
Current revision as of 12:32, 4 February 2010
Homework 5
•CPU and speed: AMD’s new Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition,
it arrived at the performance lab running at 3.4 GHz—200 MHz faster than its predecessor, Simulated the 2.66 GHz offering with a Core i7-920, which runs at the same clock rate.
The one variable was Core i5’s enhanced Turbo Boost, which is expected to accelerate clocks to 3.2 GHz when a single core is active.
Core i7-920 only benefits from a single bin of Turbo Boost, yielding 2.8 GHz instead.
•Memory: 1GB PC2700 200-PIN SODIMM RAM module kit option
Speed up the computer to the max – a 1GB memory 1x 1GB PC2700 DDR 333MHz. Laptop DIMM professional RAM upgrade to increase your computing rate. PRO Memory Upgrade offers memory upgrade expansion solutions built only by DRAM manufacturers
•Hard drive: The Intel® Extreme SATA Solid-State Drive (SSD)
it offers outstanding performance and reliability, delivering the highest IOPS per watt for servers, storage and high-end workstations Capacity = 32GB and 64GB NAND Flash components = Intel® Single-Level Cell (SLC) NAND Flash Memory 10 Parallel Channel Architecture with 50nm SLC ONFI 1.0 NAND Bandwidth = Sustained sequential read: up to 250 MB/s Sustained sequential write = up to 170 MB/s
•Type of optical device: mouse Darkfield Laser Tracking used in the Performance Mouse MX can work on “all sorts of work surfaces,” including glass. The mouse worked on every surface I tested it on, including a clear glass window. Logitech says that the tracking won’t work on glass if it’s completely spotless and as clean as it can get; the Logitech Web site recommends a “swipe your hand across the surface” to give the tracking some “context.” I found the tracking to be excellent for everyday use, but it’s not fast enough for hard-core gamers.
• Best Monitor HP (Hewlett-Packard) LP2065 20.1″ LCD TV Screen Size: 20.1 inch. included Interfaces: USB – Universal Serial Bus, Video – 15 pin High-Density D-shell (VGA), Video – 29 pin DVI-I
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (Standard)
Resolution: 1600 x 1200 (UXGA)
Response Time: 8 ms
Contrast Ratio: 800:1
Diagonal Size: 20.1 in
Viewable Size: 20.1 in
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (Standard)
Max Resolution: 1600 x 1200 (UXGA)
Response Time: 8 ms
Response Time (black to white): 16 ms
Display Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
Contrast Ratio: 800:1
Exercise Jan 22, 2010
In class Active Quiz 1. How can you tell if a drive is a hard drive in Windows XP? Look at the picture and Details: Hard Disk drives –> Local Disk (C:) and (D:)
2. What does Tile do when selecting a photo for the background of the Desktop in Windows XP? If we set a background positioned in tile, the picture will be minimized and arranged in block structurally
3. If you shut your computer down without using the Turn Off function in Windows XP, what happens when the computer is turned on again?
5. How do you change the text in the 3D Text screen saver to “Drink More Milk” in Windows XP?
6. What is the purpose of System in the Control Panel in Windows XP? To customize and change the functions, display appearance, or other settings we need
7. How do you find out more about the functions of any program in the Control Panel in Windows XP? Click on additional options… ???
8. In Windows XP, what is the purpose of My Network Places?
9. What is the purpose of charmap.exe in Windows XP? File extension
10. How do you list a file in the My Recent Documents list in Windows XP? 1. Right click on the page of the file –> Views
2. on the toolbar, see the icon 'Views' and choose List
11. How can you tell if a folder has share turned on in Windows XP?
12. In Windows XP, how do you shut down the computer? 1. go to Start –> choose Shut down
13. How does Filmstrip and Thumbnail differ in My Pictures in Windows XP? Thumbnail will show a small picture that the folder contains or the picture itself in the grid view but for filmstrip, the big photos will be shown at the center as you choose to view other photos from the filmstrip
