Essays Tagged: "Computer program"

DNA - The Thread of Life

later confirmed by James D. Watson and Francis Crick. They also know that it acts like a biological computer program over 3 billion bits long that 'spells' out instructions for making the basic buildi ...

(3 pages) 266 5 4.8 Oct/1995

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Science: Biology: DNA

later confirmed by James D. Watson and Francis Crick. They also know that it acts like a biological computer program over 3 billion bits long that "spells" out instructions for making the basic buildi ...

(3 pages) 141 1 4.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

Application Software

Computer systems contain both hard and software. Hardware is any tangible item in a computer system, ... any tangible item in a computer system, like the system unit, keyboard, or printer. Software, or a computer program, is the set of instruction that direct the computer to perform a task. Software fal ... categories: system software and application software. System software controls the operation of the computer hardware; whereas, application software enables a user to perform tasks. Three major types ...

(2 pages) 179 0 3.9 Sep/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Telecommunications

a in digital form by wire or radio.Digital data can be generated directly in a 1/0 binary code by a computer or can be produced from a voice or visual signal by a process called encoding. A data commu ... reely among them. The data may consist of a specific item of information, a group of such items, or computer instructions. Examples include a news item, a bank transaction, a mailing address, a letter ...

(12 pages) 476 0 4.9 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

This paper is designed to educate you, the reader about what a computer virus does, how it works, and how to deal with them, and it also mentions specific virus types and describes them in detail.

Works CitedCannell, Michael. "Computer Viruses." Science World 08 Oct. 1998.2. "How They Caught Him: Tracking the hacker who creat ... .edu/papers/spitzerg/.4. Notorious Viruses. . 05 May 2000 <http://www.abcnews.com>.5. "Virus (Computer). Encarta Encyclopedia. Microsoft Corp. 1998.

(1 pages) 177 1 3.5 Jun/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Acceptance essay for computer technology

Computer Tech EssayI am interested in this program because I have a strong interest in computers and ... I am interested in this program because I have a strong interest in computers and wish to associate computers into my career beyond high school.After high school I plan to go to college and major in s ... chool I plan to go to college and major in some form of computer science. I feel that the Tech Prep Computer program can make this process much easier for me as it can educate me on the aspects of com ...

(1 pages) 118 1 3.1 Sep/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

"Computer Viruses"

Computer VirusesA computer virus is an illegal and potentially damaging computer program designed to ... attaching itself to any software it contacts. In many cases, virus programs are designed to damage computer systems maliciously by destroying or corrupting data. If the infected software is transferr ... by destroying or corrupting data. If the infected software is transferred to or accessed by another computer system, the virus spreads to the other system. Viruses have become a serious problem in rec ...

(1 pages) 296 3 4.3 Nov/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Short biography of Martinus J. G. Veltman, written in first person, about the Nobel prize winner for chemistry

s beyond the Standard Model, and vacuum structure of field theories.By the 1960's I had developed a computer program that could be used to test different mathematical approaches to the calculation pro ...

(1 pages) 31 0 4.4 Nov/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

A comprehensive look at the development of the computer programming language, focusing partially on C++.

Ebay, Intel - none of these companies could have been created if it weren't for the development of computer programming languages, especially the language of C++. The base of any computer program is ... base of any computer program is the language that it was written with. There are several different computer languages that exist today; however, C++ is the most universally known and used. The specif ...

(8 pages) 266 1 4.7 Feb/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Programming Languages

Spectrograms.

experimental phonetics is called the sound spectrogram. The display takes the form of a graph on a computer screen; for a more permanent record this graph can be transferred to paper.It is not necess ... ord this graph can be transferred to paper.It is not necessary to understand the details of how the computer program transforms sound into a visual presentation to be able to understand what the graph ...

(3 pages) 28 0 4.5 May/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Computer Ethics

Computer Viruses.

A computer virus is an illegal and potentially damaging computer program designed to infect other soft ... self to any software it comes in contact with. In many cases, virus programs are designed to damage computer systems maliciously by destroying or corrupting data. If the infected software is transferr ... by destroying or corrupting data. If the infected software is transferred to or accessed by another computer system, the virus spreads to the other system. Viruses have become a serious problem in rec ...

