Screen Course Works Samples For Students

What is a Rain Screen?

The rain screen is an exterior defensive coating that sits away from a structure’s outside wall's weather contrary barrier, creating an air crater directly behind the covering that helps to protect the buildings important weather contrary barrier, by providing a moisture management instrument allowing air intrusive through to vaporize any lingering moisture between the structure’s walls.

It is an attempt to understand the architectural and design structure concerning the background check and application of vital principles used in back ventilation and pressure equalized rain screen principles. These systems provide drainable compartmentalization to limit water penetrating during heavy rains ...

An e-reader is an electronic device which allows the owner to read books, newspapers and magazines on screen. The key selling feature of any e-reader is the question of space: if you are a keen traveler you can take an entire library of digital books with you and read the books wherever you like on a device that is smaller and lighter than the average paperback book. If your space at home is limited and you need access to lots of books, then an e-reader might be the answer. The latest models allow text to be translated, so that books can ...

Introduction

Several companies such as apple, Sony, RIM, Barnes and Noble, Motorola and Kindle have released e-reader gadgets, a situation that has led to heightened competition. Competition in the e-reader market has benefited the customer by providing more choices at competitive prices. These companies have developed competitive gadgets which are bundled with attractive user packages. This paper compares the effectiveness of the iPad, the Nook and Kindle as e-readers.

Portability

Customers looking for e-book readers often consider the size, price and the functionality of the device. Size is of particular concern because large and heavy devices are less portable and difficult to ...

Introduction

There are various factors that need to be considered when designing software interface. These factors will ensure that users will get the best experience with the use of the software. There should be some principles that need to be followed when designing computer software. This paper will focus on usability principles and design requirements for online book system. There will then be a comparison of different online bookstore bookstores.

When designing software, there is a need to ensure that there are principles that are followed in order to have effective user interfaces.
Consistency - one of the design principles is ...

New media is taking over old media. This is being depicted by the covers of the popular news magazine, The New Yorker. In the cover of its April 30, 2007 issue, The New Yorker shows a man and woman standing in front of a huge abstract painting. The man, wearing glasses, is holding a digital camera and both are looking at the image of the painting on the screen of the camera. They are dressed casually and appear to be young adults. Meanwhile, in its August 18, 2010, The New Yorker depicts a man sitting on a chair inside a library and watching something from ...

Affiliation

Google Android Vs Apple’s IOS Operating Systems

An operating system is software that enables the computer to carry out its operations and tasks as commanded by the user. There are two types of operating systems that more or less perform the same function but their background or composition varies due to the manufacturer and competitive task performance. These are the Apple’s IOS and Google Android’s operating systems (Begun, 2011). The Apple IOS operating system was designed and manufactured after going through a series of evolution by the company Apple Inc. The Google Android operating system was manufactured ...

This is a basketball match played in between US and Argentina on July 22 in the year 2012. In the beginning of the match announcer spoke about the sponsors included the brand name of “Gateaway” and “Jeep”. A logo of Cisco has been seen in box area wallwhere viewers were watching the match. It placed very strategically from where it can be easily seen and within the reach of all. The whole wall of the viewer box area placed with the logo of Cisco which was brightening with the lighting ...

EBooks are electronic books that can be accessed as files on a computer when online. They contain all the components similar to other paper books, which are, author, story, illustrator, cover-art and publisher. EBooks exist in many formats and many genres, but there are two major formats used: ‘dnl’ and ‘exe’. ‘Exe’ extensions are normal windows executable documents that run on the computer when clicked. On the contrary, the ‘dnl’ format requires downloading of the document to be read. The format that an eBook uses helps in identifying the kind of file the book has been made from. Printed books ...

Introduction to Computers

Major Categories of Computers

These computers are regarded as the most powerful computers because of their large storage capacity and a high speed of execution. Most of these computers are developed to be used in sophisticated research project by scientists, for example, space exploration and engineers. The need for faster calculations in the scientific field has increased demand for supercomputers. A good example of the use of supercomputers is in the National Weather Bureau, in the United States, for conducting weather analysis for the whole world. Weather data from around the globe are collected for immediate analysis. Industries such as ...

