Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Monitor

A computer is a display device. A computer programming utility used for examining and modifying memory-resident engine code programs. The computer programming interface for synchronising concurrent access to a set of variables in a computer program. A hardware device that events electrical events such as pulses or voltage levels in a digital computer. A speaker used on stage to allow musicians to hear each other. Also called fold back a video monitor, a television-like device used in studio, lab or analysis environments. A supervisory control system for installations such as SCADA to monitor significant system parameters. Special installations require adapted monitoring installations like transformer monitors or substation monitors. A Hall monitor, one who patrols the entry of a school. A Prefect, schoolboy or schoolgirl given individual authority in some British schools, especially public schools.

Friday, August 17, 2007

Social network

A social network is a social structure made of nodes that are tied by one or more specific types of relatives, such as values, visions, idea, financial exchange, friends, kinship, dislike, trade, web links, sexual relations, disease communication or airline routes.
Social network analysis views common relationships in terms of nodes and ties. Nodes are the individual actors within the networks, and ties are the associations between the actors. Research in a number of academic fields has shown that social networks operate on many levels, from families up to the level of nations, and play a serious role in determining the way problems are solved, organizations are run, and the degree to which individuals succeed in achieving their goals.
In its simplest form, a social network is a map of all of the appropriate ties between the nodes being studied. The network can also be used to decide the social capital of individual actors. These concepts are often displayed in a shared network diagram, where nodes are the points and ties are the lines.

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Computation

Computation is a common term for any type of information processing that can be represent mathematically. This includes phenomenon ranging from simple calculations to human idea. In a more narrow meaning, computation is a process following a well distinct model that is understood and can be expressed in an algorithm, protocol, network topology, etc.
These hypothetical computing equipment can be viewed as idealised analog computers which operate on real numbers and are differential, whereas digital computers are partial to computable numbers and are algebraic. Depending on the model select, this may enable real computers to solve problems that are inextricable on digital computers.