...Consumerism Issues Panasonic adopted Firefox OS on their TV Panasonic faced huge competition in distributing and promoting the smart TV with operating system among the competitors such as Sony with Android TV, LG with webOS and Samsung with Tizen. In order to stay stable among the competitors, Panasonic made a great effort in their Smart TV platforms. Hence, Panasonic united together with Mozilla and subsequently came out with Panasonic Smart TV powered by Firefox OS. (Hands on: Panasonic Firefox OS Smart TV, 2015). By launching Firefox OS in smart TV, it will definitely bring more choices to customers, hardware manufacturers, developers and community. Panasonic has used the Firefox OS since year 2014. This development of the Firefox OS enhances the accessibility of the smart TV by supporting the HTML5 and web technologies on desktop computer and smart phones or tablets. (Harris, 2014). Simultaneously, this platform also facilitates the consumers in the optimal access to web browsers as well as broadcasts the content and services through the Internet. With the introduction of new Mozilla-pioeered WebAPIs for hardware operation, next generation smart TVs are capable of monitoring and controlling the devices of the home appliances. (Harris, 2014). Other than that, the manufacturers can create innovative applications across the connected devices by leveraging the flexibility of the web. (First Panasonic Smart TVs powered by Firefox OS Debut Worldwide, 2015). When the users are...
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...várias outras redes, que consiste em milhões de empresas privadas, públicas, académicas e de governo, com alcance local e global e que está ligada por uma ampla variedade de tecnologias de rede electrónica, sem fios. Hugo Cunha FTIC - 2014 A história da Internet Docente: António Aguiar Índice Introdução 2 A história da internet 3 Internet em Portugal 6 As eras web da Internet 6 Conclusão 8 Referências 8 Introdução A Internet tem revolucionado o mundo dos computadores e das comunicações como nenhuma invenção foi capaz de fazer antes. A invenção do telégrafo, telefone, rádio e computador prepararam o terreno para esta nunca antes vista integração de capacidades. A Internet é um mecanismo de disseminação da informação e divulgação mundial e um meio para colaboração e interacção entre indivíduos e os seus computadores, independentemente das suas localizações geográficas. A comunicação via Internet pode ser de diversos tipos: * Dados * Voz * Vídeo * Multimédia A história da Internet é complexa e envolve muitos aspectos, tecnológicos, organizacionais e comunitários. A sua influência atinge não somente os campos técnicos das comunicações via computadores mas toda a sociedade, na medida em que usamos cada vez mais ferramentas online para fazer comércio electrónico, adquirir informação e operar em comunidade. A história da internet A Internet surgiu durante a Guerra Fria, na década de 1960, quando dois blocos ideológicos e politicamente antagónicos exerciam enorme controlo...
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...For this case study I will go over five technologies by the mega search giant that is Google. I will cover the Android OS, Maps, Glass, Chrome OS and YouTube. Android OS The Android OS is Google’s premier and vast reaching technology. What started out as a more or less a BlackBerry clone from a search engine company turned into the most popular OS in the world from one of the biggest titans in the tech industry. It is have reach a chart topper as the most popular OS in some of recent devices out there today. As of 2013 study Android devices have out sold more than other including Windows, iOS, and Mac OS X devices combined. Android's source code is released by Google under open source licenses which is popular with technology companies which require a low-cost, customizable operating system and is ready-made for high-tech devices. The rest of the industry by comparison is behind the power curve for example Microsoft updates its desktop OS every three to five years and Apple is no better as they update on a yearly cycle for OS X and iOS which has one major design revision in seven or so years. The Android is a lite mobile operating system that is based on the Linux kernel and. The operating system user interface is based on direct input manipulation, Android is designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers, The OS uses touch inputs that loosely correspond to real-world actions, like swiping, tapping, pinching, and reverse pinching...
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...what the hardware can provide. As you run applications on your computer, the operating system uses the resources necessary to complete the task. That can include processing power, memory allocation and computer storage access. The OS will make sure that your computer's hardware is never overtaxed. There are three most commonly used and they are Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. Windows OS is a product of Microsoft and is the most commonly used OS. It is estimated 90% of client computers use one of various Windows version. Windows is GUI that was a loaded on top of a MS-DOS from Versions 1-3. Windows 95 became an all-in one OS/GUI, which made other versions of Windows OS. Like Window Server 2003 and 2008, and by mobile and compact devises Windows CE. The web browser for Windows is called Explorer. The Mac OS is a Proprietary OS used by Apple for Macintosh computer. The Mac computer is a favorite of multimedia designers, graphic artists, and musicians. Now it’s estimated that about 10% of the US uses Mac OS. Mac OS has always use number version originally named “System”. As of the 7.6 version it was titled Mac OS officially. During the earlier versions the OS could only run on Mac computers that had Motorola processors. In 2002 Apple introduced Mac OS X (OS 10) which can run on Mac computers with PowerPC or Intel processors. The 10.6 version is known...
