...Commodore Computers John Fusaro LDR/531 May 10, 2011 Mike Alexander Commodore Computers Commodore computers were one of the first home computers a person could buy. The brand was an American computer company started in 1958 by Jack Tramiel. They originally built calculators, and after a price war with Texas Instruments, the company decided to go in a different direction. The direction they chose was the budding personal computer market. In 1976, the moved the company to California, and bought several microprocessor companies (Mortimer, 2003). By the early 1990s they had created the Commodore 64, which was the bestselling home computer of all time. At one point in the early 1990s they were manufacturing almost two Million units per year. By 1995, they were out of business. So what happened? I remember having a Commodore computer back in the early 1980s. My grandfather bought one, and we used it for playing games. The Commodore was unique for computers at the time because they were sold and marketed in chain stores along with electronic stores like Radio Shack. Also, to play games or programs the operator had to know a little BASIC programming. Little did I know at the time, but that Commodore 64 computer would go on to become the bestselling home computer of all-time, and at a mere $199, most people could afford it (Preimesberger, 2007). It seemed...
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...Unit 1 - Assignment 1 - Home Computer Analysis Fortunately my home computer is already running Windows 7 ultimate x64 edition so there isn’t anything for me to upgrade to yet, unless windows 8 gets released soon but even then I won’t probably upgrade. My computer is home built and has an Intel E8400 3.0 Gig Dual Core processor with 4 gigs of DDR3 and 2 Terabytes of hard drive space. I’m also running an NVidia GTX 560 TI overclocked video card and hooked up to a 50 Mbps cable modem. I built this computer a few years ago and I built it for gaming so it’s not top of the line anymore but more than supports any operating system you can throw at it. Let’s suppose I had windows 7 Home Premium and wished to upgrade. Luckily my computer can easily support any version of windows 7 so all I would have to do is run the Windows Anytime Upgrade and upgrade to which version I wished. Since each version is a superset of the higher version you can easily upgrade to higher versions. Also since windows 7 places the entire OS on the hard disk it isn’t an upgrade in the traditional since, it’s just a matter of activating features that are already there. If I had a 32 bit version and wished to go to a 64 bit version I wouldn’t however be able to do an anytime upgrade. When your going from different bit versions you need to do a clean install to install the whole 32 or 64 bit version. This is the only time I would need to do a clean install, if I wanted to go back to x32 for some strange reason...
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...Fortunately my home computer is already running Windows 7 ultimate x64 edition so there isn’t anything for me to upgrade to yet, unless windows 8 gets released soon but even then I won’t probably upgrade. My computer is home built and has an Intel E8400 3.0 Gig Dual Core processor with 4 gigs of DDR3 and 2 Terabytes of hard drive space. I’m also running an NVidia GTX 560 TI overclocked video card and hooked up to a 50 Mbps cable modem. I built this computer a few years ago and I built it for gaming so it’s not top of the line anymore but more than supports any operating system you can throw at it. Let’s suppose I had windows 7 Home Premium and wished to upgrade. Luckily my computer can easily support any version of windows 7 so all I would have to do is run the Windows Anytime Upgrade and upgrade to which version I wished. Since each version is a superset of the higher version you can easily upgrade to higher versions. Also since windows 7 places the entire OS on the hard disk it isn’t an upgrade in the traditional since, it’s just a matter of activating features that are already there. If I had a 32 bit version and wished to go to a 64 bit version I wouldn’t however be able to do an anytime upgrade. When your going from different bit versions you need to do a clean install to install the whole 32 or 64 bit version. This is the only time I would need to do a clean install, if I wanted to go back to x32 for some strange reason. Doing this of course would limit the amount of ram...