(2 pages) 75 0 4.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Ethics of music sampling, specifically rap.

ment in a new recording. This is done with a sampler, which can either be a piece of hardware, or a computer program on a digital computer (Fryer 58). Just like a rock/pop song uses a guitar, a paino, ... eates a new style, others adopt it and add something of their own, this is how we progress. Even in computer programming, programmers use older code to produce newer more efficient programs. Hardly an ...

(11 pages) 117 1 3.5 Aug/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Technical term definition of a Trojan Horse.

Trojan HorseMerriam-Webster defines a Trojan horse as "a seemingly useful computer program that contains concealed instructions which when activated perform an illicit or mal ... oldiers and brought within the walls of the city of Troy. The soldiers then destroyed the city. The computer version of this is almost exactly the same.If you have been infected by a Trojan horse it i ... reek soldiers. Once this program has been executed, the "soldiers" are now within the walls of your computer, (the Anti-virus and firewall software in this case) and can potentially destroy it as well ...

(1 pages) 50 0 3.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Charlie's Angels.

n and Natalie are highly trained super detectives who are hired to find a missing voice recognition computer program and the program's creator, Eric Nox. The three girls determine through some detecti ... main competitor, Redstar Communications. The three go undercover and plant a link to Redstar's main computer network. They soon discover that they have been double crossed by Eric Nox who only used th ...

(2 pages) 34 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film History

For English class- Was to make a proposal trying to persuade someone to make something for efficient

n making it easier to track who sold what, when, and how much commission he made. It will contain a computer program and a little bit of math. Everything should move along smoothly when this system is ... olution is giving you all, the management team, the best thing about being a manager more time. The computer program does all the work for you. We will just your signature at the bottom of each check ...

(3 pages) 51 0 4.3 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

Napster:Explained. In this report i explain exactly what napster is and how it has changed the file sharing industry.

Not too long ago, a college student created a computer program that would change the world. This computer program is called Napster, and it has be ... ople did not want to have these songs. Most students tried to find a way to transfer songs from one computer to another, but their attemts failed.Shawn Fanning, an 18 year old freshman at Northeas ... rying to find the MP3's that he wanted. One day, a great idea popped into his head. He envisioned a computer program that connected users computers together through a massive server so that they could ...

(14 pages) 171 0 3.4 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Evolution of Programming anguages.

The history of Computer Programming Languages goes as back as to early 1800s when Ada Byron King, countess Lovelace ... anguages goes as back as to early 1800s when Ada Byron King, countess Lovelace, made the first ever computer program. Being a University student, she eventually came to work with Charles Babbage, foun ... hardware, Ada became the first person to develop a set of instructions. This came to be known as 'a computer program' for Charles' 'Analytical Engine.' Ever since, more and more programs have been cre ...

(4 pages) 168 1 3.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

HAZUS®-MH

My research paper describes the computer program HAZUS®-MH (Multihazard). "HAZUS®-MH, is a nationally applicable ... methodo ...

(4 pages) 42 0 4.3 Jul/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

What computer programming is as a career.

Computer programmer is a broad area but all jobs that have to do with programming have to do with co ... rs and are difficult jobs. They have to write, test, and maintain very detailed instructions that a computer must follow to perform their instructions. Those are called programs. They also conceive, d ... re called programs. They also conceive, design, and test logical structures for solving problems by computer. The computer program tells the computer what to do. So it is very important that you know ...

(3 pages) 74 1 4.3 Nov/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Business Data Networks and Communications Impact of Viruses on Networks

Karin BeanAssignment IINovember 28, 2004Computer Viruses have brought a lot of chaos and confusion to many computer users, and are damaging ... to many computer users, and are damaging to all enterprises using LANs and WAN. The latest wave of computer-borne viruses and worms shows just how vital it is for firms, to ensure that their IT depar ... r anti virus programs on the highest level of maintenance to fight invasion.What is a Virus? Computer Virus - is a potentially damaging computer program that infects your computer. The P ...

(3 pages) 63 0 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking