My career of choice will be a Computer Programmer because I like computers, and I am logical. I will be working hard toward my goal and achieve my degree in that field. I worked with PowerPoint, Office 2000, and Excel, which are all Microsoft Products. I have done Structured Programming. Hopefully, ...

Animation as an art form has been around for almost one hundred years. From the earliest days of hand-drawn cels, individual pictures strung together, to the complex rendering of 3-D virtual worlds, animation packs peoples\' lives. Do you wonder how the computer-animated movies are made or want to ...

Computer NetworksComputers by themselves are useful tools. But once they are interconnected, they surge in usefulness and suddenly become media. One computer is connected into a network which is then patched into a network of networks. Computer networks have the potential to break the monopolies of ...

The computer industry has become one of the most competitive industries in the world. With technology growing at amazing paces, many of the computer companies have fallen behind and even out of the industry since the development of the computer. Only the strongest companies have been able to be pro...

COMPUTERS Could one imagine what the world would be like today without computers? For one, I would not be typing this paper right now. Computers were actually developed in early history. The first major use for a computer in the U.S. was during the 1890 census. Two men, Herman ...

As we head into the 21st century, it's easy to see that computers have become a major necessity in today's modern world. Computers have become popular for all sorts of people, ranging from small children to large business owners. In today's technological world, computers are no longer just in busi...

Apple Computer, Inc. APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 20525 Mariani Avenue Cupertino, California 95014 Tel: (408) 996-1010 Fax: (408) 974-5192 Public Company Incorporated: 1980 Employees: 16,287 Sales (1994): 9.19 billion Stock Exchange: New York Chairman: A.C. Markkula President & C.E.O.: M...

BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS Information System - A set of interrelated components that collect, retrieve, process, store and distribute information for the purpose of facilitating planning, control, coordination, analysis and decision making in organisations. Input - the capture or co...

The wave of the future is drowning out very quickly. All the technology we have created will bit the dust before the systems really are used. At the end of the century all systems that have calendars to monitor systems or use calendars to show dates will shut down all at once. Major electronic s...

The 20th century was filled with many impactful and life changing events for Americans. There were wars, depressions, technology and inventions that changed the way Americans would live forever. The most significant of all these events was the invention of the Computer. In the 1930's America ...

In today society, it is a must that there is some kind of computerized technology within the typical workplace. It is obvious that the need for computers in our daily lives is increasing at a very rapid pace. There is no way to avoid the use of computers if you plan to survive in the 20th century...

Industry competitors by product: Gateway, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM are Dell\'s top competitors. Dell sells directly to consumers via the Internet and telephone. Dell\'s product is build to order computers including desktops, workstations, network servers, and laptops. Dell offers a wide rang...

Computer History When computers were introduced to the nation, the issue of ethics was not relevant. However, in present day, most of the world owns a computer or has some way to access a computer. Especially with a modem, almost anyone can tap into confidential files and use information in an...

Weather forecasting has been an important application area over the past 100 years. The complex numerical calculations and modeling structures that have been developed, require a fairly sophisticated level of technological development. Prior to the advent of digital computers it was practically impo...

Almost every End-user in the world has heard of computer viruses and/or has had one at one point in time. Don't worry if you haven't heard about them, you won't find it in your bloodstream. Unfortunately you may find one in your computer memory or disk storage. " Some may b...

PROF. MARTINEZ COMPUTER PURCHASE Recently, I decided to purchase a new computer. Buying a computer can be a complicated procedure. A number of decisions must be made before making this purchase. I must decide what type of software and hardware I need for my everyd...

One of the most innovative and exciting fields in our current society is the PC industry. In the last thirty years, the computer industry has developed at an astounding rate-nearly two out of three people over the age of 18 in the US either own or have access to a computer on a regular basis. This...

Computer Crimes It's the weekend, you have nothing to do so you decide to play around on your computer .You turn it on and then you start , you start calling people with your modem, connecting to another world, with other people. This is all fine, but what happens when you start get...

Computer CommunicationsInternet communications are a wonderful tool. Now through the help of many computer aids we can do almost anything faster and in the comfort of our own home. It has only been a few years since the use of typewriters; if you think about it technology has expanded for so many ...

At first I had began brainstorming trying to think of a subject for this paper. I had heard Mr. Perry speak of Apple computer and of Steve jobs. His rise to power and his fall from grace then his rebirth, like the phoenix from in myths and legends rising from his own ashes. However I didn&apo...

Company/ Industry overview Dell Incorporated was founded in Round Rock Texas by Michael Dell in 1984 with just 1000 dollars and an innovative idea: sell computer systems directly to customers and illuminate the middle man. Today, Michael Dell is the longest tenured CEO in the computer industry. ...

What is a computer? A Computer is an electronic device that can receive a set of instructions, or program, and then carry out this program by performing calculations on numerical data or by compiling and correlating other forms of information. Computers have been part of this world for a very long t...

Computer crime has increased in resent years. The book gives several examples of past computer crimes. Before reading chapter 2 I thought that computer crimes only involved crimes that where associated with hacks. But I learned that a computer crime is a crime that involved a computer in any w...

Networking For my independent study, I have created a network in my house. A network by definition are more than one computer that are linked together electronically via a protocol (common language) so the computers can communicate and share resources. This network improves the day-to-day life...

Industry Analysis The PC industry is one of the strangest in the world. There is probably no other type of product that is so technologically sophisticated, sells for so much money, and yet is sold by so many companies for so little profit. Dell, Gateway, IBM, Compaq and HP (one entity), and Apple a...