14. In Windows XP, what is the keyboard shortcut to copy a file? ctrl + c
15. How do you set the size of virtual memory in Windows XP?
16. How do you create a shortcut key sequence for a Shortcut in Windows XP?
17. How can you create a new toolbar to be shown on the Taskbar in Windows XP? Right click on task bar and choose create new task bar, the new task bar will be shown on the right corner
18. How can you add an item from the Frequently Used Program area to the Pinned Item area in Windows XP?
19. What is a file in Windows XP? A file is a location where it saves data. Everything will be stored in file
20. In Windows XP, what does maximizing a window do? Expand the window size to full screen since it was previously placed on the task bar
Homework 4
1. What are MMOGs and how do they differer from regular video games?
“MMOG” stands for Massively Multiplayer Online Game. MMOG which is a video game effectively supports the use of video game players for hundreds or thousand people at the same time. All the games must be connected via Internet as the user will be linked to the network they choose to be in. So, the players are be able to interact with other people around the world by just experiencing this online game.
What makes MMOG differ from most of the games for personal computer is that firstly, it enables the players to cooperate or compete with each other. The genres of games are various including the specific kinds available for the players who want to try something new such as management game, real-time strategy games, and also puzzle and adventure for children. All games are created in the three-dimensional modeling, providing surreal graphic picture.
2. Would there be stresses in living in a virtual world?
From my own perspective, virtual reality has major impacts on player's daily life and activity. – When living In the real world, some people may have their view changed towards society. As they spent most time playing the games without talking to anyone, in public, their thoughts are limited and secluded because they have not allowed their thoughts to be expressed socially. This later leads to abandonment, depression, and even aggressive actions.
3. Look at e-bay and see what is being sold from secondlife and other on-line game forum. Is the economy from these games real? There are various kinds of item sold in secondlife. This game creates Animals (11334) Animations (38591) Apparel (350363) Art (34858) Avatar Accessories (134157) Avatar Appearance (73743) Building Components (82281) Home and Garden (165327) Recreation and Entertainment (27641)
Current revision as of 12:32, 4 February 2010
Homework 5
•CPU and speed: AMD’s new Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition,
it arrived at the performance lab running at 3.4 GHz—200 MHz faster than its predecessor, Simulated the 2.66 GHz offering with a Core i7-920, which runs at the same clock rate.
The one variable was Core i5’s enhanced Turbo Boost, which is expected to accelerate clocks to 3.2 GHz when a single core is active.
Core i7-920 only benefits from a single bin of Turbo Boost, yielding 2.8 GHz instead.
•Memory: 1GB PC2700 200-PIN SODIMM RAM module kit option
Speed up the computer to the max – a 1GB memory 1x 1GB PC2700 DDR 333MHz. Laptop DIMM professional RAM upgrade to increase your computing rate. PRO Memory Upgrade offers memory upgrade expansion solutions built only by DRAM manufacturers
•Hard drive: The Intel® Extreme SATA Solid-State Drive (SSD)
it offers outstanding performance and reliability, delivering the highest IOPS per watt for servers, storage and high-end workstations Capacity = 32GB and 64GB NAND Flash components = Intel® Single-Level Cell (SLC) NAND Flash Memory 10 Parallel Channel Architecture with 50nm SLC ONFI 1.0 NAND Bandwidth = Sustained sequential read: up to 250 MB/s Sustained sequential write = up to 170 MB/s
•Type of optical device: mouse Darkfield Laser Tracking used in the Performance Mouse MX can work on “all sorts of work surfaces,” including glass. The mouse worked on every surface I tested it on, including a clear glass window. Logitech says that the tracking won’t work on glass if it’s completely spotless and as clean as it can get; the Logitech Web site recommends a “swipe your hand across the surface” to give the tracking some “context.” I found the tracking to be excellent for everyday use, but it’s not fast enough for hard-core gamers.