Describe a virtual agent/assistant (i.e. Anna at Ikea.com, Microsoft "Clippy"). What does it do? What is its appearance like (realistic or cartoon)? How does it communicate with the user (text or speech or both)? Is it helpful to you in completing a task? Is it "persuasive"?

Interactive designers aim at developing interactive systems that bring forth positive responses from the users (Rogers et al., 2007), including responses such as making the users feel motivated to play, learn, be social, and be creative.

Virtual agents are one of the interactive interface elements that interactive designers use to ...

In the early days, a person is required to go to the bank personally and withdraw his money manually from his account. He would have to wait for countless hours in turn before he could have his money. He has to fall in line, fill-up forms and wait for the teller to count the money. However, this method of getting money from the bank can become a hindrance especially in certain instances such as in emergencies, trips or even in purchasing items. Today, ATM cards are issued to allow clients to access their bank accounts wherever they are and for whatever ...

1. Introduction

Normative ethics and the concept of social construction are important in this essay’s exploration of how our pre-understanding of our social world causes us to construct issues in a way that limits the selection of possible policy solutions. Burke’s terministic screens are used to understand the method behind Yanow’s interpretive policy analysis. (Burke 45; Yanow 25).
Normative ethics refer to a branch of Philosophy which we can use in a practical way for determining what is morally good or bad. When public policy decisions are being made this kind of ethics is useful in determining how ...

Mobile applications otherwise referred to as Apps have revolutionized communication and connectivity. Almost everybody today owns a smart phone capable handling applications. Apps are convenient because the user does not incur carrier charges other than the internet connectivity costs. This is a paper on a Book Exchange App. Special focus is given to the design and architecture of the app and how it will help students trade books amongst themselves.

OBJECTIVES

The objective of the Book Exchange App is to ease the task of laborious library searches for a needed book. The app will also eliminate the need of making new book purchases because ...

INTRODUCTION

A small business network lacks external support from corporate entities and as such, should be straight forward and easy to manage. In this network design, we are going to adopt a simple strategy that will follow the simplest strategies to achieve the desired results. In this billing business, only a single employee is available to troubleshoot, diagnose and maintain computers. The network comprises modest computing and networking resources and a dozen or fewer computers, printers and servers. The network should allow member of the business to share files, printers, and other peripherals on a single LAN. The small office LAN is managed by a ...

Lindsey Stirling, a self-proclaimed dub-step violinist, is a violinist that changed the perception of people towards the art of playing violin. When I walked in this sold-for weeks concert, I was not too sure about what I had got myself into. And, I sure had no idea that playing a violin could be this electrifying. A classically trained violinist, Lindsey Stirling plays all types of music including hip-hop, dub-step and crossover class over music.

The Lindsey Stirling Show was entertainment mixed with the pure and strong feeling of self-empowerment. Her YouTube channel has approximately 225 million users with each of her videos ...

Having different width has been a challenge in web design. This forced many web designers to specify the web browsers that their websites can well be displayed. This is because web pages were designed with fixed measurements. I assume that I am a web designer for a retail store. Wed designers should be able to explain the possible source of inconsistency in the web browser. The following are some of the reasons why there could be inconsistencies in the web pages of a website.

There are many reasons why a webpage will be different for different users. The first issue is the hardware ...

With the running of the complete antivirus scan on the computer, the AVG antivirus identified Generic5.RQT Adware and Adware Generic5.ANDA as threats. Below given are the detailed steps to eradicate them. These steps have been found by researching on the internet.

Generic5.RQT Adware Manual Removal Guide

In case that any mistake might occur and cause unpredictable damages, please spend some time on making a backup of important files, data and programs beforehand. Then follow these steps given as below to delete Adware Generic5.RQT virus:
1. Open Windows Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete and end [random] processes related to this nasty virus;

2. ...

