Computers and Computer Systems

The core, computing a part of a pc is its important processing unit (CPU), or processor. It incorporates an arithmetic-common sense unit to perform calculations, essential reminiscence to briefly shop records for processing, and a manipulate unit to manipulate the switch of records among reminiscence, enter and output sources, and the arithmetic-common sense unit. A pc isn't completely practical with out diverse peripheral gadgets, however. These are normally related to a pc thru cables, even though a few can be constructed into the identical unit with the CPU. These encompass gadgets for the enter of records, which include keyboards, mice, trackballs, scanners, mild pens, modems, magnetic strip card readers, and microphones, in addition to gadgets for the output of records, which include monitors, printers, plotters, loudspeakers, earphones, and modems. In addition to those enter/output gadgets, different kinds of peripherals encompass pc records garage gadgets for auxiliary reminiscence garage, wherein records is stored even if the pc is became off. These gadgets most customarily are magnetic tape drives, magnetic disk drives, or optical disk drives.

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As such, the ontology of computational systems falls under that of technical artifacts (Meijers 2000) characterized by a duality, as they are defined by both functional and structural properties (Kroes 2009, see also the entry on philosophy of technology). Functional properties specify the functions the artifact is required to perform; structural properties express the physical properties through which the artifact can perform them. Consider a screwdriver: functional properties may include the function of screwing and unscrewing; structural properties can refer to a piece of metal capable of being inserted on the head of the screw and a plastic handle that allows a clockwise and anticlockwise motion. Functions can be realized in multiple ways by their structural counterparts. For instance, the function for the screwdriver could well be realized by a full metal screwdriver, or by an electric screwdriver defined by very different structural properties. The layered ontology of computational systems characterized by many different LoAs seems to extend the dual ontology defining technical artifacts (Floridi et al.

If it does not, the program allows the translator to enter a translation for the new segment. After the translation for a segment is completed, the program stores the new translation and moves on to the next segment. In the dominant paradigm, the translation memory is, in principle, a simple database of fields containing the source language segment, the translation of the segment, and other information such as segment creation date, last access, translator name, and so on. Another translation memory approach does not involve the creation of a database, relying on aligned reference documents instead. Some translation memory programs function as standalone environments, while others function as an add-on or macro for commercially available word-processing or other business software programs. Add-on programs allow source documents from other formats, such as desktop publishing files, spreadsheets, or HTML code, to be handled using the TM program. New to the translation industry, Language search-engine software is typically an Internet-based system that works similarly to Internet search engines.