Search results for "Personal computer" - New World Encyclopedia
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- A computer museum is a museum devoted to the preservation, education ... * Personal Computer Museum in Brantford, Ontario, Canada ...11 KB (1,525 words) - 02:34, 8 January 2024
- Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) refers to an educational system ... can be Internet-based or run on a personal computer from a CD or DVD. Presentations ...12 KB (1,752 words) - 08:09, 14 January 2023
- a broad range of websites from a simple personal website and portal site ... in a virtual environment. The Museum of Computer Art (MOCA) ([http://moca ...12 KB (1,742 words) - 20:36, 3 May 2023
- Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computer technology to aid ... important technology within the scope of computer-aided technologies, with ...14 KB (2,113 words) - 00:24, 8 January 2024
- Computer science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information ... From 1976 onward, Apple led the personal computer market with its Apple ...20 KB (2,897 words) - 02:35, 8 January 2024
- Computer software is a program that enables a computer to perform ... this sense by John W. Tukey in 1957. In computer science and software engineering ...20 KB (2,988 words) - 02:36, 8 January 2024
- As both SRAM and DRAM are volatile, other forms of computer storage ... Many computer systems have a memory hierarchy consisting of CPU registers ...15 KB (2,297 words) - 17:22, 16 April 2023
- describe activity in which computers or computer networks are the tool, target ... describing criminal activity in which the computer or network is an essential ...24 KB (3,483 words) - 06:50, 12 January 2024
- a number of other substances. A typical computer monitor may contain more ... waste bills including the National Computer Recycling Act introduced ...10 KB (1,429 words) - 16:03, 13 February 2024
- light—hence the name optical disc. A computer's peripheral device ... not be burned or produced from the personal computer and could only be purchsed ...12 KB (1,812 words) - 10:36, 11 March 2023
- or conducted exclusively in a virtual, computer-supported mediated environment ... accomplished using telephone, E-mail and computer conferencing. Additionally ...12 KB (1,752 words) - 22:32, 7 January 2024
- (1978), MRI system (1982), laptop personal computer (1986), NAND EEPROM ... (1978), MRI system (1982), laptop personal computer (1986), NAND EEPROM ...16 KB (2,217 words) - 04:41, 1 May 2023
- and one or more joysticks. Early personal computer based games historically ... refers to a game that is played on a personal computer connected to a high ...26 KB (4,049 words) - 20:12, 3 May 2023
- Artificial intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science and engineering ... traditional strategy games like computer chess, and various video games. ...15 KB (2,061 words) - 17:40, 16 August 2023
- book. Such documents are usually read on personal computers or on hardware ... Internet became popular, low cost quality personal computers appeared in the ...12 KB (1,743 words) - 21:37, 25 September 2020
- to collect and store huge amounts of personal data and consumer transactions ... be protected. However, the fact is enough personal information can be gathered ...26 KB (3,869 words) - 06:51, 12 January 2024
- typically serve as the CPU in a computer system, embedded system ... microprocessors over every other form of computer; every system from the largest ...25 KB (3,612 words) - 17:30, 9 November 2022
- first fully functional and programmable computer. In 1946, the ENIAC (Electronic ... and thus ignited development of the personal computer. The first realization ...26 KB (3,608 words) - 15:50, 13 February 2024
- from an external source (e.g. a personal computer via a serial cable ... so that they need not be removed from the computer (or camera, MP3 player, ...21 KB (3,125 words) - 19:08, 16 April 2023
- 174 kW. (By comparison, a typical personal computer may use around 400 ... home computers and the now ubiquitous personal computer. In conjunction with ...50 KB (7,240 words) - 00:24, 8 January 2024
- with special effects. With the advent of computer graphics imaging, special ... and optical printers, to modern computer-generated imagery (CGI) ...30 KB (4,494 words) - 19:11, 7 February 2023
- portable than most computers, though some personal digital assistants (PDAs ... advance may be similar to a handheld computer, where the notations are ...24 KB (3,458 words) - 18:22, 25 November 2023
- (such as an office) or device (such as a computer). Moreover, the scope of ... up as an authentication device (to verify personal identity), it offers authorized ...14 KB (2,173 words) - 17:56, 31 October 2023
- and through the use of audiovisual and computer technologies, but paper ... When the personal computer was first introduced and offices were converting ...25 KB (4,009 words) - 11:23, 11 March 2023