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...1 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Caso de Estudo Gestão de Cadastro Agrícola Os agricultores podem ver as suas parcelas vinícolas, submeter processos online e imprimir informação acerca das suas explorações. Figura 1. Plataforma para gestão de cadastro territorial multi-propósito. Figura 5. Sistema de gestão vitivinícola. O Sistema de Informação Vitivinícola (SIvv) é um sistema de informação para a gestão do vinho e da vinha do Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho (IVV) pertencente ao Ministério da Agricultura. O SIvv, cujas componentes geoespaciais foram desenvolvidas pela Novageo, permite a gestão de todo o negócio vitivinícola através da captura, manutenção e análise de todos os dados alfanuméricos e espaciais. O sistema fornece uma base de dados integrada para toda a informação vitivinícola de Portugal integrando os processos de negócio e facilitando uma análise compreensiva dos dados. Os agricultores podem ver as suas parcelas vinícolas, submeter processos online e imprimir informação acerca das suas explorações. Existe também uma componente de edição Web que permite aos colaboradores do IVV digitalizar parcelas de vinha. Também se encontra disponível uma ferramenta para trabalho de campo que permite aos inspectores verificar a informação existente no sistema em consistente com a encontrada no terreno, e realizar as respectivas correcções. ngCadastre: Gestão de Cadastro Territorial em Cloud Computing Os Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (SIG) oferecem aos gestores do ordenamento...
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... 0) 0000 1) 0001 2) 0010 3) 0011 4) 0100 5) 0101 6) 0110 7) 0111 8) 1000 9) 1001 Exercise1.4.3 What are the binary and decimal values of the ASCII letter K? Show the steps of the conversion. decimal | binary | 75 | 01001011 | Exercise1.4.4 Use the web to explore the origin of the Universal Character Set (UCS)—ISO/IEC 10646—and explain why it was developed. And contrast this system with ASCII. What is the relationship of ASCII to the UCS encoding? A) For communication and exchange of electronic information B) The way they encode each character and the number of bits used Exercise1.4.5 Use the web to explore the application of UTF-8 text encoding. What features are provided by UTF-8 that is not provided by ASCII? Why was it chosen to replace ASCII as the standard for the web? A) A variable with encoding that can represent every character in the Unicode character set B) Utf-8 functions better on the web C) It can translate foreign languages Lab Review 1.4 1. Using the ASCII encoding scheme, write your name (including the space between your first and last name) in hexadecimal. How much memory would it take to store your name if each ASCII character occupied a byte? = 14 J | a | v | o | n | | C | h | e | s | t | n | u | t | 4a | 61 | 76 | 6f | 6e | 20 | 43 | 68 | 65 | 73 | 74 | 6e | 75 |...
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...Operating System Jaclyn Lacey NT1110 Thursday Evening Module 1 Short Answer Mr. Kelly The Purpose and Functions of an Operating System An OS (operating system) of a computer is necessary for ease of use, managing data and to interact with Input/output devices. It has 5 key functions; Boot the computer, Manage input and output devices, provide a GUI (graphical user interface) for user friendliness, manage system resources and manage data. There are three major Operating Systems. They are Windows, Linux and Mac OS. The Windows Operating System is the most user friendly operating system. It is used by many companies in a business setting as well as by others in home setting. It is the Operating System of choice for most computer gamers. As well as the geeky programmer type. It incorporates many applications such as a web browser, command line interface, word processor and file managing. It stores files in libraries that make it easy to find your files. It has had many versions the most commonly used today are Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8. Windows 95 was the first of the Windows OS’s all in one operating system and GUI. Linux is another Operating System. It is made to run on personal computers, gaming consoles, DVR’s, mobile phones and many other devices. About 1-2% of the US population uses the Linux OS. It can be freely downloaded by anyone. It is for the super geek programmer who may change the code writing and then offer their version free to...
