Computers In Education

Computers in Education


The typical school has 1 computer per 20 students, a ratio that computer

educators feel is still not high enough to affect classroom learning as much as

books and classroom conversation.


Some critics see computer education as merely the latest in a series of

unsuccessful attempts to revolutionise education through the use of audio- and

visually-oriented non print media. For example, motion pictures, broadcast

television, filmstrips, audio recorders, and videotapes were all initially

heralded for their instructional potential, but each of these ultimately became

minor classroom tools alongside conventional methods.


Communications Satellite


A communications satellite is an artificial SATELLITE placed into orbit around

the Earth to facilitate communications on Earth. Most long-distance radio

communication across land is sent via MICROWAVE relay towers. In effect, a

satellite serves as a tall microwave tower to permit direct transmission between

stations, but it can interconnect any number of stations that are included

within the antenna beams of the satellite rather than simply the two ends of the

microwave link.


Computer Crime


Computer crime is defined as any crime involving a computer accomplished through

the use or knowledge of computer technology. Computers are objects of crime when

they or their contents are damaged, as when terrorists attack computer centres

with explosives or gasoline, or when a "computer virus" a program capable of

altering or erasing computer memory is introduced into a This is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Electronic References. Please register below now!


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