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…other tasks (Osborne, 146). In 1971 Marcian E. ! Hoff, Jr., an engineer at the In tel Corporation, invented the microprocessor and another stage in the development of the computer began (Shallis, 121).A new revolution in computer hardware was now well…

…Over the last twenty years, a technological revolution has occurred as computers are now an essential element of today's society. Large computers are used to track reservations for the airline industry, process billions of dollars for banks, manufacture…

…After researching a major in computer engineering and computer science, I found that this is a very prestigious major to have, especially if you obtain a Masters or Doctorate degree. At the University of Louisville, a Masters degree in computer…

….         The invention of the transistor in 1948 brought about a revolution in computer development, vacuum tubes were replaced by small transistors that generated little heat and functioned perfectly as switches. Another big breakthrough in computer miniaturization came…

…Computers& Computer Software What does the inside of a computer look like? You probably picture a maze of wires and other electronic gizmos? You might be surprised to find that the inside of a computer looks pretty simple. Most…

…Computer Crime Over the last twenty years, a technological revolution has occurred as computers are now an essential element of today's society. Large computers are used to track reservations for the airline industry, process billions of dollars…

…jobs away from the home. People could get jobs in factories. They were no longer dependent on the farm for work. Now people could also relocate and find work in new cities. The Information Revolution also created more jobs. Many computer specialists moved…

…. In conclusion, computers have changed our lives forever. In the past half-century, we have witnessed the greatest technological revolution ever. Things are possible today that were never imagined 50 years ago. We can communicate and access information…

…and records (115). Factories and manufacturing industries did not escape the positive and negative influences of the computer either. It was predicted that computers would bring about a “quiet revolution” in industry. In 1970, it was estimated that 5 percent…

…of the computer. (Shallis, 121) The new revolution in computer hardware involved the miniaturization of computer logic circuitry and component manufacturing by large scale integration techniques. Engineers in the 1950's realized that scaling down the size of electronic…