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...NT1210 Introduction to Networking Introduction to Computer Networking 1 Objectives Identify the major needs and stakeholders for computer networks and network applications. Identify the classifications of networks and how they are applied to various types of enterprises. Explain the functionality and use of typical network protocols. Use preferred techniques and necessary tools to troubleshoot common network problems. 2 Objectives Define a computer network. Identify the primary needs for computer networks and network applications. Draw the four major physical network topologies: bus, star, ring, and mesh. 3 Computer Networking Use large variety of components that must work together. Move bits from one device to another. Bit: Smallest unit of data, binary 1 or 0. Focuses on copying bits on one device to another. Computing devices include computers, gaming systems, televisions, phones, tablets, GPS navigation systems, watches, etc. 4 Defining a Network with User Applications Examples: Digital advertising, online/video games, text messages, websites, social media, and email. Network diagrams often use cloud to identify what part of network to ignore for a particular discussion. LAN vs WAN 5 Defining a Network with User Applications Computer Networks: Cloud Representing Hidden Parts of the Network 6 Figure 2-1 An Informal General Definition of a Computer Network Telecom: Short for telephone communications ...
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...Web Services são componentes auto-descritos, auto-contidos e que têm baixo fator de acoplamento com outros web-services. Eles têm as seguintes características principais: acessibilidade via web, exposição por interface em XML, habilidade de serem localizadas por um registro único, e uso de mensagens em XML sob protocolos padrão de Internet. Apesar de todas as facilidades e infra-estrutura para o desenvolvimento e a integração de aplicações, os Web Services não provêm os serviços sob a perspectiva de uma transação distribuída. Em 28 de julho de 2003, as empresas Arjuna Technologies Limited, Fujitsu Software, IONA Technologies PLC, Oracle Corp e Sun Microsystems anunciaram a publicação do Web Services Composite Applications Framework (WS-CAF), que é na verdade um conjunto de três especificações: Web Service Context (WS-CTX), Web Service Coordination Framework (WS-CF) e Web Service Transaction Management (WS-TXM). O WS-CAF foi desenvolvido justamente para resolver os problemas relacionados com transações distribuídas (quando múltiplos Web Services são utilizados em combinação), de modo a suportar compartilhamento de informações e processamento de transações. O WS-CAF não requer a implementação de um novo protocolo de transações, dado que pode usar qualquer protocolo em substituição ou adição aos protocolos neutros definidos no WS-TXM. A tendência é que o WS-CAF se torne um padrão reconhecido internacionalmente, levando a uma convergência no desenvolvimento de transações distribuídas...
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...on “Google Android OS vs. Apple iOS” The competition between Google Android and Apple iOSis one of the most talked after wars in mobile gadget platforms. The Google Android platform is increasingly becoming dominant in the smartphones and tablets market. Nokia, a once leading company in the mobile phone market is slowly entering the smartphone market with a new range of Lumia smartphones powered by Windows 8 mobile as it phases out its range of Symbian powered smartphones. Equally, Motorola Mobility is trying to gain a share of the market by increasing its product portfolio of smartphones in the Droid family. The Android Operating System powers the Droid range of smartphones. Samsung is by far the largest mobile manufacturing company in the world with a full range of Android powered smartphones in the Galaxy family. The recent entry of the Samsung Galaxy SIII heightened the competitive advantage of the Android Software Platform based on the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) software. With HTC,Blackberry OS, and Microsoft Mobile as a distant competitors, the war is clearly not between mobile phone manufacturers but the war is between software manufacturers, and in this case,Apple iOS and Google Android (Katie, 2012). Currently, the competition between Apple iOS and Google Android is so close such that it becomes difficult to tell the superior operating system (Ian, 2011). Undeniably, each mobile platform has its strengths and weaknesses. Advantages of Android OS over Apple iOS For...
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...manage images on a computer: its something like Photoshop 5. Web authoring: -is like web designing; it allows the user or developer to make or design a web page and make changes to that web page. 6. Mobile applications: -designed to run on cellphones, tablets, or other mobile devices. - Apple store, Google play, and Blackberry app world. 7. Cloud based applications: - Email, SkyDrive they provide fast responses and can even work offline Utility Software 1. Backup and Recovery programs: - It ensures that your data is always there even when or if the hardware crashes. 2. Anti-Virus programs: - Is used to detect or prevent viruses, hackers or malware that can cause permanent damage to your hard drive and release personal info. - Norton, Kaspersky, and McAfee are examples of antivirus software 3. File compression programs: - Helps save space and providing fast loading by compressing files together to make them smaller. WinZip is a type of file compressor 4. Troubleshooting and diagnostic tools: - A type of diagnostic tool is the DirectX diagnostic tool that presents info about the components and drivers installed on your system. OS Software 1. Desktop Operating Systems: - controls the hardware so that users and application can make use of it - Mac, Window, Linux are all operating systems 2. Windows: - 1st Brought up in 1985 - Bill gates the CEO. - One of the biggest OS worldwide now available on phones 3. MAC OSX: - Steve Jobs...