- actuators, controlled by state of the art computer technology. ... that, by moving the platform jacks under computer control, gives the three ...23 KB (3,448 words) - 17:38, 28 March 2024
- the Z3, the world's first functional computer. In 1946, the ENIAC (Electronic ... thus, ignited the development of the personal computer. Hoff's invention ...28 KB (3,902 words) - 16:01, 13 February 2024
- Web, books, CDs, DVDs, videocassettes, computer games, and other forms of ... since the late 1990s also through video and computer games. ...20 KB (3,105 words) - 12:56, 8 September 2023
- been individualized to recognize their own personal shorthand and preferences. ==Output== Steno paper used to be the standard for recording transcripts ...10 KB (1,562 words) - 19:57, 9 February 2023
- *Political science--In political ethics, the concept of personal autonomy ... *Education--The promotion of personal autonomy has been identified ...16 KB (2,461 words) - 07:07, 23 August 2023
- Detweiler led an effort to provide a personal computer and application software ... Chemistry, Chinese Language, Classics, Computer Science, Economics, English ...19 KB (2,571 words) - 17:43, 30 January 2024
- kinds of items such as DVDs, music CDs, computer software, video games, electronics ... book. Such documents are usually read on personal computers, or on dedicated ...13 KB (2,008 words) - 19:27, 20 November 2023
- often (mistakenly) considered a branch of computer science. It is actually ... has been given in recent years to human–computer interaction, groupware ...37 KB (5,078 words) - 17:20, 15 April 2021
- appeared in the form of QuickTime, Apple Computer's architecture for ... Digital video can also be edited on a personal computer with the proper hardware ...13 KB (1,891 words) - 14:39, 29 January 2024
- Jacques Derrida. Eisenman developed a personal relationship with Derrida ... Computer aided design is now an essential tool in most aspects of ...23 KB (3,229 words) - 09:05, 28 January 2024
- are being incorporated into more and more personal electronic devices such ... More recently, Apple Computer and Nike have combined the footpod, ...11 KB (1,660 words) - 07:17, 14 June 2023
- forms, which range from the donation of computer hardware and software to ... early as 1995.Kate Williams, [http://www-personal.umich.edu/~katewill/kwd3workshop ...29 KB (4,205 words) - 14:35, 29 January 2024
- are a Theremin, synthesizer, and a computer. == History == ... of these electronic instruments was the computer, when Max Mathews used a ...23 KB (3,345 words) - 16:02, 13 February 2024
- systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. The amount of ... more quickly and easily with only a computer instead of building a physical ...21 KB (3,064 words) - 16:00, 13 February 2024
- data transmission such as fax, email, and computer networks in general. ... may also be considered the foundation of computer programming. If one examines ...24 KB (3,473 words) - 05:33, 27 February 2023
- processor, is the component in a digital computer that interprets computer ... vast success of the now ubiquitous personal computer, the term "CPU ...48 KB (7,311 words) - 23:56, 3 December 2023
- the twenty-first century, as ownership of personal computers increased and ... may be downloaded onto the customer’s computer. Online shopping has some ...28 KB (4,204 words) - 00:40, 18 November 2022
- [[Image:Bankrupt computer store 02.jpg|thumb|Notice of closure attached ... to pay their creditors. In most cases personal bankruptcy is initiated ...20 KB (3,097 words) - 03:35, 17 September 2023
- Even with the proliferation of the personal computer and word processing ... age" have survived into the personal computer era. Examples include: ...36 KB (5,574 words) - 00:40, 3 May 2023
- used in portable telephones, pagers, personal computers, and automotive ... for portable telephones, pagers, personal computers, and automotive ...14 KB (1,813 words) - 03:03, 19 April 2023
- computers, digital music players, personal digital assistants, video ... In the computer and semiconductor industries the prefix kilo is used ...35 KB (5,548 words) - 13:29, 24 January 2023
- known as IC, microchip, silicon chip, computer chip or chip) is a miniaturized ... from a common wristwatch to a personal computer has Integrated Circuits ...29 KB (4,001 words) - 06:15, 6 March 2024
- young people, for whom dating practices, personal preference, and "love ... unmediated matchmaking through the use of personal computers, the internet ...21 KB (3,273 words) - 16:48, 7 November 2022
- to a particular market sector, "the computer business" or "the ... all the profit and total and unlimited personal liability for the debts ...23 KB (3,377 words) - 18:50, 22 November 2023
- Mandelbrot was one of the first to use computer graphics to create ... and a mathematical set. Mandelbrot used computer graphics to create and display ...24 KB (3,447 words) - 10:15, 28 September 2023
- usable only within a short distance of a personal or domestic base station ... is called a mobile phone, mobile, PCS (Personal Communications Service) ...25 KB (3,620 words) - 02:57, 19 April 2023