• Best Monitor HP (Hewlett-Packard) LP2065 20.1″ LCD TV Screen Size: 20.1 inch. included Interfaces: USB – Universal Serial Bus, Video – 15 pin High-Density D-shell (VGA), Video – 29 pin DVI-I
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (Standard)
Resolution: 1600 x 1200 (UXGA)
Response Time: 8 ms
Contrast Ratio: 800:1
Diagonal Size: 20.1 in
Viewable Size: 20.1 in
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 (Standard)
Max Resolution: 1600 x 1200 (UXGA)
Response Time: 8 ms
Response Time (black to white): 16 ms
Display Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
Contrast Ratio: 800:1
Exercise Jan 22, 2010
In class Active Quiz 1. How can you tell if a drive is a hard drive in Windows XP? Look at the picture and Details: Hard Disk drives –> Local Disk (C:) and (D:)
2. What does Tile do when selecting a photo for the background of the Desktop in Windows XP? If we set a background positioned in tile, the picture will be minimized and arranged in block structurally
3. If you shut your computer down without using the Turn Off function in Windows XP, what happens when the computer is turned on again?
5. How do you change the text in the 3D Text screen saver to “Drink More Milk” in Windows XP?
6. What is the purpose of System in the Control Panel in Windows XP? To customize and change the functions, display appearance, or other settings we need
7. How do you find out more about the functions of any program in the Control Panel in Windows XP? Click on additional options… ???
8. In Windows XP, what is the purpose of My Network Places?
9. What is the purpose of charmap.exe in Windows XP? File extension
10. How do you list a file in the My Recent Documents list in Windows XP? 1. Right click on the page of the file –> Views
2. on the toolbar, see the icon 'Views' and choose List
11. How can you tell if a folder has share turned on in Windows XP?
12. In Windows XP, how do you shut down the computer? 1. go to Start –> choose Shut down
13. How does Filmstrip and Thumbnail differ in My Pictures in Windows XP? Thumbnail will show a small picture that the folder contains or the picture itself in the grid view but for filmstrip, the big photos will be shown at the center as you choose to view other photos from the filmstrip
14. In Windows XP, what is the keyboard shortcut to copy a file? ctrl + c
15. How do you set the size of virtual memory in Windows XP?
16. How do you create a shortcut key sequence for a Shortcut in Windows XP?
17. How can you create a new toolbar to be shown on the Taskbar in Windows XP? Right click on task bar and choose create new task bar, the new task bar will be shown on the right corner
18. How can you add an item from the Frequently Used Program area to the Pinned Item area in Windows XP?
19. What is a file in Windows XP? A file is a location where it saves data. Everything will be stored in file
20. In Windows XP, what does maximizing a window do? Expand the window size to full screen since it was previously placed on the task bar
Homework 4
1. What are MMOGs and how do they differer from regular video games?
“MMOG” stands for Massively Multiplayer Online Game. MMOG which is a video game effectively supports the use of video game players for hundreds or thousand people at the same time. All the games must be connected via Internet as the user will be linked to the network they choose to be in. So, the players are be able to interact with other people around the world by just experiencing this online game.
What makes MMOG differ from most of the games for personal computer is that firstly, it enables the players to cooperate or compete with each other. The genres of games are various including the specific kinds available for the players who want to try something new such as management game, real-time strategy games, and also puzzle and adventure for children. All games are created in the three-dimensional modeling, providing surreal graphic picture.
2. Would there be stresses in living in a virtual world?
From my own perspective, virtual reality has major impacts on player's daily life and activity. – When living In the real world, some people may have their view changed towards society. As they spent most time playing the games without talking to anyone, in public, their thoughts are limited and secluded because they have not allowed their thoughts to be expressed socially. This later leads to abandonment, depression, and even aggressive actions.
3. Look at e-bay and see what is being sold from secondlife and other on-line game forum. Is the economy from these games real? There are various kinds of item sold in secondlife. This game creates Animals (11334) Animations (38591) Apparel (350363) Art (34858) Avatar Accessories (134157) Avatar Appearance (73743) Building Components (82281) Home and Garden (165327) Recreation and Entertainment (27641)
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