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The price of a mainframe computer typically starts at several hundred thousand
dollars and can easily exceed $1 million. ... Typical uses for supercomputers
include breaking codes, modeling worldwide weather systems, and simulating ...
The price of a mainframe computer typically starts at several hundred thousand
dollars and can easily exceed $1 million. ... Typical uses for supercomputers
include breaking codes, modeling worldwide weather systems, and simulating ...
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School and business networks do not, however, typically access the Internet via a
cable company. Instead they use a high-speed telecommunications link
dedicated solely to Internet access. What other high-speed Internet access
options are ...
School and business networks do not, however, typically access the Internet via a
cable company. Instead they use a high-speed telecommunications link
dedicated solely to Internet access. What other high-speed Internet access
options are ...
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91 Kernel The core module of an operating system that typically manages
memory, processes, tasks and disks. 125 Keyword 1 ) A word or term used as the
basis for a Web page search. 2) A command word provided by a programming ...
91 Kernel The core module of an operating system that typically manages
memory, processes, tasks and disks. 125 Keyword 1 ) A word or term used as the
basis for a Web page search. 2) A command word provided by a programming ...
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Contents
Computer Internet Web and Email Basics | 2 |
Computer Basics | 4 |
Computer Hardware | 9 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | New Perspectives on Computer Concepts New Perspectives Series |
| Author | June Jamrich Parsons |
| Contributor | Dan Oja |
| Edition | 7, illustrated |
| Publisher | Course Technology, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0619213841, 9780619213848 |
| Length | 288 pages |
| Subjects | › Computers / General |
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