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It all began in the year 1999, the beginning of a new outlet for information began, With the use of satirical techniques many new news show had begun to shake the standards the news had previously had. Starting with The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to continue to The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert and even websites like the onion all having a unique and ever evolving standards of their own. These news television programs unifying news and comedy into something new shocked people. Some of the…

CPU A CPU (which is also known as a central processing Unit) is basically the part of the computer of where most of the processing of calculations takes place. some people refer to it as the “brains” of the computer. Processors are used in all types of computers The CPU plugs into something known as a CPU socket which is located on the mother and this socket delivers electrical contact to the microprocessor and to something known as a printed circuit board. In the case of chips with have a big…

The Internet functions as the __________, and the Web (WWW) is __________ that runs on the Internet. a) transport mechanism; an application b) information architecture; a browser c); protocol; a search engine d) hardware; software 39. Which of the following is not a characteristic of intranets? a) Portals (gateways) that provide easy and inexpensive browsing and search capabilities. b) Company-owned networks that use IP technology to securely share part of a business’s information or…

Central Processing Unit Mother Board Memory/RAM Hard drive Video Adopter Audio Adopter Network Adopter Monitor Printer Speaker Projector b. Binary representations and the ASCII table on=1 off=0 Each character has a ASCII Code (combination of 0 and 1) Bytes= 8 bits c. The difference between the hard-drive and memory -Life Duration of Data *Memory: Temporary *Hard drive: Permanent -Price -Processing Speed *Memory: faster-CPU *Hard drive d. Different types of computers and their characteristics…

1. Introduction In line with the tradition of newer technologies being designed to satisfy upcoming needs, Bluetooth was developed to take over the place of cables that connect mobile devices to their peripherals including but not limited to notebook computers, digital cameras, cellular phones, and personal digital assistants (PDAs). Bluetooth can be defined as open standard that permits communication between diverse devices using a standard short-range wireless radio connection. Even though…

The King James Bible and the York pageant ‘The Fall of Man’ differ in many ways in their presentation of the events surrounding Adam and Eve’s banishment from the Garden of Eden. In particular, there is a big difference in the level of detail, and the treatment of Eve with regards to her responsibility for the banishment. In this essay I intend to compare and contrast the accounts of the fall given in the bible and the play text, and consider how they portray Eve and her behaviour. In particular…

In the recent years social networking websites such as Facebook, Twitter and online shopping websites such as ebay.com and amazon.com are gaining popularity. The social media is affordable ad effective tool for the market researchers to gain insight of customer needs, brand impact, target audiences and other such important market research. On an average an individual spends around three hours per day in this virtual world of social media, so social media cannot be ignored as it has become…

What is Cryptography? When a message is encoded so it becomes unreadable while making sure only the intended receiver is capable of decoding it back into its original form is what we commonly known as Cryptography. It is done by means of an encryption and decryption algorithm (often the same implemented in reverse order) and very often using a secret key. Some of the early cryptographic systems kept the algorithm itself secret and did not use a key (Stallings, 2014). Only when using a secret key…

LED lights and fiber optic trees are two energy-efficient technologies that can reduce your energy costs, particularly when the lights are used for long periods of time, such as in commercial applications. LED Lights Light Emitting Diode (LED) holiday lights are a new application for a mature technology. Each year since 2002, manufacturers have improved the choices, producing bigger and brighter bulbs and new color options. LED lights have a number of benefits over conventional…

Steve Jobs was truly an extraordinary person. He invented so many things that people could not live without today, such as the Macintosh, iPhone, and iPod, and has changed the world with his genius. Jobs revolutionized the smartphone industry, the animation industry, and everyday computers. He had his fair share of problems in life, and definitely deserved his position in Apple. This paper will be talking about how Apple started, his personal life, and his overall impact on technology today. It…