Network security is a significant aspect when managing network. There are issues that should be put in place in order to have security over a network. One of the significant components that are of great use is firewalls. Firewalls provide a great tool that network administrators use to secure their networks. We have had a chance to look at computer networks and the use of VPN in the security aspects of the networks. We have had to go in-depth on how the networks relate to security.

One of the most significant aspects of a firewall is the installation and implementation process. Firewalls should be ...

Chapter 1 Lesson 1 Checking Your Understanding page 5

- There are a variety of different ways that art can be around the world. Art can be in a book that is being read, the furniture that is being sit on, and in the video games that people play on a regular basis. Basically, art can be anything that a person sees, has seen, or might imagine like advertisements on TV, Internet, toys, fashion, cars, paintings, and movies.
- Perceive means to become aware through the senses of the special nature of objects. When a person uses their sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste to perceive an object, a person will better understand ...

Many people who suffer from a substance addiction also suffer from a mental health problem at the same time and the difficulties they are faced with far outweigh the effects of either alone. Often, only one of the two problems is identified and that depends on the primary problems treated where the diagnosis is given and which problem is most prominent. When one of the problems is severe it may eclipse the other problems the individual is suffering from.

Although one problem may be considered primary and the rest secondary, this does not mean that the individual isn’t experiencing serious ...

Summarizing Brian’s position I would like to point out his main statement that Internet causes a big damage for social life of young generation. In my opinion it is not so straightforward. In general I think the question he raises is not groundless but I think that a Internet is very important these days. We have to remember that Internet facilitates connections between people who live in different places and do not have a chance to meet often. Brian claims that spending time with friends in person is rather a rare phenomenon nowadays because social networks swallowed up the communication between young ...

Daniel Day Lewis in the Last of the Mohicans, is pointed to as one of the great method actors of our time. He totally immersed himself in the role actually killing and skinning his own food, learning the crafts of the Mohican tribe, and carrying a rifle with him everywhere during the shoot. Before the filming ever began he lived for six months in the woods and continued to do so throughout the shoot. By believing he was the character he was portraying, he convinced the audience as well as his co-stars who also gave more realistic and believable performances.
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Since the launch of its first product, the Apple I in 1976, Apple Inc. has constantly been involved in the production of better and new products in order to meet the demands of the growing market and satisfy its customers. Almost each and every of its products has been improved to an advanced, sophisticated and satisfying level. The Apple I was improved to become better and more efficient computers that are used up to date, all over the world.

In the past dozen years, Apple Inc. has been able to produce multiple and different versions of its model of ...

For any computer device machine deprived of a firewall, then a personal or company computer has its operating open to attacks and this is considered risky. In recent occurrences, hacked computers have been subject to the passwords cracking, credit card numbers stealing, bank account information fraud, and virtually any sensitive information on stored on the computer becomes accessible to malicious computer hackers. In this case scenario hackers can get in, take what they want, and even leave an opening port they can frequently use to access the information over and over again without the owners noticing.

The first test carried out ...

This is a computer mainly meant for use in the day-to-day operational activities in the school office. This specification note will be submitted to several suppliers such that those with the most favorable terms will supply the product. The computer should be a desktop with a stand. The desktop have ability to adjust it brightness with the LD screen.

Purpose of the computer:

The main purpose of this product is to perform the daily activities in the office like recording, processing data as well as presenting data in of graphs, tables and charts for faster decision making. The computer is also meant for storing massive data ...

Exergames/ Active Gaming

Active Gaming combines the use of interactive technology and video based gaming with physical activity; the users are able to participate in various types of games while getting physically active. It also has the educational aspect in it that is very profound. This is possible through added modules and software to provide a good learning and physical activity environment. Many researchers have found that physical activities increase brain activity in both children and adults. It came into people’s attention at the Consumer Electronics Show when Bill Gates launched the Exertris Interactive Gaming bike in the year 2003.

Types of Exergames/ Active Gaming

- Exergames ...

