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Dynamic Modification Of Basic Input/Output System Attributes Via The Operating System For Intel X86 Architecture Personal Computers, Jabari R. Roberts May 2005

Dynamic Modification Of Basic Input/Output System Attributes Via The Operating System For Intel X86 Architecture Personal Computers, Jabari R. Roberts

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Currently in the world, computers are used in order to do numerous actions to benefits humanity at large. Part of the computer power is used within the realm of personal computer workstations, which is the most widely used type of computer. However, in a lot of ways, the current computer is inefficient. Much of the computer-buying populace buy newer computer systems that scientists in the 1970s and 1980s could only dream of but use an average of only 20-30% of its full processing capabilities during its operation. In other words, many beginner and novice users simply don't use its full …


Dynamic Modification Of Basic Input/Output System Attributes Via The Operating System For Intel X86 Architecture Personal Computers, Jabari R. Roberts May 2005

Dynamic Modification Of Basic Input/Output System Attributes Via The Operating System For Intel X86 Architecture Personal Computers, Jabari R. Roberts

Electronic Dissertations and Theses

Currently in the world, computers are used in order to do numerous actions to benefit humanity at large. Part of the computer power is used within the realm of personal computers workstations, which is the most widely used type of computer. However, in a lot of ways, the current computer is inefficient. Much of the computer buying populace buy newer computer systems that scientists in the 1970s and 1980s could only dream of but use an average of only 20-30% of its full processing capabilities during its operation. In other words, many beginner and novice users simply don't use its …


Increasing Security In Mobile Ad Hoc Networks By Incentives To Cooperate And Secure Routing, Brandy Michelle Tyson Dec 2003

Increasing Security In Mobile Ad Hoc Networks By Incentives To Cooperate And Secure Routing, Brandy Michelle Tyson

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A mobile ad hoc network is a self-organizing network that relies on the cooperation of participating nodes in order to function properly. In this network, mobile users arrive within the common range of a wireless link and collaborate in constructing the network topology in order to facilitate communication. Mobile ad hoc networks do not rely on any fixed, centralized routing infrastructure, so there is no base station to provide connectivity. This must be provided by the participating nodes. Although mobile ad hoc networks are quite beneficial in sparse areas and rescue operations, they have several properties, such as unreliable wireless …


A Graphical Query Language For Object Oriented Databases, Ramiji Vandara May 2003

A Graphical Query Language For Object Oriented Databases, Ramiji Vandara

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Object Oriented Database Management Systems(OOBMS)became popular in the mid-eighties, as a result of the sharply increased popularity of the object oriented programming languages. Many query languages for a number of OODB systems have been proposed, but most of them are similar, in spirit to SQL, which was designed for a relational database model. In an effort to emulate SQL functionality most of the new languages fail to exploit the fact that data in database is arranged intuitively in an OODB. The need for a more intuitive organization of data increased in recent years with the advent of more complex and …


Privacy On The Internet : A Study Of Ethical Issues, Jatara C. Brown May 2000

Privacy On The Internet : A Study Of Ethical Issues, Jatara C. Brown

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This paper will explore the ethical issues of privacy as it relates to computer use or more specifically, the Internet. The information for this paper will be gleaned through books on computer ethics and priv acy, Internet web sites as well as through personal experience. This paper will explore the social and legal aspects ofInternet privacy by examining various real-life cases where Internet privacy was perceived to have been breached. In addition, it will showcase the issues of privacy from two sides: from the perspective of ordinary private citizens and from government agencies and marketing companies who feel that they …


The Exploration Of Artificial Intelligence Through The Analysis And Design Of Expert Systems, Avis R. Calvert May 1999

The Exploration Of Artificial Intelligence Through The Analysis And Design Of Expert Systems, Avis R. Calvert

Electronic Dissertations and Theses

Expert systems are a rapidly developing area of research. A sub-area of artificial intelligence, the success of expert systems depends heavily on an expert of a particular subject matter and that expert's ability to make analytical inferences based upon the human capacity to reason and deduce. Because the broad and ultimate goal of artificial intelligence is to develop computers capable of emulating human behavioral and psychoanalytical patterns, there is much to discover about the learning component of a computer. This thesis focuses on the development and the complexity of expert systems. Included, is a brief history of expert systems, a …


Computer Technology Skills Of Preservice And Inservice Elementary School Teachers, Sheila M. Bailey May 1996

Computer Technology Skills Of Preservice And Inservice Elementary School Teachers, Sheila M. Bailey

Electronic Dissertations and Theses

The major purpose of this investigation is to determine the level of computer technology competencies held by both preservice and present teachers. A computer technology survey will be issued to preservice teachers and present teachers to assess their level of computer skills. The results will be grouped into three levels of computer knowledge: awareness, literacy, and application. Secondly this study would like to determine if more computer instruction is being received in the preservice or in the inservice environment. It is hypothesized that most preserved and present teachers will fall into the levels of awareness and literacy. It is also …


Information Engineering Facility (Ief) Computer Aided Software Engineering (Case) For Church Management System, Cynthia T. Dubose Dec 1995

Information Engineering Facility (Ief) Computer Aided Software Engineering (Case) For Church Management System, Cynthia T. Dubose

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No abstract provided.


