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Describe a new moon?

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Every lunar month when the moon appears as a crescent on the first day, to eventually become a full moon, that crescent, that thin almost invisible first day of the moon is called a "new moon".

How do you get iTunes for your hp laptop?

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To download iTunes on a laptop simply click on the Download Now button on the link listed below.

How do you change payment method on eBay?

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Probably try your settings, and if that doesn't work, you can change how you want to pay for your item after you bid the highest or whatever, and so you can change it when you are purchasing your item.

Target commercial song by Dolly Parton?

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" MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM " is the name of the song.

Does the Mac computer have good graphics?

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This mostly goes back to the time when the machine was first introduced (1984). IBM PCs were mostly text based and seen as business machines while the Mac (and the earlier Apple ][ and Apple III) supported graphics as well as text. So the Mac was seen by people doing graphics design as a better machine for their purposes. This resulted in a large number of graphics design applications being written for Macs early on, long before any were written for PCs.

Now equally good graphics design applications are available for both platforms, but many graphics designers remember the early days and still prefer to work on Macs. Also if a large investment was made in early Macs its less expensive and there will be fewer file format compatibility issues if upgrades are made to newer Macs than by converting to PCs, so graphics design companies have tended to stick with Macs over the years. >

What is a good laptop for photography?

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Apple Macintosh computers have a reputation for being the best computers for photography.

However, whether you choose Mac or PC, equip your machine with as much memory (RAM) and hard disk space as you can afford. Programs like Photoshop use significant memory, and the RAW file format requires a lot of hard disk space.

Also, whether Mac or PC, consider a laptop for tethering.

Can you run iTunes on a netbook?

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If the netbook is running Windows XP, then yes, although it may run a little slowly. There is no version of iTunes for Linux-based operating systems.

Yes! If the netbook has internet access and enough Hard disk space, then proceed as if you were on a laptop! Mind you, not many netbooks have optical drives to burn the music onto afterwards so keep that in mind!

You can also download and run iTunes or on you Netbook.

I am students and using Intel atom based processors Netbook also the Intel brand associated to it. I'd downloaded many music files and movies and also many eBooks related to my subjects, also played online games and downloaded many projects material and presentations associated to subjects. Most importantly Intel Netbooks have a great battery life which allows me to work for long durations. Itunes is a kind a issues

Why are the notebooks usually more expensive than PCs with comparable power and features?

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Because the engineering and design is more critical due to using much smaller parts. Miniaturization of the hard drives is more expensive and the heat sinking of heat producing items on the motherboard is more critical. There are a number of reason, but those are some of the most important ones.

Most powerful type of computer?

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Supercomputer, to classify as such a system must have at least 10 times the performance of the highest performance conventional computers.

Where are Dell computers made?

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•Austin, Texas, Nashville , Tennessee , Winston-Salem , North Carolina , Eldora do , and Brazil also a lot of other places too.
Dell PC's are mostly, if not all made in China

What does a laptop do?

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A laptop a portable computer device that is often folded open and placed on top of one's lap- hence laptop

Where is the ENIAC today?

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As of 2014, the ENIAC is in different pieces and those pieces are at different locations. For example, some pieces are at the Smithsonian Institution, and some are at the Science Museum in London.

How much did he first desktop computer cost?

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The first computers had no fixed selling price. They were usually built on cost plus fixed fee contracts, because the people making them could not guess at final cost to build them.

For example the ENIAC was estimated at $50,000 when the Army signed the cost plus contract. The Army eventually payed a bit more than $500,000.

The UNIVAC I original fixed price contracts were for $250,000 but when the machine went into production its actual price was $2,500,000. Remington Rand lost lots of money on the first two UNIVAC's sold as the company had to pay the difference between cost to build and what the customer payed!

How much did fourth generation computers cost?

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199999990000 well im trying to find out my not ask Thomas Edison

Which language is the most suitable for computer programming?

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Binary code is the computers language.

For example you sent 300mb from Drive C:/user to D:/Data

The computer could end up transalting this to numbers us 0's and 1's.

Why were computers made?

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Computers were made to do the very tedious computations of everyday life and business. The first calculators performed computations in seconds that would take someone using a slide rule minutes if not hours to do. Calculations for NASA entry and exit trajectories would take days or even weeks to calculate by hand and the first mainframe computers would do the calculations in minutes. Hope this helps you. cblair91: the first computer was used to crack the german code in world war I and ever scince then they have become famous and then NASA started suing them, later in the line microsoft came in and started making them to sell to houses and industrys.

Which is the world's best computer brand?

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It depends on the kind of computer you wish to buy. There are several categories of computers and what individual needs are. Here are some of the best computers for different tasks:

  • Gaming: Alienware- these computers have raw power, perfect for gaming and movies. They are some of the best out there from a technical standpoint.
  • Business: Dell or Apple- While Dell is more affordable and commonly used, if you can afford it go with Apple. An Apple can do absolutely anything a Dell can do and more. Dell however has the upper hand with the affordability and existing use.
  • Art/Music/Film Design: Apple is by far the most evolved and developed brand for designing and creating. This is a staple of the company and rightly so; all their programs run without a hitch and their machines are capable of high processing power
  • Overall use and Reliability: Apple- No matter who you are, if you use an Apple it will just work. They are easy, user friendly and reliable. Virtually no virus' exist for Mac's operating system and it includes so many features that just make since. If you want a computer that just works and will never crash, buy a Mac. They are good at just about everything. (they can run all Windows OS' including windows 7)

What is the best and cheapest desktop computer?

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The best desktop computer to have is a silver sony

Who made the laptop?

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The Gavilan SC, released in 1983, was the first computer described as a "laptop" by its manufacturer. The Dulmont Magnum was a flip form top portable computer released in Australia in 1981-82, but it was not called a laptop by its maker.

The first computers that were portable enough to be held on the lap were made in the early 70's. The first demonstrated was the IBM Scamp in 1973.

How do computers work?

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How do computers work?

There are many components in a computer. In order to understand how a computer works, one must know the basic components. Open the case and look at all the gizmos. There are 4 basic parts to a computer (PC): CPU- Central Processing Unit GPU- Graphics Processing Unit PSU- Power Supply Unit Memory- Temporarily stores data from the hard disks Without these components, the computer will not function normally.

There are other devices that can be attached to the PC. CDROMs, Hard Disks, Floppy Disks, Sound Cards, TV tuner cards, mice, keyboards, NICs (network interface card), and USB cards. The devices are not needed to make the PC run.

Let's trace a packet of data from power on to it's final destination, the monitor. First, the packet is stored on the hard disk. It goes from the hard disk through the ribbon cable, which connects the hard disk to the motherboard, then to the memory. From the memory, it travels through the FSB (Front Side Bus) to the cache on the CPU. There, it waits until it is needed by the CPU. When it's needed, it goes to the GPU which in turn generates an image that goes to the monitor. Seem like a lot? Computers are not simple, ever.


This is an old video, but it is pretty good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVgOMRUNXsg

Also, this article is very good:

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/how-computers-are-made2.htm

How much does a supercomputer cost?

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These computers are of significant size and cost millions of dollars.

How much does an average computer cost?

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What is defined as a computer is a rather gray area.

In 2010 customers who bought a computer from Wal-mart were 90% first time PC purchasers.

generically between desktop/laptop availability $650 would be a safe average. There are also extreme outliers. Systems that go for $2,500 - $3,500 these few extreme units draw the average higher.