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...Unit 1. Assignment 1. Home Computer Analysis Windows 10 Requirements/Specifications * Processor: 1 GHz or faster * RAM: 1 GB (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit) * Free hard disk space: 16 GB * Graphics Card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver * A Microsoft account and internet access * And if the PC can run Windows 8.1 (mine can) than you are ready to run Windows 10 * My Computer’s System Configurations * Operating System: Windows 8.1 * Processor: Intel® Celeron® 2957U @ 1.40GHz 1.40GHz * Installed memory (RAM): 4.00GB * System type: 64-bit Operating System, x64-based processor * Pen and Touch: No Pen or Touch Input is available for this Display I currently have 411 GB of space free on the C: hard drive and 465 GB free on the D: drive. My Computer is able to support the Windows 10 operating system and is a candidate for a clean install. All I did was use the Google search engine to find out if my computer was up to specifications for a Windows 10 upgrade. I ended up going to the Microsoft link found in the results of my search and the specifications for Windows 10 was right there on the screen (1st image). If you read those specifications from my computer, (2nd and 3rd image) than you will surely find out that my machine has more than enough RAM and C: drive memory to install Windows 10. The processor also is up to par for the new Operating System with a speed of 1.40 GHz. For the graphics card, Microsoft...
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... Computer Fundamentals Computer - Home Computer - Overview Computer - Applications Computer - Generations Computer - Types Computer - Components Computer - CPU Computer - Input Devices Computer - Output Devices open in browser PRO version Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API pdfcrowd.com Computer - Memory Computer - RAM Computer - ROM Computer - Motherboard Computer - Memory Units Computer - Ports Computer - Hardware Computer - Software Computer - Number System Computer - Number Conversion Computer - Data Computer - Networking Computer - Operating System open in browser PRO version Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API pdfcrowd.com Computer - Internet & Intranet Computer - How to Buy? Computer - Available Courses Computer Useful Resources Computer Quick Guide Computer Useful Resources Computer - Discussion Computer - Applications Advertisements Previous Page Next Page Following list demonstrates various applications of computers in today's arena. open in browser PRO version Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API pdfcrowd.com Business A computer has high speed of calculation, diligence, accuracy, reliability, or versatility which made it an integrated part in all business organisations. Computer is used in business organisations for: Payroll calculations Budgeting Sales analysis Financial forecasting Managing employees database Maintenance of stocks etc...
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...PC Repair PC Repair will provide computer and technical consulting and will provide you with various services like repairing, training, networking and upgrading to all local small businesses as well as home PC users. The company will focus on marketing, responsiveness, quality and creating and retaining customer relations. PC repair was initially formed as a sole proprietorship but was reconfigured as an S Corporation in December 2004. PC repair will currently be a home office start up, utilizing one studio room in the owner’s home situated in Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai. In the third month of our plan, we will move into a leased office space and hire a second technician. As our sales and profits increase, we plan to hire more personnel. With the extraordinary rate of technological development in the computer industry, there is a constant need for businesses that are specialized in updating and advising customers on computer related issues. Small business PC users will provide the majority of our business revenue. PC Repair has decided to focus mainly on the small business market, as these customers usually don’t have a full time IT person, but have full time IT needs. PC repair will offer an affordable, on demand service for these customers. We can also offer maintenance agreements that generate additional monthly income. For our residential customers, we will offer a very affordable and helpful service with a very flexible schedule to meet their needs. Our market...
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...Technology will increase sales to more than $10 million in three years, while also improving the gross margin on sales and cash management and working capital. This business plan leads the way. It renews our vision and strategic focus: adding value to our target market segments, the small business and high-end home office users, in our local market. It also provides the step-by-step plan for improving our sales, gross margin, and profitability. This plan includes this summary, and chapters on the company, products and services, market focus, action plans and forecasts, management team, and financial plan. 1.1 Objectives 1. Sales increasing to more than $10 million by the third year. 2. Bring gross margin back up to above 25%, and maintain that level. 3. Sell $2 million of service, support, and training by 1998. 4. Improve inventory turnover to 6 turns next year, 7 in 1996, and 8 in 1997. 1.2 Mission AMT is built on the assumption that the management of information technology for business is like legal advice, accounting, graphic arts, and other bodies of knowledge, in that it is not inherently a do-it-yourself prospect. Smart business people who aren't computer hobbyists need to find quality vendors of reliable hardware, software, service, and support. They need to use these quality vendors as they use their other professional service suppliers, as trusted allies. AMT is such a vendor. It serves its clients as a trusted ally, providing them with the loyalty of a business...
