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Computers are part of people's everyday lives. You are likely reading this assignment on a computer screen right now; you may have a smartphone sitting on your desk, and maybe you just came back from a business trip during which you made airline and hotel reservations online.
Over the last several years, you may have noticed that computers are able to store more information and process that information more quickly. New research into the electron spin of atoms hints at a new computer revolution in the near future.
Assignment
For this project, you will be exploring the developments in material science that have allowed computers to become so fast. Please address the following:
What are the 3 essential properties of every material?
New materials often lead to new technologies that change society.
Describe how silicon-based semiconductors revolutionized computing.
What are microchips? How are they related to integrated circuits?
One of the pressing questions about the increasing ability of computers to quickly process large amounts of information is whether a computer can be built that is considered "alive" or "conscious." What is artificial intelligence?
What are 2 essential differences between human brains and the central processing unit of a computer?
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Result in initial aftertax cash savings
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What break-even resale price
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Human impacts on the sustainability of groundwater
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Examine the legal and ethical issues pertaining
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The developments in material science
: What are 2 essential differences between human brains and the central processing unit of a computer?
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Theories of victimization and corresponding examples
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Otherwise identical corporate bonds
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Operating cash flow for a sensitivity analysis
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Clean water act and the solid waste disposal act
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