...Fun? Emailing? Projects? Every thing you love is inside this petite box. Its phenomenal ! A computer has every thing you need. I strongly believe that computers are a necessary for every one for the following reasons . First of all, computer are important for emailing for instance if you want to call your Cousins and there are in another country, you can go on yahoo and chat to them, it is for free! Instead of wasting money. Also a computer is important for adults and for business communication to save time banking can be done through the internet. Computers are useful to print something you can email any thing to yourself and then You can print your work at school or any where else is nit that magnificent ? Second of all a computer is worth while for projects. You research on the internet for your projects. Like for Ms.Chaw class I had to do research about space and we had two research on the computer. I used Microsoft word to write paragraph for Ms. Pattel at the same time I can check my spelling also we use power point to create our projects. Farther more you can save papers and also its easy for audience to understand through slideshow with images .That is why I think computers are worth while for projects Third of all, computers can be used for fun. You can listen to music or watch a movie on you tube. Also you can play games online or you can download games to your computers . that is why I think computers can be used for fun . Finally. In my own opinion...
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...Technology is a Positive Influence in the Education Field Everywhere you look there are computer games, but it just isn’t the fun computer games anymore, they are making more and more learning programs. I have seen learning programs from the preschool level all the way up to the college level. I think this is wonderful it gives children or young adults the chance to practice at home or even before the class the starts, it gives you a little introduction. I have a six year old sister who uses those programs all the time, and they help her. When she was in preschool it helped her count and now the levels are getting harder now that she is in first grade. My family, me especially because I am going into the education field think that these programs are very beneficial, they help the students get a good grasp on things. I think technology has positively impacted the education field. When I see my little sister practice and play on the computer I can tell it is helping her in her school work, but at the same time she is enjoying it. Because it is on the computer it doesn’t feel like she is doing homework or school work, but in her mind she is playing on the computer, for fun. I know for the most part many people use these programs as an introduction to a course or for a certain grade level. This helps the student prepare themselves for the up coming tasks. These computer programs allow students to get their feet wet before they go in for the dive. During my senior year...
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...Carnegie Mellon Course Overview 15-213 /18-213: Introduction to Computer Systems 1st Lecture, Jan. 14, 2014 Instructors: Seth Copen Goldstein, Anthony Rowe, Greg Kesden The course that gives CMU its “Zip”! 1 Carnegie Mellon Overview Course theme Five realities How the course fits into the CS/ECE curriculum Logistics 2 Carnegie Mellon Course Theme: Abstraction Is Good But Don’t Forget Reality Most CS and CE courses emphasize abstraction Abstract data types Asymptotic analysis These abstractions have limits Especially in the presence of bugs Need to understand details of underlying implementations Useful outcomes from taking 213 Become more effective programmers Able to find and eliminate bugs efficiently Able to understand and tune for program performance Prepare for later “systems” classes in CS & ECE Compilers, Operating Systems, Networks, Computer Architecture, Embedded Systems, Storage Systems, etc. 3 Carnegie Mellon Great Reality #1: Ints are not Integers, Floats are not Reals Example 1: Is x2 ≥ 0? Float’s: Yes! Int’s: 40000 * 40000 1600000000 50000 * 50000 ?? Source: xkcd.com/571 4 Carnegie Mellon Great Reality #1: Ints are not Integers, Floats are not Reals Example 1: Is x2 ≥ 0? Float’s: Yes! Int’s: 40000 * 40000 1600000000 50000 * 50000 ?? Example 2: Is (x + y) + z = x + (y + z)? Unsigned & Signed Int’s: Yes! Float’s: ...
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...Hacking Computers seem very complicated and very hard to learn, but, if given time a computer can be very useful and very fun. Computers have taken over our lives. People could not function without them, our electricity is run by computers, the government could not function without computers, and there are many others. Hackers are people who illegally gain access to, and sometimes tamper with, information in a computer system. Due to recent media coverage and corporate interest, hacker’s activities are now looked down on by society as criminals. Despite the growing trend of hacking, very little research has been done on the hacking world and its culture. The image of a computer hacker has grown from a harmless nerd into a vicious techno-criminal. In reality most hackers are not out to destroy the world. The hackers in today’s society are not just board teenagers. Various types of people commit computer crimes; the most familiar is being hacker. A hacker is a person who enjoys exploring the details of a programmable system and how to stretch their capabilities. Hackers may affair any type of dodging to access this information depending on what they intend on doing in the form. Computer hackers in today's world are becoming more intelligent. They are realizing that people are constantly developing more hack-proof systems. This presents the hackers with a bigger challenge and a bigger thrill. The government is realizing this and is working on making harsher laws to, hopefully...