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...PC Security Threats DeVry University Professor Andino SEC 280: Principles Info Sys Security Computer security is not an issue for organizations alone. Anyone whose personal computer is connected to a network or the Internet faces a potential risk of attack. The Internet continues to grow exponentially which I believe makes us less secure since there is more to secure. Information security is concerned with three main areas: Confidentiality - information should be available only to those who rightfully have access to it. Integrity -- information should be modified only by those who are authorized to do so, and availability - information should be accessible to those who need it when they need it. These concepts apply to home Internet users just as much as they would to any corporate or government network. You wouldn't let a stranger look through your important documents. In the same way, you may want to keep the tasks you perform on your computer confidential, whether it's tracking your investments or sending email messages to family and friends. Also, you should have some assurance that the information you enter into your computer remains intact and is available when you need it. Some security risks arise from the possibility of intentional misuse of your computer by intruders via the Internet. Others are risks that you would face even if you weren't connected to the Internet; hard disk failures, theft, power outages. The bad news is that you probably cannot plan for...
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...between academic performance and the use of computer technology. We test our hypothesis which proposes that the growing use of electronic deveices is academically beneficial to high school students' standardized test scores and GPA. Our method of data collection includes both a survey of high school students in the Midwest area and an analysis of national SAT scores in the years before computing and in years with computing. Analysis of SAT archival data shows a negative correlation between scores pre-computing and scores post-computing (with computing influences), meaning that as scores before computing were decreasing, scores with prevalent computer technology are increasing. Our survey data also displayed a positive correlation between time spent on electronic devices for school purpose and GPA. Keywords: Computer Technology, Academic Performance, SAT, GPA, Electronic Devices INTRODUCTION The availability and use of electronic devices continues to grow. Over 420 million smart phones were sold worldwide in 2011 [6]. Almost 400 million computers were sold during 2010, and that figure is expected to increase to over 1 billion units which will include computers and smart phones by 2014 [3]. With the development of Wi-Fi hotspots, it is now easier for people to stay connected with their portable devices. Since electronic devices continue to be adapted to be friendlier to the end users, we want to research how the increased use of computer...
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...CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 2 A. Background 2 B. Problem 2 C. Objective 3 CHAPTER 2: DATA ANALYSIS 3 A. In what aspect does computer help you? 4 B. For what purposes do you connect to internet? 4 C. Which of the following settings do you most frequently use a computer to access the Internet? 5 CHAPTER 3: OBSERVATION AND CONCLUSION 6 A. OBSERVATION 6 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION A. Background For billions of people around the world, the Internet has become an essential component of their everyday social and business lives. And though they seldom give it a moment’s thought, the search engines that help them navigate through the plethora of pages, images, video clips, and audio recordings found on the World Wide Web have also become essential. Search technology—shortened simply to “search” in the IT world and referred to as such in the rest of this report—is only two decades old, but it is a cornerstone of the Internet economy. B. Problem The Problem is that if using computer becomes too much there is a big possibility that they lose interest in studying and just surf the internet every day, check for notification, chats and friend request on Facebook, look for funny and inspiring tweets on twitter and play online games. If that happens the study habit of the student will change in a bad way and if the student becomes so addicted in using computer. And so...
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...Technology will increase sales to more than $10 million in three years, while also improving the gross margin on sales and cash management and working capital. This business plan leads the way. It renews our vision and strategic focus: adding value to our target market segments, the small business and high-end home office users, in our local market. It also provides the step-by-step plan for improving our sales, gross margin, and profitability. This plan includes this summary, and chapters on the company, products and services, market focus, action plans and forecasts, management team, and financial plan. 1.1 Objectives 1. Sales increasing to more than $10 million by the third year. 2. Bring gross margin back up to above 25%, and maintain that level. 3. Sell $2 million of service, support, and training by 1998. 4. Improve inventory turnover to 6 turns next year, 7 in 1996, and 8 in 1997. 1.2 Mission AMT is built on the assumption that the management of information technology for business is like legal advice, accounting, graphic arts, and other bodies of knowledge, in that it is not inherently a do-it-yourself prospect. Smart business people who aren't computer hobbyists need to find quality vendors of reliable hardware, software, service, and support. They need to use these quality vendors as they use their other professional service suppliers, as trusted allies. AMT is such a vendor. It serves its clients as a trusted ally, providing them with the loyalty of a business...
