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Can Computers Think? The Case For And Against Artificial Intelligence
1023 Words - 4 Pages.... eliminate the possibility of the others being true. The
three main theories are: 1. Thought doesn't exist; enough said. 2. Thought
does exist, but is contained wholly in the brain. In other words, the actual
material of the brain is capable of what we identify as thought. 3. Thought is
the result of some sort of mystical phenomena involving the soul and a whole
slew of other unprovable ideas. Since neither reader nor writer is a scientist,
for all intents and purposes, we will say only that thought is what we (as homo
sapien) experience.
So what are we to consider intelligence? The most compelling argument
is that intelligence is the ability to adapt to an ....
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A System Analyst
423 Words - 2 Pages.... specifications for the programmers of the report, and development
control.
Development control is where the Systems Analyst works with the
programmers along a critical path. A critical path is like a due date, if
the report is to be done in thirty days, the Systems Analyst makes sure the
report is done in thirty days. The Systems Analyst also follows the first
analysis of when the project will be finished. The critical path also
calculates how many man hours it will take to finish, etc. A critical path
flowchart also helps the programmers along.
After the development is finished and a prototype of the report is
finished, the Systems Analyst helps the program ....
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Integrated Computer Controlled Video Viewing Systems
967 Words - 4 Pages.... screen displays in real time
what is seen by the camera. The rest of the screen displays the controls
area which contains a set of icons, push buttons, scroll bar, custom
controls and feedback indicators.
To operate an computer controlled video system is not very
difficult and you don’t need a supercomputer. All the crew will need is a
Pentium PC compatible, 8 MB Ram, FlashPoint®, 128 Lite Video Frame Grabber
Card, and Windows NT 4.0® or Windows 95®.
SPECIFICATIONS
Digital SONY camcorder with VHS, S-VHS and digital output signal
for PC signal processing
Very high resolution (480/line) for macro imaging of particles
Pre-programmed controller for starting time ....
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High And Low Displacement Engines
369 Words - 2 Pages.... the Mustang, it does not need all the power and torque that a Mustang have to move it forward.
In a speed competition, the Integra would accelerate faster than the Mustang but the Mustang has a larger and stronger engine, which makes it possible for the car to maintain a high speed. In other words, the Integra would win in a 1/4-mile drag race but the Mustang would win in a race that’s longer than a 1/4 of a mile. They can also be made to produce as much power as a large engine but the engine life would be reduced due to the stress.
The advantage of small displacement engines is that they are fuel efficiency and weigh less than larger engines. The small displacement eng ....
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Against Federal Censorship Of The Internet
334 Words - 2 Pages.... too vague to enforce. The Justice Department appealed the case to the Supreme Court, which heard arguments in the case, Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in the March of 1997. In a 7-2 decision handed down on June 26, 1997, the Court upheld the lower court's ruling and struck down the decency act. The Supreme Court stated that the act was not only vague but that it unconstitutionally restricted the free speech rights of adults.
An estimated of 40% of Internet material originates from foreign countries, where the US's Decency Act would not apply. Governments should not have the power to determine what sort of material is fit or unfit for individuals and the ....
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Firewalls
462 Words - 2 Pages.... in 1987. But the context suggests that Phil knew what Steve meant, yet Steve doesn't think he invented it.
What is a network firewall? A firewall is a system or group of systems that enforces an access control policy between two networks. The actual means by which this is accomplished varies widely, but in principle, the firewall can be thought of as a pair of mechanisms: one that exists to block traffic, and the other that exists to permit traffic. Some place a greater emphasis on blocking traffic, while others emphasize permitting traffic. Probably the most important thing to recognize about a firewall is that it implements an access control policy.
The Internet, like an ....
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Information About Viruses
326 Words - 2 Pages.... the computer. When this computer
is infected, every one who writes a floppy disk on this computer gets their
floppy disk contaminated, and risks getting this virus on their computer, which
may not have good virus protection. On IBM-Compatible PCs, viruses will only
infect executable programs, such as the .EXE and .COM files. On a Macintosh, any
file can be contaminated. A disk can also be infected even without any files on
it. These viruses are called BOOT SECTOR viruses. These viruses reside on the
part of the floppy disk, or hard disk that store the information so that these
disks can be used, and is loaded into memory each time the computer is booted by
one of these d ....
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The Birth Of Fiber Optics-To It's Popularity
1034 Words - 4 Pages.... illuminated homes by using light from an electric arc lamp placed in the basement and directing the light around the home with the pipes.
In 1888, Medical team, Roth and Reuss of Vienna used bent glass rods to illuminate the bodies' cavities.
In 1895, french engineer Henry Saint-Rene designed a system of bent glass rods for guiding light images in an attempt at early television.
In 1898, American David Smith applied for a patent on a bent glass rod device to be used as a surgical lamp.
In the 1920's, Englishmen John Logie Baird and American Clarence W. Hansell patented the idea of using arrays of transparent rods to transmit images for television and facsimiles respec ....
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