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...Learning is Fun Learning is Fun When I first saw my schedule, I am excited in one of my subject EM 210 (Computer Operating Systems and Applications) because I know that it will give me an opportunity to explore everything about the computers especially in the computer application. In this course EM 210, I learned a lot more than what I use to know. I appreciate now the use and importance of computers in our daily lives as well as the wonderful things that the computer can offer to us. When I remember the first day of this course, I can hardly believe the things that I have learned up to this point. I learned some techniques in using the Microsoft office word, excel and power point presentation. I am very thankful for this course for the knowledge and skills I have acquired. I am now happy and motivated that I can use the computer to do many things that can be used not only for my children, or for myself, but I also hope that I can incorporate it in my teaching. I am also thankful for the instructor for all the information that he shared to us and for the progress that I have been able to achieve and accomplish, so far. I have now a good foundation from which I can continue my learning process. I am a teacher because I want to learn from my students. But in this course, I want to be a student because I enjoy learning; even though there are times that I never thought that I would learn the concepts and skills in operating and application of computers. I have learned that...
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...Providing PC’s for the poor Our Mission Statement is to provide computers with upgraded software and hardware for the poor who cannot afford computers at home. They can use the computers for anything ranging from help for schoolwork to entertainment to creative purposes. The computers can not only add stimulation to their developing brains but can also create some fun for them. The computers could seriously help the kids with their homework and for upcoming tests. They can search up things on Google, write essays for their classes, and create study guides using various software programs. Also many times when kids are given major projects or assignments from school it usually requires some kind of work to be done on the computer whether it be a essay using Microsoft Word or it be using PowerPoint to create some slides to present in class. The computers can also provide entertainment for kids who are in serious need of a break from school. They can use the computer to play games, watch movies. And even use social sites like Facebook, twitter, and even e-mail. Many times the kids are overworked from so much school and need a serious break from the school life. The computers would also be perfect for that. This is our mission statement. Getting more into the software to help kids out with school; one of them would be Microsoft Word. Microsoft Word can be used to type up essays for school projects or assignments that were assigned in school. Microsoft PowerPoint can be used to...
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...Cuneiform and modern typing on a computer has similarities and differences. Both forms of writing revolutionized the society. For Mesopotamia, cuneiform made a big difference for them because they can record important events and important people in Mesopotamia. In modern time, typing was very important because if you make a mistake, you just have to click a button. And if you want to add something in the middle, instead of erasing you can just add it in. Out of the two, typing is easier. It is easier because you don’t need clay and it isn’t messy. If you make a mistake you can erase it easily. When the clay is dry and you made a mistake you have to start over. There are also differences between typing and cuneiform. For cuneiform it is longer to right and it is by hand. You need clay tablets. There is a stylus and symbols instead of letters. It is harder to correct and needs a lot of training. Cuneiform is wedge shaped and the tablet is sun dried on dried in a kiln. On the computer, you push buttons to get letters. It is a faster way to write. To print, you use ink and typing uses a keyboard. Although typing is better, it is also more expensive. You also use paper instead of clay to print. Typing uses electricity and you need little training. It is also easy to correct and faster send to people. Even though it is hard to write in cuneiform by looking for every letter it is fun doing it in on clay. Scribes in the ancient times must have had a lot of fun working with clay. I know that...
