Readings

Date: September 5, 2008 ( Friday )
Source: Microsoft Encarta Premium 2006
Title of the Article: Different Branches of Engineering

Reaction to the article:
Honestly, when I was in high school while I’m still taking up high school mathematics subjects I realized that I want to be an engineer someday or maybe I should take it as a primary course to take in college because as I analyzed my wants I think I will be willing and going to take two to three courses (Is it possible…? Maybe….! ). Now that I had chose BS- Information Technology first instead of any engineering course I think I can survive to be an engineer because as this article gave me some information that engineering has connections with technology. I already promised to myself that I will not proceed in settling down while I’m not yet an engineer…jeje…!

Date: September 6, 2008 (Saturday)
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Title of the Article: Biotechnology

Reaction to the article:
In this article I am interested in cloning that is a part of biotechnology. Why? Because by the time that I knew what cloning is in early years of my simple life, I once imagined myself to have my own clone.

Date: September 7, 2008 (Sunday)
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Title of the Article: Engineering

Reaction to the article:
Through reading this article, I realized that I should also familiarize with the fields of sciences which you can find many scientific knowledge that also has connections in my course now.

Date: September 8, 2008 ( Monday)
Source: Microsoft Encarta Premium 2006
Title of the Article: Program Functions

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· Directories - indicate the names of the various programs on
the disk, when they were written to the disk, and
where the program begins on the disk media.
· Operating System - converts any data so entered into a standard in-
-ternal form.
Date: September 9, 2008 ( Tuesday)
Source: Microsoft Encarta Premium 2006
Title of the Article: Computer Program

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

·Computer Program - set of functions that directs a computer to
perform some processing function or com-
- bination of functions.
· Application Program - is one that carries out some function that
directly for a user, such a word processing
or game – playing.
·Operating Program - is a program that manages the computer and
the various resources and devices connected
to it, such as RAM (random access memory),
hard drives, monitors, keyboards, printers, and
modems, so that they can may be used by other
programs.

Date: September10, 2008 ( Wednesday)
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Title of the Article: Program Development

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· Utility Program or - programs created by the software designers by
Development Program using special applications programs.

· Programming Language - the new program in special notation that was
Createde by the progarammer by the used of a
text editor.
· Program Source File - a text file which is an ordered list of ins -
- tructions created in a text editor.
· Source Code - the individual instructions that make up the
program source file.
· Compiler - translates text files written in a high-level
programming language from the source code
to the object code all at once.
· Assembler - is another type of translator which is used
For programs or parts of programs written in
assembly language.
· Assembly language - is another program language but it is much
more similar to machine language than other
types of high-level languages.
· Debugger - is often used to help find problems called bugs.
· Debugging programs - usually detect an event in the executing prog –
- ram and point the programmer back to the
origin of the event in the program code.


Date: September 11, 2008 (Thursday)
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Title of the Article: Program Elements

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· Goto - statements that directs the computer to select
its next instruction from a different part of the
program.
· Subordinate - each time it is called, the computer remembers
where it was in the program.

· Functions - are short subroutines that compute some value
such as computations of angles, which the com-
-puter can’t compute with a single basic instruc-
- tion.

Date: September 12, 2008 ( Friday)
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Title of the Article: Music Programs

Reaction to the article:
While I’m reading this article I wished that I could be there in the 18th to 20th century for me to have an experience in the music programs that time because I can say that I am a music lover old times but also of modern times.

Date: September 13, 2008 ( Saturday))
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Title of the Article: History of Program

Reaction to the article:
It is sad to know that that Analytical Engine was never completed just because of lacking of the technologies required. I think Charles Babbage felt sad too maybe…!

Date: September 14, 2008 (Sunday)
Source: Microsoft Encarta Premium 2006
Title of the Article: First Card Deck Programs

Reaction to the article:
Wow, maybe Countess Augusta Ada Lovelace could be my idol because I really want to be a mathematician and of course to be recognizing of something amazing like her too.

Date: September 15, 2008 (Monday)
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Title of the Article: Computer Science

Unfamiliar Term Meanings

· Computer Science -of the theory, experimentation, and engineering that
form the basis for the design and use of computers
—devices that automatically process information.
-traces its roots to work done by English mathema-
-tician Charles Babbage, who first proposed a
mechanical calculator in 1837.




Date: September 16, 2008 (Tuesday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: Health Concerns

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· Eyestrain - is the most common health problem experienced
by computer users.