Assistive technology (AT) refers to any device that assists the students with a variety of exceptional learning. Students with physical disabilities, or students who have a problem transmitting impulses from sense organs to nerve centers, cognition, or the vision impaired, can perform their daily tasks which they could never accomplish otherwise in same manner or same amount of time with the help of AT. There are various Assistive Technologies available for every disability, and my goal in this paper is to discuss these technologies, the benefits of using these technologies to address the academic needs of exceptional learners.

The 1997 Individuals ...

There is little doubt that the New iPad 3 is the best gadget in the industry when it comes to delivering unmatched and finest array of applications on a wide screen. The New iPad 3 offers improvements on its predecessor the iPad 2, making it brilliant in every sense of the description, be it reading, browsing, gaming, or entertainment. For instance, the Retina Display ensures that everything viewed on the screen appears superbly crisp (Apple). The A5X processor delivers maximum speed performance and exceptional graphics coupled with low-power system (Apple). The 5MP iSight rear camera improves HD video recording, photo ...

Nobody hates looking at women’s funny character in movies. Something that mulvey well put across. The conditions of watching a move in the cinema gives authority to a voyeuristic spectatorship. All spectators are chirping characters taking pleasure and watching others while they remain unseen. In other fields, feminists have identified voyeurism as violence that is because of gender. The chirping character is most often a man-watching female without her knowledge. Most of the funny erotic scenes, you find a woman fully exposing her body and private parts but never will you find a man doing so. The power of the man’s look ...

Command interfaces are interfaces where a user performs an action or a task by entering commands on the command line. The commands usually take the form of abbreviations where a combination of commands would require strict adherence to proper syntax. Some commands are also performed or called using a combination of keys such as the Shift, Alt, and Ctrl keys; through pressing of the function keys; or through pressing of keys such as the Delete, Esc, or Enter keys.

Command interfaces don’t usually contain graphical elements. It would involve only a black or grey screen, with a white- or black-colored font. The only elements ...

The introduction and the aims

According to the ww.about.com website “IBM designed the first smartphone in 1992. It was called Simon. The smartphone was presented that year as a concept device in Las Vegas at the computer industry trade show known as COMDEX.” (http://cellphones.about.com/od/coveringthebasics/qt/cellphonesvssmartphones.htm)

These days new technologies are becoming part of people’s everyday life. The smartphone market is booming and smartphones are becoming one of the most desired gadgets.

According to http://www.email-marketing-reports.com ''IMS Research expects 420 million smartphones to sell in 2011 or 28% of the mobile handset market. They predict this figure will rise to over 1 billion in ...

Introduction to e-Business

Generally, music piracy can be explained as the intentional contravention of copyright as well as trademarks for business benefit. Music piracy can take place in two forms: internet piracy and physical piracy. Physical piracy is further classified into three categories: simple piracy, which entails packaging of the pirated copy differently from the original copy; counterfeits, which entails packaging the pirated copy similar to the original copy. This is done by reproducing the trademark of the record company to deceive customers that they are getting an original copy; and lastly, bootlegs, which is illegal recording of broadcast or live performances. ...

Directions

Reflect on your learning during the week on the Following topic: Short-Term Memory, Long-Term Memory, Sensory Information Storage, Intelligence Table, Emotional Intelligence. Then, in your own words, write two to three paragraphs on what this week meant to you both personally and professionally. What did you find most interesting? How will you use this information in your career now and in the future? Be sure to discuss what you learned from your reading (lectures, textbook, supplemental articles), discussions with your peers and instructors, and any assignments you completed throughout the week.

Learning on the memory and the types ...

Introduction

Over the years the growth and development of the internet has brought many opportunities for businesses and individuals to gather personal information about other users and to direct their advertising at these people. However, the means by which these things are done give rise to many ethical issues. For one thing, there is the question of whether an individual’s browser history is his or her private property, or is it something which others should be allowed to share? Another issue is at what point are companies being simply unethical? At what point are they breaking the law? At ...