User:Yasiri

Homework 6

I will choose to install Window 7 to my computer system because I am such a big fan of Window Operating System :D and also never use any other system before. As I used to work with Window 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, it would be really easy to use the upgraded version of the former systems while the upgraded one are being added with the more features. However, my decision also depends on these important factors which are the speed of system and to response, storage, and display function. And the last factors are - In Windows 7, it allows me to use WindowsPowerShell, which is essentially Microsoft’s answer to a Linux command line terminal. - It's graphical interface and the web 2.0 style effects and animation creates the new feeling - Also, Window 7 also provides applications for Blackberry servers (BES), virtualization, encryption and remote desktop access.

In conclusion, it's the new version upgraded from Vista, though, its performance and features are obviously capable of doing many things apart from just providing good respond and speed. --- In Class Active Quiz: January 12, 2010

1. How do you open the Select Pane in PowerPoint 2007?> ans: Go to Home, on the right handside >> Editing >> Select >> Select Pane

2. In PowerPoint 2007, how do you change the maximum number of Undoes to 30? ans: Go to the Office Button >> Powerpoint Options>> Advanced >> Editing Options>> Increase the number in the box until 30

3. How do you save a PowerPoint 2007 file as a web page? ans: Go to the office button, Save as >> Save as type >> Choose save as type: Webpage

4. How do you change the color of a SmartArt object in PowerPoint 2007? ans: Right click on the object >> choose Format >> Word Arts Styles>> Text Fill>> More Fill Colors

5. In PowerPoint 2007, how do you include slide numbers on every slide? ans: On the ribbon pane, go to Insert and then choose Text >> Choose Header and Footer as the box pops up >> pick Slide Number and then click Apply to all

6.How do you change the slide orientation of a PowerPoint 2007 presentation to portrait? On the Design ribbon, go to Page Set up and click Slifde Orientation and lastly choose Portrait

7. How do you modify a textbox so that its text shrinks to fill the space in the shape in PowerPoint 2007? ans: Click on an object first. Then on the ribbon choose Format and You can change its font and size 8. How do you add a circle shape to a slide in PowerPoint 2007? Go to Insert Ribbon >> Illustrations >> Shapes>> oval

9. On the Ribbon in PowerPoint 2007, how do you change text in the textbox to WordArt? Click on the object first, and then choose Format on the right handside and

10. How do you open a current presentation in PowerPoint 2007? -On Ribbon Choose Slide Show and View Slide -You can click the small icon on the botoomright of the screen (the third one from left) -Shift + F5

11. How do you turn on the grids in PowerPoint 2007? Go to the View Ribbon >> Hide/Show >> either pick Gridlines or press the keyboard shortcut = Shift+F9

12. What will allow you to quickly make a PowerPoint presentation as quickly as you can type? On the left side of the screen, use outline and type tab and enter

13. How do you go to Handout Master in PowerPoint 2007#What does the Contrast function do in PowerPoint 2007? / Go to View >> Presentation views >> Slide Master On slide master, you can create your own template so that your template style will be used whenever it is picked

14. In PowerPoint 2007, how do you print out the slide you are currently looking at? Go to the office Button and then choose Print as the box pops up >> choose Print Range and pick custom show

-- Yasiri's

1.What are different names for “Computer Startup?”
 * There are some ways to call Computer Start Up, which are Boot(-ing), Bootstrap, and Bootloader

2.What is the keyboard shortcut to bring up the shortcut menu in Windows XP Answer: Shift+F10

3. How do you add a webpage to a Desktop in Windows XP?

4.What are two ways to reboot a computer?

5.How do you turn off a mainframe computer running Unix?

6.How can you tell if a drive is a hard drive in Windows XP?

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January 29, 2010

-- Homework 5
 * 1) Personal rapid transit
 * 2) Machine vision
 * 3) U-Commerce
 * 4) Semantic Web
 * 5) Solid-state drive
 * 6) Spintronics
 * 7) Ubiquitous networks
 * 8) Cryoprotectant
 * 9) Thermal copper pillar bump
 * 10) Hi MEMS
 * 11) Phased array optics
 * 12) Artificial intelligence
 * 13) Metamaterials
 * 14) Programmable matter
 * 15) Quantum dot

•CPU and speed: AMD’s new Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition,

it arrived at the performance lab running at 3.4 GHz—200 MHz faster than its predecessor, Simulated the 2.66 GHz offering with a Core i7-920, which runs at the same clock rate. The one variable was Core i5’s enhanced Turbo Boost, which is expected to accelerate clocks to 3.2 GHz when a single core is active. Core i7-920 only benefits from a single bin of Turbo Boost, yielding 2.8 GHz instead.

