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Piracy
<view this essay>.... the policing effort required to track down
the pirates.
When pirates distribute the illegal software, one could say that they are
helping, than hurting the software companies. By distributing the software
world wide, it creates great advertisement for the software companies and their
products. Although the software company is losing profits from that particular
version, it could generate future sales with other versions. Also, when the
pirates distribute the software this could be a great source of test data for
the software companies. This is an effective way to catch any unfounded bugs in
the software program. From debugging to hacking, hackers c .....
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The Four-Stroke Cycle Of An Engine
<view this essay>.... up) stroke. The
ports are opened and closed at the proper times by the intake and exhaust
valves, which close against the sides of the ports" (Doyle 128). The
controlling of the valves start with a cam shaft. A cam shaft has lobes on
it which are all shaped differently, but resemble an oval. On a camshaft
lobe there rests a lifter. A lifter is cylinder shaped and pushes up on a
push rod when the lobes are rotating. A push rod, which is connected to a
rocker arm, then "rocks" down on a spring that in turn pushes open a valve.
This all happens due to the rotation of the camshaft which is geared to the
crankshaft (which is connected to the pistons) .....
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Classification Analysis
<view this essay>.... fact, a computer can be broken down into three distinct categories,
namely output, input and CPU.
The term 'output' consists of all components that display words and
graphics so that a person can see them. Many people can easily understand
why the monitor is a form of output device since it is the screen that
tells them what the computer is actually doing. Simply put, without a
monitor, the computer itself is basically useless. Another form of output,
which is rarely noticed by many computer users however, is the printer.
Many people have probably used a printer before, but it is just that they
never realize it is also a form of output.
As oppo .....
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The Internet
<view this essay>.... They provide a list of new releases and a lot of samples for you to listen to easily(Perez 1).
was made for everyone no matter what a person is interested in (Gay 1). It is possible for someone to buy clothing without leaving their home. Designers like Calvin Klein have webpages in which clothing can be purchased by just supplying a credit card number (Gorman 30).
can help with a lot of problems. For parents, can be extremely helpful. At certain websites, such as http://www.stlmoms.com, parents can get help about child illnesses, breast-feeding, pregnancy, childcare, or any other parenting problem that may arise (Licklider C1). Another thing that .....
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Y2K: A Problem Or Not?
<view this essay>.... who could protect the world using her powers. Her name was Mother Nature and her powers consist of wind, water, earth, fire, and mind combined. She was to find out who started this problem and tell Herbio so he could fix it using his computer skills.
On the other side of the world lived the cause of the problem, Morpheus. Morpheus could change into different people but for only two hours. Morpheus knew Herbio and they had been enemies for a very long time. Morpheus also knew that Herbio would try to solve this problem, but she wasn't aware that Herbio had Mother Nature as a secret weapon.
Herbio and Mother Nature went to look for Morpheus once they found .....
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Installing A Car Stereo System
<view this essay>.... There
are four major features required in the head unit, they are internal amplifier,
Pre-amp out RCA jacks, CD controller and a face-off security feature.
The head unit must have an internal amplifier that can produce at least
25 watts-per-channel so it can adequately power a decent pair of speakers.
Reproduction of higher frequency sounds (i.e. violin, flute) as well as lower
frequency sounds (bass violin, tuba) require more power to be heard at the same
level as a midrange sound (voice, trumpet). The internal amplifier in the head
unit must be able to generate enough wattage for the SPL (sound pressure level)
of the higher frequencies to be hea .....
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Procedures, Parameters & Sub-Programs
<view this essay>.... a large and complex program to be broken up into a
number of much smaller parts, each accomplished by a procedure. Procedures also
provide a form of abstraction as all the programmer has to do is know how to
call a procedure and what it does, not how it accomplishes the task.
Programs are easier to read. Procedures help to make programs shorter, and thus
easier to read, by replacing long sequences of statements with one simple
procedure call. By choosing goo procedure names, even the names of the
procedures help to document the program and make it easier to understand.
Programs are easier to modify. When repeated actions are replaced by one
procedure ca .....
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Hacking
<view this essay>.... number with a specific prefix and area code in order to find a carrier, another computer system that has a link to a network. A terminal is any program that allows you to connect to a network. A password cracker is a program that tries passwords from a giant list so that the hacker can gain access to the computer network. A virii maker is a program that lets you insert the desired program codes and then it assembles the program codes into a working computer virus (Ash, 5-6).
The formula that a hacker follows to hack is always the same. First, the hacker runs the prefix scanner, usually at night, to get a list of dial-ups, phone numbers that contain c .....
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