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Tax Cut Pc Magazine
1,522 words... tle reason to (Neumeier, 170). Overall, Turbo Tax is a reliable, thorough, and understandable program when it comes time for tax season (Jonathan). This software program is priced at $ 49. 99 for the deluxe edition, $ 27. 99 for the federal edition, and $ 29. 99 for the state edition. This program requires 4 megabytes of Random Access Memory (RAM) space and 20 megabytes of hard-drive space. The availability of this program is quite diverse, as it can be purchased in 45 states in the United S...
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Read Only Memory Vacuum Tube
1,115 words... and and held on magnetic drums, disk packs, or tapes. After they are solved, the results are displayed or printed. The problem is then deleted, or "dumped" to make room for the next problem. With all of these new advances, the computer was becoming easier to use. Also, with the new ferrite coils and other smaller parts, the computer was shrinking very much. Soon they would be affordable and small enough for every household to have one. This all became possible with two simple inventions: The...
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Floppy Disks Hard Drive
1,307 wordsHard drives have been around longer than you think. In 1956, I. B. M. had invented a disk storage unit that was very large but did not store a lot of data. It was twenty-four inches in diameter and could hold only five megabytes, which is the equivalent to three and one half floppy disks. Originally called fixed disks later became known as hard disks opposed to floppy disks. In 1973, I. B. M. released a hard drive that could hold seventeen and one half megabytes. In 1980 Seagate made the first f...
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Large Scale Integration Read Only Memory
1,859 wordsA common misconception about computers is that they are smarter than humans. Actually, the degree of a computers intelligence depends on the speed of its ignorance. Todays complex computers are not really intelligent at all. The intelligence is in the people who design them. Therefore, in order to understand the intelligence of computers, one must first look at the history of computers, the way computers handle information, and, finally, the methods of programming the machines. The predecessor t...
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Federal Trade Commission Department Of Justice
1,155 wordsSince 1990, a battle has raged in United States courts between the United States government and the Microsoft Corporation headed by Bill Gates. What is at stake is money. The federal government maintains that Microsoft's monopolistic practices are harmful to United States citizens, creating higher prices and potentially downgrading software quality, and should therefore be stopped, while Microsoft and its supporters claim that they are not breaking any laws, and are just doing good business. The...
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Vacuum Tubes Integrated Circuits
1,767 words-important people Allen, Paul G. - Co-founder of Microsoft Corp. Allen left the company in 1985 but remained on the board of directors and as founded or financially supported several innovative computer ventures, including Asymetrix and Starware Corp. He is involved with a variety of other projects, including a Jimi Hendrix Museum in Seattle. Amdahl, Gene M - South Dakota native who helped design the IBM 704, the S/ 360 series. He was the founder of the Amdahl Corp. Andreessen, Marc - Co-founder...
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Graphical User Interface Operating System
856 wordsAn operating system is a program that acts an intermediary between a user of a computer and the computer hardware. The purpose of an operating system is to provide an environment in which a user can execute programs. The main purpose of an operating is to make the computer system convenient to use and user can the computer hardware in an efficient manner. An operating system is similar to a government. The components of a computer system are its hardware, software, and data. The operating system...
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Hard Drive Video Card
1,057 wordsThe computer is a commonly used machine in todays society. Building the right system is important factor to having a stable running PC. Knowing what you need the computer for, the parts inside the computer, and installing all the components correctly is also very important to this process. Knowing what the computer is being purchased for is very important. First you must think about who the users are going to be. Whether it is yourself, the kids, or even for the office. This is important because...
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Cable Modems Digital Cameras
2,831 wordsIn my research, I am focusing on the new technology dealing with computers. This technology includes CD writers, DVD players, digital cameras, and cable modems. I will describe each technology and then how it will effect todays society. Technology is the way of the world now, so improving technology helps to improve the society. CD writers are the wave of the future. What is a CD writer one may ask? A CD writer is simply a technology device that allow one to record information onto a CD and then...
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Graphic Artist Graphic Artists Job
371 wordsGraphic designers create the visual presentation and design of goods, from gravestone markers to detergent boxes, from album covers to dog food cans (The Princeton Review Guide to Your Career. ) Graphic artists, or graphic designers, are the bases of the graphic world. It is their designs that are sent to layout artists and then to the printers and then onto the outside world on cd covers, cereal boxes, billboards, posters, and basically anything that has to do with a visual representation. Grap...
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