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...Coffee Express Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary Mission statement- our mission is to inspire and nurture the human spirit and knowledge, with fast, friendly and personalized service. One person, one cup, and one culture. 2. Situation analysis Coffee Express just opened its doors for business. We differentiate from others more traditional cafes because they have giving us the ability to effectively compete on the beverage and pastry side of the business with already established competition. Sales are brisk and in line with projections. The SWOT analysis provides us with an opportunity to examine the internal strengths and weaknesses of Coffee Express. Coffee Express has a valuable inventory of strengths that will help it succeed. These strengths include: a knowledgeable and friendly staff, state-of-the-art computer hardware, and a clear vision of the market need. Strengths are valuable, but it is also important to realize the weaknesses Coffee Express must address. These weaknesses include: a dependence on quickly changing technology, and the cost factor associated with keeping state-of-the art computer hardware. Coffee Express strengths will help it capitalize on emerging opportunities. These opportunities include, but are not limited to, a growing population of daily Internet users, and the growing social bonds fostered by the new Internet communities. Threats that Coffee Express should be aware of include, the rapidly falling cost of Internet access, and...
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...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL; previously Apple Computer, Inc.) is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. Apple software includes the Mac OS X operating system; the iTunes media browser; the iLife suite of multimedia and creativity software; the iWork suite of productivity software; Aperture, a professional photography package; Final Cut Studio, a suite of professional audio and film-industry software products; Logic Studio, a suite of music production tools; and iOS, a mobile operating system. As of August 2010[update], the company operates 301 retail stores[5] in ten countries,[6] and an online store where hardware and software products are sold. As of May 2010[update], Apple is one of the largest companies in the world and the most valuable technology company in the world, having surpassed Microsoft.[7] Established on April 1, 1976 in Cupertino, California, and incorporated January 3, 1977,[8] the company was previously named Apple Computer, Inc., for its first 30 years, but removed the word "Computer" on January 9, 2007,[9] to reflect the company's ongoing expansion into the consumer electronics market in addition to its traditional focus on personal computers.[10] As of September 2010[update], Apple had 46,600 full time employees and 2,800 temporary full time employees...
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...or non-users of the internet. Not only will JavaNet be a great place to spend time away from home socializing in a friendly environment, you also get to enjoy the best quality coffee, specialty beverages and baked goods while being educated and/or entertained at the same time. I think the combination makes for a great venture. However, like a lot of startup businesses I think it has a few challenges as well as the positives which I plan to point out in my SWOT Analysis. SWOT Analysis Strengths One of the greatness strengths of this business is that this Café is not just an ordinary Café and the only one in the area, but it is providing a service that people use on a large scale everyday, the Internet. To add to the equation, they are selling a beverage that millions of people consume all day, everyday entertaining and educating the public. Since location is important, being downtown close to the business community and close to trendy and upscale eating establishments with reasonable rent makes it is phenomenal. The set up they have planned is great with track lighting, art décor, hard wood tables and booths and the best upscale coffee equipment that money can buy so that they are competitive. The space also has room for additional units as the need may arise. The owner has creatively thought of a way to bring in the people of all ages that would normally sit home and drink coffee to come out and experience ambiance and the convenience of the...
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...Computer Related Crimes Michael Dill American Military University ISSC351 Computer Forensics Dr. Kevin Harris June 21, 2015 Outline I. Introduction A. Computer related crimes 1. What are computer related crimes 2. Types of computer related offenses 3. The increase in computer related crimes II. Computer related crimes A. What are computer related crimes 1. Legal definitions 2. Perceived definitions B. Types of computer related offenses 1. Object of the Crime 2. Subject of the crime 3. Instrument III. Process for Investigating the Crime A. Evidence 1. Collecting 2. Seizing 3. Chain of Custody 4. Protecting B. Recovering Data 1. Windows 2. Linux 3. Macintosh 4. Mobile 5. Email III. Conclusion A. Best practices for Investigating Computer crimes Thesis Computer crimes have existed since computers were invented. The very first computer crime was the computer virus. Although most do not think of the computer virus being a crime it actually is. It falls into one of the three categories that computer related offenses fall into – object, subject and instrument. Today’s computer users have developed elaborate schemes to defraud and take advantage of the World. It is the responsibility of computer forensic professionals to investigate these crimes and gather the information that is needed to seek a conviction in a Court...
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