·Backaches and Stiff necks -are the second most common health problem,frequent-
-ly decreasing people’s ability to concentrate and per –
- form at peak levels.
Date: September 17, 2008 (Wednesday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: Upgrading Hardware and Software

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

·Replace the Mother Board - you may be able to remove your mother board in your
Computer and install one with newer microprocessor.

· Add a Memory Chip - for increased speed as well as the ability to run more
Powerful programs, you may need additional RAM.
you can buy memory chips that you then install on the
motherboard or plug into an expansion board. Since
there are three kinds of RAM ( conventiuonal,
extended and expanded), you need to know what kind
your system and software require or will accept. You
also need to know the memory speed of your current
memory chips; new chips should have the same speed.
Date: September 18, 2008 (Thursday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: Upgrading Hardware and Software

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

·Install a High-Capacity Disk Drive - if you want to run bigger applications or store larger
databases, you may find that your 20MB hard disk
isn’t sufficient. It can be removed and replaced with hard disk capable of holding 80MB or more. Just
make certain that the new disk incompatible with your
computer’s disk controller, which oversees all disk
operations.

· a Ram - this is a memory-resident program that allows you to
use part of your computer’s random-access memory
(RAM) to mimic a very fast, temporary disk drive.


Date: September 19, 2008 (Friday)
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Title of the Article: Modern Concepts for Computer Programs

Reaction to the article:
Amazing! It’s hard to think that kind of idea that contributes for the enhancement of technology in the whole world. I wished we can have the same ideas in mind. That’s why I want to reach the country of Hungarians in one of the most amazing continent which is Europe to have experiences on how to socialize with the people there.

Date: September 20, 2008 (Saturday)
Source: Microsoft Encarta Premium 2006
Title of the Article: Computer Programs

Reaction to the article:
Actually I know what computer programs are but I really don’t know how to make it. I know someday I might know how.

Date: September 21, 2008 (Sunday)
Source: Microsoft Encarta Premium 2006
Title of the Article: Software Designers

Reaction to the article:
Honestly it’s easy for me to read this article but the point is I don’t really understands some of the terms here. Maybe I might know it while taking up my course that is connected in studying computer programs and how to make those.

Date: September 22, 2008 (Monday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: The Parts of a LAN

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· Print Server - allows users to share a printer.
· Communications Server - gives users access to a bank of modems.
· Computational Server - handles complex calculations.

Date: September 23, 2008 (Tuesday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: The Parts of a LAN

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· Peer-to-peer Networks - some LANs that do not have server, control is not
Centralized in one machine.

· Dumb Terminal - a workstation that have its own central processing unit
( CPU ), memory and disk drives.or that consists of only
a monitor, keyboard and mouse.

· Cables - allows data and program instructions to be sent from
one device to another.


Date: September 24, 2008 (Wednesday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: The Parts of a LAN

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· Twisted-pair Cables - similar to telephone wire, insulated wires twisted
around one another; inexpensive; easy to install;
suitable for short distances.
· Coaxial Cables - similar to cable-tv cabling, with a central conducting
Wire surrounded by a copper or aluminum shield and
an outer jacket; cost more than twisted-pair cabling
but offers better protection against electrical interfe –
-rence and can transmit over long distances.
· Fiber-optic Cables - contain thin glass or plastic fibers that carry signals
optically rather than electrically; expensive; not affect-
-ted by electrical interference; extremely fast; offers
better security than wires cables; can transmit over
great distances.
· Wireless Network - rely on infrared light; workstations beam messages
to one another along direct paths of light- but the data
is lost if anything blocks the line of sight between
computers.


Date: September 25, 2008 (Thursday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: Popular Operating System

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· MS-DOS - an acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, this
is the most widely used operating system. It is the
standard operating system of 16-bit IBM and IBM –
compatible pc’s.
- it allows the user to run one application program at a
time.
· Macintosh Operating System - unlike IBM pc’s and their compatibles, Macintosh can
only support one operating system, which is built into
ready-only memory ( ROM ). The operating system is
not compatible with MS-DOS.




Date: September 26, 2008 (Friday)
Source: Microsoft Encarta Kids 2006
Title of the Article: Supercomputers

Reaction to the article:
After I have read this article I wished that I could be a supercomputer to carry out trillions of calculations too.

Date: September 27, 2008 (Saturday)
Source: Microsoft Encarta Kids 2006
Title of the Article: Miniature Computer Chip

Reaction to the article:
I’m so amazed to know that a miniature computer could be small enough to pass the eye of the needle.