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...introduction on what an Operating System is – An Operating System is a software layer that is between the hardware and the software that you actually use to get something productive. In other words, the operating system is what allows the software to talk to the hardware, such as storing information to the hard drive, to send out print jobs to the printer and so on and so forth. Figure [ 1 ] An excerpt from the Ubuntu (a Linux distribution) website on how and why it's free Figure [ 1 ] An excerpt from the Ubuntu (a Linux distribution) website on how and why it's free Now, onto Linux. Linux, like Microsoft Windows is an Operating System. Unlike Windows, however, Linux is open source, meaning one can readily find the source code for the OS for free and add or edit the code to his heart’s content. 1Library A library is a collection of implementations of behavior, written in terms of a language that has a well-defined interface by which the behavior is invoked. This means that as long as a higher level program uses a library to make system calls, it does not need to be re-written to implement those system calls over and over again. In addition, the...
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...Google Chrome Chromium is an operating system based on the Linux kernel and designed by Google. Since Chromium OS targets computer users who spend most of their time on the Internet, it is mainly a web browser with limited ability to run local applications, though it has a built-in file manager and media player. Instead, it relies on Internet applications or Web apps used in the web browser to accomplish tasks such as word processing. Chromium OS differs from Chrome OS in that Chromium is open-source and used primarily by developers whereas Chrome OS is the operating system shipped out in Chrome books. Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a family of proprietary operating systems designed by Microsoft Corporation and primarily targeted to Intel architecture based computers, with an estimated 88.9 percent total usage share on Web connected computers. The newest version is Windows 8.1 for workstations and Windows Server 2012 R2 for servers. Windows 7 recently overtook Windows XP as most used OS. Microsoft Windows originated in 1985 as an operating environment running on top of MS-DOS, which was the standard operating system shipped on most Intel architecture personal computers at the time. In 1995, Windows 95 was released which only used MS-DOS as a bootstrap. For backwards compatibility, Win9x could run real-mode MS-DOS and 16 bits Windows 3.xdrivers. Windows ME, released in 2000, was the last version in the Win9x family. Later versions have all been based on the Windows...
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...Questão 1 Os problemas com que a Income se deparava eram: - Processos tediosos baseados em papel. - Possíveis atrasos desde o preenchimento do formulário até chegar ao departamento correto para o tratamento. - Armazenamento complexo, custoso e demorado. - Falhas frequentes do mainframe que servia as principais aplicações de negócio. Estas implicavam paragens de trabalho. - Processo de backup diário através de um sistema custoso, tedioso e com possíveis perdas de informações. - Software antigo e com falhas regulares que causavam paragens. - Dificuldades no desenvolvimento de novos programas/funcionalidades para a empresa visto que o desenvolvimento em COBOL era visto como custoso para a equipa de IT. Estas dificuldades causavam grande demora na capacidade da empresa desenvolver novos produtos. - A informação era processada em batchs não possibilitando o acesso em tempo real à informação com perda de oportunidades de negócio em vendas cruzadas, uma vez que os agentes não conseguiam a visualizar informação do cliente. - Incapacidade de oferecer soluções de mobilidade. O novo sistema utiliza tecnologias WEB (Java) e assenta numa infraestrutura de IT robusta, redundante (DRP) e escalável. Esta foi melhorada desde o hardware para servidores e armazenamento de dados até aos cabos e fibras óticas para comunicação dentro da sede e entre a sede e os escritórios. Desta forma foi possível endereçar estes problemas e resolve-los das seguintes formas: - O sistema de...
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...personal digital assistant (PDA) and a mobile phone. Today's models typically also serve as portable media players and camera phones with high-resolution touchscreens, web browsers that can access and properly display standard web pages rather than only mobile-optimized sites, GPS navigation, Wi-Fi and mobile broadband access. The term smartphone is usually used to describe phones with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone, although the distinction can be vague and there is no official definition for what constitutes the difference between them. The definitions also shift over time since many phones that are considered feature phones today can have capabilities that exceed those of phones that had been promoted as smartphones in the past. Smartphones run mobile operating systems such as Apple's iOS, Google's Android, Microsoft's Windows Phone 7, Nokia's Symbian, RIM's BlackBerry OS, and embedded Linux distributions such as Maemo and MeeGo. Such systems can be installed on many different phone models, and typically each device can receive multiple OS software updates over its lifetime. Smartphones run third-party applications using advanced application programming interfaces (APIs),[4] which can allow those applications to have better integration with the phone's OS and hardware than is typical with feature phones. In comparison, feature phones more commonly run on proprietary firmware, with third-party software support through platforms...
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