•Memory: 1GB PC2700 200-PIN SODIMM RAM module kit option

Speed up the computer to the max - a 1GB memory 1x 1GB PC2700 DDR 333MHz. Laptop DIMM professional RAM upgrade to increase your computing rate. PRO Memory Upgrade offers memory upgrade expansion solutions built only by DRAM manufacturers

- •Hard drive: The Intel® Extreme SATA Solid-State Drive (SSD)

it offers outstanding performance and reliability, delivering the highest IOPS per watt for servers, storage and high-end workstations Capacity = 32GB and 64GB NAND Flash components	= Intel® Single-Level Cell (SLC) NAND Flash Memory 10 Parallel Channel Architecture with 50nm SLC ONFI 1.0 NAND Bandwidth =	 Sustained sequential read: up to 250 MB/s Sustained sequential write = up to 170 MB/s

•Type of optical device: mouse Darkfield Laser Tracking used in the Performance Mouse MX can work on “all sorts of work surfaces,” including glass. The mouse worked on every surface I tested it on, including a clear glass window. Logitech says that the tracking won’t work on glass if it’s completely spotless and as clean as it can get; the Logitech Web site recommends a “swipe [of] your hand across the surface” to give the tracking some “context.” I found the tracking to be excellent for everyday use, but it’s not fast enough for hard-core gamers.

• Best Monitor HP (Hewlett-Packard) LP2065 20.1" LCD TV Screen Size:	20.1 inch. included Interfaces: 	USB - Universal Serial Bus, Video - 15 pin High-Density D-shell (VGA), Video - 29 pin DVI-I 	Aspect Ratio: 	4:3 (Standard) 	Resolution: 	1600 x 1200 (UXGA) 	Response Time: 	8 ms 	Contrast Ratio: 	800:1	Diagonal Size:	20.1 in 	Viewable Size: 	20.1 in 	Aspect Ratio: 	4:3 (Standard) 	Max Resolution: 	1600 x 1200 (UXGA) 	Response Time: 	8 ms 	Response Time (black to white):	16 ms 	Display Refresh Rate:	60 Hz 	Contrast Ratio: 	800:1

Exercise Jan 22, 2010

In class Active Quiz 1. How can you tell if a drive is a hard drive in Windows XP? Look at the picture and Details: Hard Disk drives --> Local Disk (C:) and (D:)

2. What does Tile do when selecting a photo for the background of the Desktop in Windows XP? If we set a background positioned in tile, the picture will be minimized and arranged in block structurally

3. If you shut your computer down without using the Turn Off function in Windows XP, what happens when the computer is turned on again?

5. How do you change the text in the 3D Text screen saver to “Drink More Milk” in Windows XP?

6. What is the purpose of System in the Control Panel in Windows XP? To customize and change the functions, display appearance, or other settings we need

7. How do you find out more about the functions of any program in the Control Panel in Windows XP? Click on additional options... ???

8. In Windows XP, what is the purpose of My Network Places?

9. What is the purpose of charmap.exe in Windows XP? File extension

10. How do you list a file in the My Recent Documents list in Windows XP? 1. Right click on the page of the file --> Views

2. on the toolbar, see the icon 'Views' and choose List

11. How can you tell if a folder has share turned on in Windows XP?

12. In Windows XP, how do you shut down the computer? 1. go to Start --> choose Shut down

13. How does Filmstrip and Thumbnail differ in My Pictures in Windows XP? Thumbnail will show a small picture that the folder contains or the picture itself in the grid view but for filmstrip, the big photos will be shown at the center as you choose to view other photos from the filmstrip

14. In Windows XP, what is the keyboard shortcut to copy a file? ctrl + c

15. How do you set the size of virtual memory in Windows XP?

16. How do you create a shortcut key sequence for a Shortcut in Windows XP?

17. How can you create a new toolbar to be shown on the Taskbar in Windows XP? Right click on task bar and choose create new task bar, the new task bar will be shown on the right corner

18. How can you add an item from the Frequently Used Program area to the Pinned Item area in Windows XP?

19. What is a file in Windows XP? A file is a location where it saves data. Everything will be stored in file

20. In Windows XP, what does maximizing a window do? Expand the window size to full screen since it was previously placed on the task bar

Homework 4

1. What are MMOGs and how do they differer from regular video games?

"MMOG" stands for Massively Multiplayer Online Game. MMOG which is a video game effectively supports the use of video game players for hundreds or thousand people at the same time. All the games must be connected via Internet as the user will be linked to the network they choose to be in. So, the players are be able to interact with other people around the world by just experiencing this online game.

What makes MMOG differ from most of the games for personal computer is that firstly, it enables the players to cooperate or compete with each other. The genres of games are various including the specific kinds available for the players who want to try something new such as management game, real-time strategy games, and also  puzzle and adventure for children. All games are created in the three-dimensional modeling, providing surreal graphic picture.

2. Would there be stresses in living in a virtual world?

From my own perspective, virtual reality has major impacts on player's daily life and activity. - When living In the real world, some people may have their view changed towards society. As they spent most time playing the games without talking to anyone, in public, their thoughts are limited and secluded because they have not allowed their thoughts to be expressed socially. This later leads to abandonment, depression, and even aggressive actions.

3. Look at e-bay and see what is being sold from secondlife and other on-line game forum. Is the economy from these games real? There are various kinds of item sold in secondlife. This game creates Animals (11334) Animations (38591) Apparel (350363) Art (34858) Avatar Accessories (134157) Avatar Appearance (73743) Building Components (82281) Home and Garden (165327) Recreation and Entertainment (27641)