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...The Lack Of Computers And Cell Phones On People's Life Computers and cell phones is important in people's life. Computers and cell phones help people to do tasks and jobs fast and successfully. There are three negative effects of lack of computers and cell phones in people 's life which are reducing social communication, losing long time to finish tasks and jobs, and reducing fun. First, one of negative effects of lack of computers and cell phones is reducing reducing social communication between people. Lack of computers and cell phones will weaken communicate between people. Many people computer programs ,which work by internet, to make new friendships with other people .Also, people talk with their friends and relatives by cell phones almost everyday ,so lack of computers and cell phones reduces communication between people. Altogether, reducing social communication between people is one of negative effects of lack of computers and cell phones. Moreover, people without computers and cell phones will lose much time to accomplish small tasks. For example, if people do not have cell phones and want to take an appointment with dentist , they have to go to clinic and take an appointment which will take time .However, by using cell phones people could in a few minutes take call dental clinic and take an appointment. Eventually, if there are no phones and computers, people lose much time to do their jobs. Finally, life of people will be boring without computers and cell phones...
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...Maths is fun omputer Facts Featuring Interesting Computer Facts, Funny Computer Facts, and more Computer Fun Facts. There are 21 Computer Facts! • 1. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. • 2. 80% of all pictures on the internet are of naked women. • 3. Another name for a Microsoft Windows tutorial is 'Crash Course'! • 4. Bill Gates' house was designed using a Macintosh computer. • 5. By the year 2012 there will be approximately 17 billion devices connected to the Internet. • 6. Domain names are being registered at a rate of more than one million names every month. • 7. E-mail has been around longer than the World Wide Web. • 8. For every 'normal' webpage, there are five porn pages. • 9. In the 1980s, an IBM computer wasn't considered 100 percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft Flight Simulator*. • 10. MySpace reports over 110 million registered users. Were it a country, it would be the tenth largest, just behind Mexico. • 11. On eBay, there are an average of $680 worth of transactions each second. • 12. One of every 8 married couples in the US last year met online. • 13. The average 21 year old has spent 5,000 hours playing video games, has exchanged 250,000 e-mails, instant and text messages and has spent 10,000 hours on the mobile phone. • 14. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute, less than half the normal rate of 20. • 15. The first banner advertising was used in 1994. • 16. The first computer mouse was invented...
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...July 25, 2008) was an American professor of computer science and human-computer interaction and design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pausch was the author or co-author of five books and over 70 articles. Pausch died from pancreatic cancer at his family's home in Chesapeake, Virginia on July 25, 2008, at the age of 47. The last lecture by Randy Pausch to the 400 students in Carneige Mellon University mainly focuses on how to live the prosperous life. It specifically talks about the childhood dreams and how to achieve those dreams and become successful in life. Following are the things that I have learned from the lecture. To achieve success in life we need to have dreams; be it a childhood dream or the dreams that we dream when we grow up but we always need to have dreams. And then we should work towards achieving those dreams. And when we work towards achieving those dreams we can never say that those dreams can be achieved at one go. We are going to face lot of failure and obstacles blocking our way. And then when we experience failure and other problems, complaining and wining is never going to solve our problem. Instead we should never think that it's the end of our dream and we should consider those failure as the inspiration to work harder and the we should keep on trying because everything is possible in life. Now to have prosperity in life we need to have the sense of having fun; wherever we are and in whatever situation...
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...English Language Acquisition through Educational Computer Game for Young Learner Technology has grown into something which is really sophisticated recently. It affects almost every aspect in this world. Education is one of the aspects that cannot dodge the mass effect of technology. Recently, educators are addicted to include technology in their teaching activities. Many programs and applications have been invented to aid the educators. Students are also familiar with technology. Even the young learners have been exposed to technology. Some are even able to use technology as well. Young learners in this era can be called as a digital learner. They are studying in the middle of digital era. That is, they will be more and more exposed to technology. Technology can also be really helpful in English language acquisition for young learner. Regarding the fantastic effect of technology, the enchantment of technology as one of interesting media and the nature of young learner that is tend to play, educational computer game will be one of the most enjoyable and fun media to help young learners acquire English language. Therefore, this essay will describe why computer game should be used as one media to help young learner acquire English in school. Teaching language for young learner using computer may be challenging in some ways. There are many things to be considered before the teachers can use the computer as the aid in their class and to perform the gaming activities...