Establishing World Wide Web Site For The Department Of Computer Science, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Chalasani Saibabu Nov 1995

Establishing World Wide Web Site For The Department Of Computer Science, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Chalasani Saibabu

Electronic Dissertations and Theses

The Department of Computer science was established as an instructional unit in college of sciences in 1968 at Southern University, Baton Rouge. The department serves more than 300 undergraduates and 80 graduate students in both education systems options. Academic Services or Graduate School provides the information on the Computer Science department to the requestors depending on their requests. This processing is not only taking staff time in attending the requests but also costing money to the University for mailing the Catalogs. Sometimes it may take more than a month to get the information after the process is initiated. The Chairman …


A Computerized Instructional System For Mechanical Motion Of Objects, Jian J. Zhang Nov 1993

A Computerized Instructional System For Mechanical Motion Of Objects, Jian J. Zhang

Electronic Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.


Establishing A Distributed Processing And Distributed Database Environment For Intergraph Mge & Orscle Products, Praveen Chandrasekhar Oct 1993

Establishing A Distributed Processing And Distributed Database Environment For Intergraph Mge & Orscle Products, Praveen Chandrasekhar

Electronic Dissertations and Theses

The department of Agricultural Economics undertake various government contracts for GIS based applications. Currently, they have multi-year contracts with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (LDHH). This contract is carried out in the Agricultural Economics Geographical Information System lab (AEGIS). One part of the contract is to integrate a heterogenous system comprising of PCs and Intergraph workstations so that the PC can share the data or Microstation Geographical information system Environment (MGE) and ORACLE based applications. Since the Department also undertakes other contracts which requires them to use ARC/INFOR as the front-end while the data would reside in ORACLE …


Software Validation Techniques : A Contrast Between Myers' And Hetzel's Techniques, Reyad I. Abukaker May 1990

Software Validation Techniques : A Contrast Between Myers' And Hetzel's Techniques, Reyad I. Abukaker

Electronic Dissertations and Theses

This research work presents the contemporary testing methodologies of current state-of-the-art methodologies in software testing. Myers' and Hetzel's methodologies are the primary objectives of this research. The scope of this work is to contrast these two testing methodologies, through looking at their principles as well as their definitions of testing. The two definitions of testing differ substantially. Myers' philosophy deals with human psychology and economics as the primary factors in defining the test plans. Hetzel's philosophy is broad in that it looks at software testing in terms of "meeting requirements." However, Hetzel focuses toward "evaluating" and "measuring" a software system …


A Conceptual Design Of A Catalogue Subsystem For A Student Advisory System, Claudette Captoria Browder Watson Jul 1988

A Conceptual Design Of A Catalogue Subsystem For A Student Advisory System, Claudette Captoria Browder Watson

Electronic Dissertations and Theses

At Southern University, students are assigned to faculty advisors with responsibilities for guiding the student in selecting courses to complete the requirements for a selected degree. Large departments with dynamic curricula changes encounter problems in ensuring that all students are properly advised in their respective degree programs. In an effort to address the advancement problem, an ad hoc University committee was named to study the problem and the findings and suggestions for enhancement were reported to the University administration. The Computer Science Department faculty wrote a proposal for an On-line Computerized Advisement System (CAAS) to address these problems which was …


A Conceptual Design Of A Catalogue Subsystem For A Student Advisory System, Claudette Captoria Browder Watson Jul 1988

A Conceptual Design Of A Catalogue Subsystem For A Student Advisory System, Claudette Captoria Browder Watson

Electronic Dissertations and Theses

At Southern University, students are assigned to faculty advisors with responsibilities for guiding the student in selecting courses to complete the requirements for a selected degree. Large departments with dynamic curricula changes encounter problems in ensuring that all students are properly advised in their respective degree programs. In an effort to address the advisement problem, an ad hoc University committee was named to study the problem and the findings and suggestions for enhancement were reported to the University administration. The Computer Science Department faculty wrote a proposal for an On-Line Computerized Academic Advisement System (CAAS) to address these problems which …


Scholarship Budget Forms And Reports System (Sbfars), Iris F. Glasper Jul 1988

Scholarship Budget Forms And Reports System (Sbfars), Iris F. Glasper

Electronic Dissertations and Theses

The Department of Computer Science at Southern University is charged with the responsibility of processing and issuing scholarships to outstanding students for their academic excellence in the field of Computer Science. Scholarships supported by companies in industry are awarded only to qualified sophomores majoring in Computer Science. Departmental scholarships are awarded to qualified freshmen and upperclassmen majoring in Computer Science. The objective of SBFARS is to develop the forms to be used for processing scholarships, to generate reports, and to maintain a record of the funds available in each company's account. The problem with the existing procedure is that there …