Computer science

Paper instructions:
This badge introduces the evolution and components of the humble personal computer (PC). “I think it’s fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we’ve ever created. They’re tools of communication, they’re tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user.” ~ Bill Gates
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Give a short history of the personal computer. Explain how the PC innovation affected society, science and technology (500­-1000 words).
Explain the following (500-­1000 words):
?Five major components of a PC.
?How text, audio, image, and video data stored in a computer’s memory.
?How data compression works and how compression affects quality (fidelity).
?What are software applications? How are they developed?
?Any three specialized programming languages and their uses.
?How antivirus and software firewalls protect information stored on a PC.
Deliver the below Dr. Suess poem in the following formats. Combine them all in a single compressed archive attachment that can be delivered in a single email
? .pdf ? .jpg ? .gif ? .mp3 ? .mp4
Did I ever tell you that Mrs. McCave Had twenty­three sons, and she named them all Dave? Well, she did. And that wasn’t a smart thing to do. You see, when she wants one, and calls out “Yoo­Hoo! Come into the house, Dave!” she doesn’t get one. All twenty­three Daves of hers come on the run! This makes things quite difficult at the McCaves’ As you can imagine, with so many Daves. And often she wishes that, when they were born, She had named one of them Bodkin Van Horn. And one of them Hoos­Foos. And one of them Snimm. And one of them Hot­Shot. And one Sunny Jim. Another one Putt­Putt. Another one Moon Face. Another one Marvin O’Gravel Balloon Face. And one of them Zanzibar Buck­Buck McFate… But she didn’t do it. And now it’s too late.
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