wired-program computer
wired-program computer A digital computer, usually a special-purpose one, in which the sequence of operations is fixed and cannot be easily altered. The sequence may take different paths in accordance with data-dependent conditions. Speed of operation and reliability may be gained at a cost in flexibility.
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Computer-based training: 10 questions to help determine if it's right for you.
Magazine article from: Industrial Safety & Hygiene News; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...long as they have access to a computer. How resistant will the participants...training requirements at a computer rather than in a classroom...they are not familiar with computers and are afraid of being embarrassed...Some people may associate computer-based training with being...into the ...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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COMPUTER WAVE CREATES CAREERS
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 7/18/1988; 700+ words
; ...And with each new day a computer or a program is designed to make life...efficient. This wave of computers has created a new market...a good analytical mind, computers may be a career option for you. Computer systems analysts plan and...people who actually write the programs that you ...
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COMPUTER 'VIRUS' TRACKED TO GRADUATE STUDENT
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 11/6/1988; 700+ words
; ...studied the virulent program in an effort to prevent...recurrence. Several computer sites were spared...rewritten security programs in light of at least...security flaws in computers running the Unix operating...thousands of hours that computer scientists and programmers...spending removing ...
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`Computers In The Hood' fills technology gaps
Newspaper article from: New Pittsburgh Courier; 7/11/1998; 700+ words
; ...American presence in the computer industry, reversing...producers; making computers the first choice of...television; and training programs that will assist owners of personal computers to effectively utilize their computer systems for personal...the heart of the "Computers In The ...
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 "Columbus Telegram (Columbus, NE)")
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Computer collection attracts steady traffic.
Newspaper article from: Columbus Telegram (Columbus, NE); 5/6/2007; 700+ words
; ...always liked fixing computers and had an old computer that he didn't want...the Superior Pawnee Computer Society and wanted to help. All of the computers collected in Columbus...and then specific programs will be installed onto...
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 "Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)")
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Computers spark environmental debates: Computers' hidden toxins provoke a noisy debate over 'e-waste'.
Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX); 7/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...Smith Jul. 1--Your computer's bland exterior...state laws, recycling programs and design improvements...toxins needed to make computers, the energy needed...firm that tracks the computer industry. "It could...Latitude D630, a notebook computer that achieved "gold...Goodwill to give recycled ...
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Computers on the homestead: things to consider before you start.
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 7/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...of educational games and programs for all members of your family...more mundane. As we said, computers are very useful for recording...can keep track of on your computer. The garden log or journal: computers are wonderful for this type...weren't so hot? Check your computer garden log to see ...
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Computer Educators Key In On Girls' Technology Turnoff
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/26/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...women's groups have started programs to get more girls into the...public schools hold girls' computer classes after hours to get...they say, the issue of computer equity will grow increasingly critical: Computer-related occupations are...force. If not skillful with computers, they will be ...
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Computer viruses.(how computers get sick and how to cure them)(includes related articles)
Magazine article from: Science World; 10/19/1998; ; 700+ words
; Do computers get sick? You...switch on your computer, eager for it...a malicious program that at worst...popular e-mail programs like Microsoft...TRICK Creating a computer virus is no easy...itself to other programs in your computer...mail, or a program downloaded ...
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Computers in academic architecture libraries.
Magazine article from: Computers in Libraries; 3/1/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...considering the introduction of computers into their curricula, while...emphasis on the use of computers in design has displaced the...education. By the mid-1980s computers had begun to move out of...spreadsheet and word processing programs are being used to teach aspects...history. The ...
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Computer Hardware Security
Book article from: World of Forensic Science
...This is true for computers used in forensic science...any data stored on a computer, there are vulnerabilities...science operation. Computer security can take two...tools that protect programs, files, and the information flow to and from a computer. Hardware security...mission-critical ...
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Computer Security and Computer Crime Investigation
Book article from: World of Forensic Science
...today. As more advanced computers are manufactured, the more...cyber criminals become. Computer crime covers a large range...viruses infecting their computers with loss or potential loss...Another major form of unwanted computer activity consisted of defacement...Sending a virus, a small ...
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Computer Revolution
Book article from: American Decades
COMPUTER REVOLUTION Personal Computers The personal computer revolution was a phenomenon of immense...use. With the dawn of the personal computer all Americans were allowed potential access to computers. As competition and modernization...
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computer
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...or logical operations. A computer is distinguished from a calculating...by being able to store a computer program (so that it can repeat its...without human intervention. Computers developed along two separate...producing two distinct types of computer—analog and digital...
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Computer Software
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
...represent data (information). Computer engineers found it difficult...been used ever since. How a computer uses the binary system Although computers perform seemingly amazing...binary 0 represents off. Program instructions are sent to the computer by combining bits together...the ...
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