The Open Window

P5: Set up a standalone computer system, installing hardware and software components P6: Configure a computer system to meet user needs P7: Test a computer system for functionality • In this picture you can see all the parts are missing. They were removed so that we can put it back together. • In the next picture you can see the RAM is placed in the slot. It is positioned in with small amount of force until the clips click into to place. • In the next picture we installed in the…

thick walls which did not allow light to come into the building. In Gothic cathedrals, light was used as a building material. The walls of cathedrals were no longer made from stone, but from glass. Stained glass windows were intended for an illiterate audience. The message of the North Rose window at Chartres Cathedral in France is conveyed through intricate colors, symbols, and figures in panes of glass, the circular pattern, and the sacred mathematical code hidden within, which come together…

major types of operating systems today: Windows, LINUX, and MacOS. Write a research paper describing and detailing the history of each operating system. Then for a conclusion, prepare a compare/contrast chart showing the benefits and differences for all three. Your paper should be long enough to cover a detailed history of each system and one final separate page for your compare/contrast chart. The three major operating systems that are used today are Windows, Linux, and MacOS. Widows works…

of the computer and the software programs. Windows is an operating system used by many personal computers and businesses and is familiar to most computer users. Linux is not often found on a store-bought PC and is mainly used as a server’s OS or to host online services. Both are marketed toward two very diverse groups of computer users, but can give their users a similar feeling of freedom and accessibility. Security, compatibility, and usability of Windows and Linux share various components…

water-resistant case, a durable Gorilla Glass screen and up to 16 million colors it can display. The Galaxy S7 runs on Android Marshmallow 6.0, which is very different compared to what iPhones or Windows Phones use for their operating systems. Apps designed for Android 6.0 only ask to run when then need to run and don 't just open when you turn on your phone. This helps to save on the battery life and start-up time of your Galaxy S7, so you get what you need much more quickly. Closing these apps…

the cathedral’s one hundred and seventy-six stained glass windows, or on any of the four thousand exterior sculptures. The building is completely anonymous. But the legacy of these anonymous builders…

people to be walking through them at the same time and also enables people to crowed around products e.g. products that have just came out. Tesco entrance allows enough space for people to come and go easily. Tesco store is mainly all one level e.g. open plan. But inside the store they also have escalators near the main entrance of the…

hardware vendor with a recognizable brand name to provide a platform for the Windows Media operating system (Hickie, 2013). Resulting from the two objectives, Microsoft gains 1) Nokia adopting Windows Phone as its principal smartphone strategy; 2) Nokia would help drive the future of Windows Phone; 3) Nokia would contribute its expertise on hardware design, imaging, mapping, and language support; 4) Nokia would help bring Windows Phone to a larger range of price points, market segments, and…

PS4 • A "dynamic" menu system exists on the PS4, allowing you to select games, view your profile, see activity on social media, and more. • 500GB hard drive (removable; user upgradeable) • PS4 won’t offer backward compatibility, though Sony may offer a cloud-based emulation service for PS3 or older games • the PlayStation 4 has appreciably more graphics horsepower under its hood than the Xbox One • The PS4 DualShock controls feature a game DVR share button, a clickable touchpad, a built-in…

What are the functions? An operating system is there to give the user an interactive, user-friendly way to run and use the computer. A typical OS such as Windows allows users to interact with a graphical user interface. Within the GUI, the user clicks on objects and visual elements on the provided desktop and this manipulates the OS to give certain results. The basic function provided by the OS is to acknowledge actions from the user and give output from the screen. Clicking the mouse, typing or…