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Computer Terminology
Questions and answers about different terms related to computers, as well as computer language that is popularly used today.
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What does you all live down stream mean?
That every person is affected by others.
The analogy is that people who live upriver believe they can foul the water and not be bothered by it, it only hurts the people downriver.
The reality is that we are all 'down stream' from someone and harmful actions hurt us all.
Is a gig more than a gigabyte?
In the context of data storage, a "gig" is usually referring to gigabyte (GB), which represents a unit of digital information equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes. "Gig" can also sometimes refer to a job or task performed for pay, often in the context of the gig economy.
Brain mapping is a set of neuroscience techniques predicated on the mapping of quantities or properties onto spatial representations of the brain resulting in maps. It is conceived as the higher form of neuroimaging.
What does the abbreviation 'CPU' stand for?
The abbreviation cpu can stand for many things. Most commonly known as standing for "Central Processing Unit" which is a part of a computer system, the "CPU" is the "brain" of the computer, or what controls it.
What is the difference between migration and hibernation?
Migration is movement from one place to another. Birds migrate to warmer climates when winter comes.
Hibernation is sleeping or becoming dormant in the winter. Bears hibernate in the winter, they don't move to anther location but hibernate in the area where they have lived.
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Hibernation is to go to sleep for the winter.
Migration is to travel to other locations as the seasons require.
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Hibernation is when the body of an animal begins to slow down so it goes into a state of sleep when the body is still living but the body itself is asleep.
Migration is when animals travel to another place to escape weather conditions
When animals migrate it means they are moving to a different place for one reason or another e.g Geese fly south to warmer weather in the winter because they do not like the cold. Hibernation is where an animal sleeps throughout the whole of a period of time. E.g bears hibernate during winter due to the cold, they wake up when spring starts. They eat loads and loads before winter then because they've eaten so much it sustains them throughout winter.
The number of characters that can fit in a 5MB file can vary widely depending on the encoding used. As a rough estimate, you can fit around 5 million to 6 million characters if using UTF-8 encoding. However, this number can be significantly higher for simpler encodings like ASCII.
What are the different kinds of CPU?
There are many types of CPU's..
For Intel, you have socket 775, and a bunch of others I'm blanking on right about now.
For AMD, you have AM2.
If you're talking about types (e.g. Pentium), you have AMD Phenom, Opteron, Athlon, Sempron, Duron. On the Intel side, you have Celeron, Pentium(s), CoreDuo, Core2Duo, Core2Quads.
It depends on the file format and length of the audio tracks. Generally, a standard CD typically holds about 700 MB of data, while 1 GB is equal to 1000 MB. So, roughly 1 GB would be equivalent to around 1.43 CDs.
What was Ernest Rutherford contribution to the atom?
Ernest did an experiment where he shot alpha particles into a gold foil that proved the concept of a nuclear atom,that is an atom with a nucleus made of protons and neutrons and have electrons moving around the nucleus in some way.His experiment did not show the position of electrons or energy levels or even how they moved.
Yes, 5MB is bigger than 1195KB. 5MB is equivalent to 5000KB, so it's larger than 1195KB.
Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron, is considered the "Mother of the Computer," due to her work with Charles Babbage. Known for her intelligence, Ada loved science and invention. The notes she took on the computer are considered to be the first algorithm, thus making her the first computer programmer.
What are the three main functions of the microcomputer?
A minicomputer is the term given to any computer small enough to be portable. Usually, these are laptops, and they can mostly function like regular computers, albeit with less processing power.
Are there really three amigos or did they make it up?
The concept of the "three amigos" is not based on a specific group of three individuals in real life. It originated from the 1986 comedy film "¡Three Amigos!" starring Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short as a trio of struggling silent film actors.
How many Megabytes make a Sector?
One sector contains 256 bytes. Thus one megabytes consists of 4096 sectors. Hence one Megabyte is made up of 1/4096 (equal to 0.000244) sectors.
How do you decrease the size of an mp3 file?
MP3's are already compressed to reduce their size as compared to what they are when they are uncompressed. An average MP3 takes about 1-2 MB/minute of storage. Uncompressed audio takes about 8-9 MB/minute.
If you've ever tried to crush a ball of aluminum foil, you can only crush it so much before it becomes nigh upon impossible to make it any smaller. At that point, the easiest way to make it smaller would be to take a pair of scissors to it and remove the edges until it is as small as you need it to be. Similarly, you'd need to re-encode your MP3 to a lower bitrate until it meets your size requirements. Just as with the foil, though, the more you lower the bitrate, the more information you have to trim from the file. The more you remove, the more audio fidelity you lose.
You can use a program like Audacity to re-encode an MP3 to a lower bitrate and reduce the file size.
If your goal is to send an mp3 as, for example, an email attachment, you can try to compress it with something like WinZip or 7zip, but just like my aluminum foil argument, compressing something that's already compressed doesn't do much good.
How will tourists affect locals in a area?
If local people have a negative attitude toward tourists, it will make them feel unwelcome and tourism will probably decrease in that area. If people react positive towards tourists it will promote tourism in that area which would be a good thing, as tourism attributes towards the develpment of an province or area.
What is the thing that reads what you type?
It is WordQ. It is a program that you buy to install on your computer and you use Microsoft word or any other typing program to get it to read what you typed.
The process of integrating information processed simultaneously by multiple neural networks can be detected as a pattern of synchronized neural activity. This synchronization allows for the coordination and integration of information across different brain regions, facilitating complex cognitive processes.
What factors can influence the mip rate of measuring performance?
Factors that can influence the MIP rate of measuring performance include the level of data accuracy, the appropriateness of key performance indicators (KPIs), the frequency of data collection and reporting, and the alignment of organizational goals with performance metrics. Additionally, the use of technology for data collection and analysis can also impact the MIP rate.