Date: September 28, 2008 (Sunday)
Source: Microsoft Encarta Kids 2006
Title of the Article: Early Computers

Reaction to the article:
I know that early computers are not that good compared to modern computers now but through reading this article I just knew that these could be so big to filled entire rooms.

Date: September 29, 2008 (Monday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: Popular Operating System

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· OS/2 -an acronym for Operating System/2, this system is
designed for 32-bit IBM PCs and PC compatible com-
-puters. It allows a user to run several applications
Programs at once ( a process called multitasking ). It
is compatible with MS-DOS.
· UNIX - a complex multiuser, multitasking operating system
designed to run on a wide variety of computers, from
pc’s to mainframes. It is not compatible with MS-DOS.
· XENIX - a version of UNIX adapted by Microsoft for pc’s and
offering most of the advantages of UNIX. It is compa-
-tible with MS-DOS.



Date: September 30, 2008 (Tuesday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: Electromagnetic Radiation

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· Cathode-ray-tube Monitors - emit low-level of electromagnetic radiation that has
has been linked with an increase incidence of certain
health problems including cancers, birth defects, and
miscarriages.

· Monochrome Monitors - usually emit less radiation.

Date: October 1, 2008 (Wednesday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: Sources of Help

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· User Groups - many communities have computer user groups that you
can join. A user group is club that meets regularly to share
ideas and information, hear presentations by experts, help
one another solve problems, and so on. It’s a great place
for beginners to ;learn from experienced users. Some user
groups are large enough to have subgroups organized
around a particular product, such as Macintosh computers,
or a particular application, such as computer networks.
· Manufacturers - some manufacturers of computer products publish news-
-letters to keep their customer informed of new versions
of the products, and to provide tips on how to use products
more efficiently.
· Consultants - if you plan to automate your business, you may wish to
hire a consultant to guide the buying process, oversee the
installation, and teach you and your employees how to use
the system.
Date: October 2, 2008 (Thursday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: How Computers Work

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· Central Processing Unit - or CPU, contains thousands of electric circuits. Yet in a
personal computer (pc), the entire CPU is built on a wafer
of silicon about the size of your fingernail. Such a wafer
is called chip.
· Chips - are building blocks of computers.There are many kinds of
chips in a computer,each containing many electric circuits.
The chip used for the CPU of a personal computer is called
a microprocessor (“ small processor ”).
· Arithmetic and Logic Unit - this is where all arithmetic and logical operations take
take place.Arithmetic operations involve adding, subtract-
-ing, multiplying, and dividing. Logical operations define
the logical relationships between two quantities or condi –
-tion.

Date: October 3, 2008 (Friday)
Source: Microsoft Encarta Kids 2006
Title of the Article: Robots

Reaction to the article:
I know robots are made through the use of computers but I’m surprised to know that there are robots made by computers that can go and explore inside the dangerous volcanoes.

Date: October 4, 2008 (Saturday)
Source: New Technology News
Title of the Article: Snap Happy – Purchasing A Digital Camera

Reaction to the article:
If you don’t know anything on how to manipulate a digital camera, that’s really a problem if you want to have one.

Date: October 5, 2008 (Sunday)
Source: New Technology News
Title of the Article: Bluetooth Technology

Reaction to the article:
Bluetooth is really very important now in modern days.


Date: October 6, 2008 ( Monday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: Computer Memory

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· rimary Storage - this is where the computer holds instructions and info-
-formation that it is currently using. This area is also
known as computer memory or temporary storage. If
you are writing a letter using a word processing prog-
-ram, the program and the letter are letter are held here.
Or, let’s say you tell the computer to add 5 plus 7. The
Computer has to get these numbers from specified lo –
- cations in memory. After the A/LU adds the numbers,
the result is stored in another location in memory.
· Secondary Storage - perhaps you want to store the letter and work on it again
tomorrow. You cannot store it in primary storage be –
-cause that memory is temporary. The computer “forgets”
everything in primary storage when you turn it off. The
letter has to be stored in so called secondary storage.This
is separate from the CPU. Information stored here will
never be forgotten.