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...children here in the Philippines consider computer games more fun thanthe physical games which I used to play. If a person asked a kid if which of these he/she prefers,the kid will likely answer computer games. I admit that these games are really addicting whichmade me think if these things have good effect on a person.Computer games can be dangerous to children. It can be a threat to their physical healthbecause these computer games can lead to obesity, seizures, muscular, postural or evenskeletal disorders. These things happen due to overindulgence and addiction to a certain game.Another disadvantage of computer gaming to a child is seen in playing violent games. Violentgames can cause physiological arousal, increased aggressiveness behavior of a child anddecreases a child's pro social helping. (Gentile, D.)Even though video games are harmful, there are also things which computer games canprovide which can be beneficiary to children. Computer games can develop better following of instruction; improve problem-solving, hand-eye coordination, fine motor, spatial, planning,resource management and management skills. It can also teach multitasking, quick-thinking,accuracy and strategy to children. (raisesmartkid.com) Actually, the positive and negative effects of video games depend on how long a childplays his/her console. Computer games are fun and relieve tension but too much indulgencecan lead to addiction which can trigger a computer games' negative effects. So, the parents...
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...The gadgets are very useful, they help us connect to each other, they make us learn new things and discover new things. The reason why computer technologies are invented is to help make people’s life easier and to improve their way of life, especially the students. Modern computer technologies make studying easier and fun to the students. As long as students don’t become fanatics when it comes to gadgets, we don’t think that they could have a bad influence or a bad effect on students. The gadgets make our life better in many ways. Let’s take for example the cell phone, many of you are “lost” without it and when it comes to students this device is more than just a cell phone, is a chat opportunity, an Internet connection, a camera and more. Because mobile phones have today a lot of features and they are not just devices made for communication between people. A negative effect of these gadgets on students can be the fact that they can become obsessive and the students can neglect everything else, like their social life, their family and friends. Is not a bad thing to have a computer, but is a bad thing to spend all your life in front of it pretending that everything else doesn’t exist. Otherwise, most gadgets have positive effects because they enable us to do things faster and easier and they are also good when it comes to learning new things and, let’s face it, they make our life a lot easier. There is some list of the essential gadgets for students we have: A laptop with...
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...Literature Review in Games and Learning John Kirriemuir, Ceangal Angela McFarlane, Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol FOREWORD Computer games are today an important part of most children’s leisure lives and increasingly an important part of our culture as a whole. We often, as adults, watch in amazement as children dedicate hours to acting as football coaches, designers of empires, controllers of robots, wizards and emperors. In the past, computer games have been dismissed as a distraction from more ‘worthy’ activities, such as homework or playing outside. Today, however, researchers, teachers and designers of learning resources are beginning to ask how this powerful new medium might be used to support children’s learning. Rather than shutting the door of the school against the computer game, there is now increasing interest in asking whether computer games might be offering a powerful new resource to support learning in the information age. This review is intended as a timely introduction to current thinking about the role of computer games in supporting children’s learning inside and out of school. It highlights the key areas of research in the field, in particular the increasing interest in pleasurable learning, learning through doing and learning through collaboration, that games seem to offer. At the same time, the review takes a measured tone in acknowledging...
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...Hourglass Syndrome There is a new medical condition now known as Hourglass Syndrome. What is this? It is a syndrome that you receive waiting on your computer to do whatever tasks you has told it to do. Yes waiting for a computer to load your documents or web sites can get a little frustrating, but do we really need to create a name for it? Even worse, do we need to label it a syndrome? According to Intel, we wait approximately 13 minutes per day using our computer. This relates to 3 days per year totally waiting. How relevant in our lives is this? Do we wait longer than that in the line of Wal-Mart buying groceries? Should we then have a label of line syndrome. There are so many labels out there all ready, should we create another. If so we could have hold music syndrome, and phone automation syndrome, and the press 1 for English syndrome. Labels do not do Americans any good. Most Americans seem to equate the word syndrome with a reason to act out. Television most recently expresses this with a commercial by GameFly. This is a company that rents video games similar to the company NetFlix. The commercial shows teenagers and adults acting crazy and throwing their televisions out windows due to buying a bad video game. Society teaches us to act as spoiled brats if we don’t get our way. The word syndrome seems to help Americans with an excuse to act out in this way. Our society does not show the ability to function as true adults. Everyone seems to want...
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