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Airplanes
1727 Words - 7 Pages.... may
include additional seats for passengers.
When air flows around the wings of an airplane, it generates a force
called "lift" that helps the airplane fly. Wings are contoured to take
maximum advantage of this force. Wings may be attached at the top, middle,
or lower portion of the fuselage. These designs are referred to as high-,
mid-, and low-wing, respectively. The number of wings can also vary.
Airplanes with a single set of wings are referred to as monoplanes, while
those with two sets are called biplanes.
To help fly the airplane, the wings have two types of control surfaces
attached to the rear, or trailing, edges. They are referred to as ailerons
and ....
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Computer Programming
880 Words - 4 Pages.... developing new software and/or improving older versions of these
programs. Programmers write specific programs by breaking down each step into a
logical series of hours of writing programs, the programmer must follow. After
long hours of writing programs, the programmer must thoroughly testing and
revising it. Generally, programmers create software by using the following a
basic step-by-step development process:
(1) Define the scope of the program by outlining exactly what the program
will do.
(2) Plan the sequence of computer operations, usually by developing a
flowchart (a diagram showing the order of computer actions and ....
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Truth And Lies About The Computer Virus
1126 Words - 5 Pages.... decision about the virus and then
disclose their findings to the public. The problem with the current system is
that there are no checks and balances. If the anti-virus company wants to make
viruses seem worse all they have to do is distort the truth. There is no
organization that certifies wheather or not a virus is real. Even more
potentially harmful is that the anti-virus companies could write viruses in
order to sell their programs. Software companies have and do distort the truth
about viruses. "Antivirus firms tend to count even the most insignificant
variations of viruses for advertising purposes. When the Marijuana virus first
appeared, for example, it co ....
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Airbags
636 Words - 3 Pages.... these deaths were children, most of whom were not using a seat belt. Small children and don’t mix. Children shouldn’t be in the front seat because the force of the airbag is usually too much for them. Never put a rear facing child seat in the front seat of the car. If the airbag goes off, the seat will be pushed forward and the child may get squeezed between the back of the seat and the airbag. Children are less likely to be killed in a crash if they are in the back seat.
If someone must put a child in the front seat, they may want to have an on/off switch for the airbag installed on the passenger side. On/off switches are used to prevent the airbag from going of ....
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Improving Cyberspace
2068 Words - 8 Pages.... address from
the government.
2. The government could destroy the address for
inappropriate material.
3. Existing federal laws regulate BBS's from
inappropriate material.
III. Censoring the Internet would establish moral standards.
A. Pornography online is more harsh than any other
media.
1. The material out there is highly perverse and
sickening.
2. Some is not only illegal, but focuses on
children.
B. Many industries face problems from illegal activity
online.
1. Floods ....
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Battle Of The Bytes: Macintosh Vs. Windows 95
1131 Words - 5 Pages.... against the ease of
use on a Mac. The Windows 95 interface is much better than Windows 3.x. It
borrows some from the Macintosh interface and has improved on it.
Some improvements are the ability to work with folder icons that
represent directories and subdirectories in DOS. Windows 95, unlike the Mac,
logically groups data and resources. A Taskbar menu lets you call up and switch
between any software application at any time. Thus feature is better than the
Mac's because its use is more obvious. It clearly shows what is running and
allows you to switch programs with a single click of the mouse. Control panels
have been added so you can configure your hardware. There is easy ....
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Computer Crimes
1512 Words - 6 Pages.... are
recorded. These numbers are looked at by hackers and then used again, when the
hacker calls up the number and gets on he's presented with a logon prompt, this
is where the hacking really begins, the hacker tries to bypass this anyway he
knows how to and tries to gain access to the system. Why do they do it, well
lets go to a book and see "Avid young computer hackers in their preteens and
teens are frequently involved in computer crimes that take the form of
trespassing, invasion of privacy, or vandalism. Quite often they are mearly out
for a fun and games evening, and they get entangled in the illegal use of their
machines without realizing the full import of what t ....
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History Of The Internet
1398 Words - 6 Pages.... published in 1961 with
Leonard Kleinrock’s document on packet-switching theory, “Information Flow in
Large Communication Net.” This document presented the theory behind the first
problem of the Internet, and how to solve it1. The problem was this: when a
large document is sent then pieces of it become lost in transfer and the entire
document has to be resent, but then different pieces are missing from the new
copy of the document. This is a major problem and the obvious solution is to
“chop” the information up into smaller pieces and then transmit the smaller
pieces2. Then another problem was realized, how does the computer know
where to put these sma ....
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