Date: October 7, 2008 (Tuesday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: Computer Hardware

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· Input Devices - used to enter information and instructions into the com-
- puter; examples include keyboards, mice, joysticks, and
graphics tablets.
· Output Devices -used to receive information from the computer;examples
monitors and speech synthesizers.
· Storage Devices - used to store computer output so that it can be retrieved
used again at some future time; examples include disk
drives, tape units, and CD-ROM.
· Storage Peripherals - are combination of input/output devices;they store com-
-puter output so that a person can input,or load,it into the
computer again. Another input/output peripheral is the
modem, a device that enables a computer to send an re –
- ceive data through ordinary telephone lines.
· Hardware - are the computers and peripherals together.




Date: October 8, 2008 (Wednesday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: Connecting Hardware

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· Electric Paths - links the components of a computer system so that
they can communicate with one another. Some electrical
paths, or conductors, are unidirectional; they can carry
signals in one direction only. Other electrical conductors
are bidirectional;they can carry signals in their directions.
· Buses - are conductors that connect components within the com-
-puter itself.
· Address Buses - enable the CPU to contact, or address, locations in
memory and connections to peripherals.
· Control Buses - carry signals, such as signals that tell peripherals to get
ready to send or receive data.
· Data Buses - carry information



Date: October 9, 2008 (Thursday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: Connecting Hardware

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· Interfaces - circuits that connect the computer with peripherals.
· Serial Interfaces - transmit data serially, one bit at a time.
· Parallel Interfaces - transmit a group of bits of data in parallel – that is,
simultaneously.

Date: October 10, 2008 (Friday)
Source: New Computer Technology Articles
Title of the Article: Wireless Wearable Technology

Reaction to the article:
Amazing that we can wear technology gadgets like small jewelry, eyeglasses, and even though articles of clothing.

Date: October 11, 2008 (Saturday)
Source: New Computer Technology Articles
Title of the Article: Wearable Wireless Monitoring
Reaction to the article:
In this article, it tells the future of wireless patient monitoring that are really have nice benefits to us.

Date: October 12, 2008 (Sunday)
Source: New Computer Technology Articles
Title of the Article: High Tech & Electronics

Reaction to the article:
In this article I found out that computer courses are really demanding abroad even in our own country so that I happy and glad that my course now is about technology.

Date: October 13, 2008 (Monday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: Computer Software

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· Computer Software - a list of instructions that tells a computer how to per –
- form a specific task.
· Operating System - is a collection of programs that enables all the hardware
in a computer system to work together. It also controls
the running of the other program. It’s like a traffic cop,
coordinating input, output, and other processes.
- is either built into the computer or loaded into the memo-
- ry from a disk when you turn on the computer.


· Utility Programs - an operating system includes various utility programs;
other utility programs can be purchased separately.
These program perform housekeeping and maintenance
task, such as preparing a blank disk for use with your
computer or recovering data that you accidentally erased.

Date: October 14, 2008 (Tuesday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: Computer Software

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· Windowing Environments - these are extensions of computer’s operating system.
They enable a user to interact with the computer by
selecting picture or commands from the display screen
instead of typing the commands. Pull down menus, so
named because they are “pulled down” from a bar at
the top of the screen, present options from which you
choose what you want.
· Multitasking - the ability to run two or more applications programs
simultaneously.
· Application Programs - these programs perform specific tasks that you want to
accomplish, such as writing a letter, calculating taxes,
creating an illustrated report, and having fun! They in –
- clued word processing programs, database programs,
spreadsheet programs, inventory-control programs ,
drawing programs, personal finance programs, educa –
- tional programs, computer games, and many other
kinds of programs.

Date: October 15, 2008 (Wednesday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: The Binary System

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· Binary System - is a numbering system that has only two digits: 0 and 1.
- all numbers are expressed as combinations of 0 and 1.
· 0 and 1 - are two numerals called bits, which is a short form of
binary digit.
· 0 - representing off
· 1 - representing on
· Byte - a group of eight bits
- is the fundamental unit used by all computers.





Date: October 16, 2008 (Thursday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: The Binary System

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· ASCII Code - in 1968, a group of manufacturers agreed to adopt a
standard code, with a specific binary number repre-
- senting a specific character of command. This
agreement meant that data produced on one computer
could be used on other kinds of computers, and could
also be understood by printers, monitors, and other
peripherals. The code is the American Standard Code
for Information Interchange,or ASCII(pronounced ass key)
· 099 - tab ( signals the display screen to move the cursor to the
next tab stop; can result by pressing the TAB key on the
keyboard ).
· 010 - line speed ( signals the printer to move the paper to the
next line ).
· 013 - carriage return ( signals the printer or the display screen
to move the print head or cursor to the left-hand margin;
can result from pressing the ENTER key on the keyboard).
· 028-031 - cursor movements ( signal the display screen to move the
cursor:028 = right, 029 = left, 030 = up, and 031 = down).


