheviks who led the revolution. The humans represent the ruling class, the animals the workers and the peasants. Old Major, the inspiration of the rebellion, is a combination of Marx, the chief…

…of hardware, computers, and machines, but as a tool that is made up of hardware that we can feel, software that we can see, and something that is our brain, our nervous system, and our superior ability to collect to and interact with hardware and software…

…resource. Many people believe that the WWW is the same as the Internet. This is untrue. The Internet was designed in the late 60’s as a way for a few military computers to exchange research data. Today, the Internet has evolved into a loose association…

…him in lakeside prep school where he made fiends with Paul Allen. Here he was also first introduced to computers. Computer at the time were large and very expensive and the school couldn't afford one. Consequently the school struck agreements with some…

…You Might Be a Computer Nerd if... written by Nosferatu · Your web page is more popular than you. · Your favorite sport is Tetris. · You know what fuzzy logic is. · You talk to your computer. · When given a choice, you look at Computer…

…The computer has become one of the most important and influential luxuries of this generation. Young people use computers every day for school, work, and entertainment. They are the first generation to have become computer literate as early as the onset…