Switching Techniques: Circuit Switching
Specific Instructional Objectives At the end of this lesson the student will be able to: · Understand the need for circuit switching · Specify the components of a switched communication network · Explain…
Dual Fuel Engines
Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines The Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines are unique because they have two different injection systems. A micro pilot injection system injects a very small amount of liquid fuel when…
HDLC
Special Instructional Objectives: · On completion, the student will be able to: · Explain how High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC) works · Explain how piggybacking is done in HDLC · Explain how data transparency…
Flow Control and Error Control
Special Instructional Objectives: On completion, the student will be able to: · State the need for flow and error control · Explain how Stop-and-wait flow control works · Explain how Sliding-window protocol is…
The Fifth Generation
Defining the fifth-generation computers is somewhat difficult because the field is still in its infancy. The computers of tomorrow would be characterized by Artificial Intelligence (At). An example of Al…
The Fourth Generation
The general features of the fourth-generation computers were: · Use of Very Large-Scale Integration, · Invention of microcomputers, · Introduction of Personal Computers, · Networking, · Fourth Generation Languages. VLSI The third-generation computers…
The Third Generation
The third-generation computers were characterized by: · Use of Integrated circuits, · Phenomenal increase in computation speed, · Substantial reduction in size and power consumption of the machines, · Use of magnetic tapes and…
The Second Generation
In the second-generation computers: · Vacuum tube technology was replaced by transistorized technology, · Size of the computers started reducing, · Assembly language started being used in place of machine language, · Concept of…
Short-cut Keys
The following table shows the different short-cut keys frequently used while working on the computer system − Function Short-cut keys Commonly Used Short-cut Keys F1 Universal help (for any sort…
Computer Science: Innovators
The following table illustrates the names of major innovators with their works and year − Person Achievement Period/Year Pāṇini Pāṇini, the ancient Indian Sanskrit linguist, grammarian, and honorable scholar had…