Date: October 17, 2008 (Friday)
Source: New Technology News
Title of the Article: Selecting Security Cameras For Your Home Or Business
Reaction to the article:
Yeah, I think in today’s world we already need security cameras especially when we have businesses to protect even in our houses it could be.


Date: October 18, 2008 (Saturday)
Source: New Technology News
Title of the Article: Destination Anywhere: Auto Navigation Systems

Reaction to the article:
That’s right because modern technology really helps us in our daily life.

Date: October 19, 2008 (Sunday)
Source: New Technology News
Title of the Article: All About XM Radio

Reaction to the article:
Even though radio are first invented in Washington and Americans are the one who really using or patronizing radios, we Filipinos are also using it as one of the important in giving information.



Date: October 20, 2008 (Monday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: Kinds of Computer

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings


· Notebook Computers - typically weigh between 4 and 8 pounds.

· Subnotebook Computers - are similar to notebook computers but weigh even less.

· Palmtop Computers - weigh only about a pound and are small enough to be
held in the palm of your hand. Yet they have many of the
capabilities of a desktop computer.

· Workstations - these are high-performance microcomputers that are
specialized for use in a particular field, such as
engineering or graphics. A microcomputer connected
to other microcomputers, or workstations, in a local
area network.



Date: October 21, 2008 (Tuesday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: Kinds of Computer

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· Minicomputers - Microcomputers are not much larger than desktop micro-
- computers. But they are more powerful and they are de-
-signed to be use by more than one person at a time. For
example, all the cash registers in a supermarket may be
connected to a minicomputer. The minicomputer stores
information on all the sales rung up to by the cash regis -
- ters, in it keeps track of the supermarket’s inventory of
thousands of different products.

· Mainframe computers - are large, powerful, expensive computers that may fill
entire rooms, with CPUs as big as refrigerators. They are
used mainly by government agencies, scientific research
groups, and businesses such as banks, stock markets, and
airlines, which most be able to process enormous amount
of data.





Date: October 22, 2008 (Wednesday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: Kinds of Computer

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· Supercomputers - are fastest, most powerful, and most expensive compu-
ters. They are designed to tackle complex problems re -
- quiring vast amounts of computer time. For example,
supercomputers are used to stimulate extremely complex
flight and weather phenomena; design airplanes, bridges,
and medical drugs; conduct weapons research; and cre -
- ate special effects for motion pictures.

· Traditional Supercomputers -have one or several extremely complex and expensive
processors and carry out computations serially, one at a
time. Although able to carry out millions of operations
per second, they are being succeeded massively parallel
supercomputers, which have thousands of simple, and
inexpensive processors connected in parallel. In a mas -
- sively parallel system, a computational problem is di -
- vided into parts, with portions assigned simultaneously
to various processors. The individual processors calcu -
- late subtotals and return them to a central processor for
combining.


Date: October 23, 2008 (Thursday)
Source: The New Webster’s Computer Handbook
Title of the Article: Random Access Memory ( RAM )

Unfamiliar Terms Meanings

· Random Access Memory - is used to store programs and data with which you cur -
- rently are working, such as game you’re playing or a
mailing list you’re updating. RAM can be both “read”
and “written to.” It can be changed, erased, and added to
It’s called random access because you can instantly go
to any part of the memory.You do not have to go through
all the data stored in RAM to reach the data you want.


· Conventional RAM - is the first 640k of RAM. Most computers have at least
256k of conventional memory. A significant portion is
used up by the operating system. Whatever is left over
is available for running programs.



Date: October 24, 2008 (Friday)
Source: New Technology News
Title of the Article: The Nikon Coolpix 5700


Reaction to the article:
I agree to what this article stated because I can’t live without technology too.

Date: October 25, 2008 (Saturday)
Source: New Technology News
Title of the Article: Laser Pointers

Reaction to the article:
I think laser pointers will be not that helpful to me in many things but in finding keyhole in the dark, right?

Date: October 26, 2008 (Sunday)
Source: New Technology News
Title of the Article: Tips On How To Choose The Suitable And Well Paid Career Paths

Reaction to the article:
Thanks to these tips because even though I still studying in college life at least now I knew something about the right path to walk on for me to achieve my goals and to gain accomplishments.