Monday, 9 February 2015
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER
Into how many ages is the computer era divided
AGES OF THE COMPUTER ERA
The computer era is divided into three ages:1. The Dark Age (5000 B.C. to 1890 A.D.)
2. The Middle Age ( 1890 A.D. to 1944 A.D.)
What are the limitations of the computers
LIMITATIONS OF THE COMPUTERS
1. No ability to generate Information
A computer cannot generate information on its own.2. No ability to correct
A computer cannot correct wrong instructions.3. No decision at its own
A computer cannot come up with an original decision.What are the Capabilities of computer
CAPABILITIES OF COMPUTER
1. Speed
A Computer can process data faster than any other machine designed to perform a similar task.2. Repetitions
A computer can tirelessly perform the same operations millions of times in exactly the same way without getting bored and tired as a human clerk would.3. Accuracy
A computer's high-speed processing is accompanied by high-accuracy results. No other system can have as much accuracy as a computer system.4. Logical operations
The computer can make decision based on some conditions and take alternative course of action accordingly.5. Store and recall information
The computer is like human brain as it can store facts, instructions and information and recall them when needed.6. Self-checking
The computer verifies the accuracy of its own work by means of a parity check.7. Self-operating
Once the data and program are fed into the computer memory, the computer is capable of executing the instructions on its own, without human intervention.Describe some of the characteristics of computers.
CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPUTER
1. Machine:
It is a machine. It is an inanimate object. It needs outside intervention for it to run. It can only do things for which it is designed.2. Electronic:
It is Electronic because it is made up of electronic circuits. It runs on electrical energy.3. Automatic:
It is automatic. Once started it continues to run without outside intervention.4. Data Manipulator:
It can manipulate data, following specific rules. It can perform arithmetic functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It can compare data.5. Memory:
It has memory. It has the capacity to remember what it has done. It can store instructions in its memory and follow these through unaided.Saturday, 7 February 2015
Write a note on Software.
SOFTWARE DEFINITION
Software refers to the programs that instruct the computer what to do. Software makes the computer useful. Software is the set of all the programs (instructions) and data necessary to make the computer usable.Examples Windows
Visual Basic, Norton antivirus, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel etc.TYPES OF SOFTWARE
Software are of two types.• System Software
• Application Software
Write a note on Hardware.
HARDWARE DEFINITION
The physical or tangible components forming a computer are called Hardware. When people talk about a computer, they usually mean the hardware.
Or
The physical components of computer and other attached input ad output devices are called hardware.
COMPONENTS OF HARDWARE
Hardware is a collective term. All hardware components may be connected mechanically electrically or electronically with each other. It includes the cables, connecters, power supply units and peripheral devices such as.• Keyboard
• Mouse
• Audio speakers
• Printers
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
Define Computer
DEFINITIONS OF COMPUTER
Computer is an electronic device that accepts data and instructions (in form of programs) as input, processes that data according to the given instructions and produces information as output.
OR
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A computer is an automatic electronic calculating device which can process given data and gives results.
OR
A computer is a device capable of accepting data and gives desired result by processing.
OR
A computer is a device which processes the given data with the help of a stored program at high speed.
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
My Aim In Life
Everyone in the world, however great or small, has some aim in Life. A prince may have an aim to be a king and a king may have an aim to be an emperor. A professor aims at being a principal and a peon aims at being a head-peon. Someone's aim for fame, someone's aim for power, someone's for money; while some aim at acquiring knowledge.
I have also a high aim of life though I do not know how far I would be able to realise it. I do not want to run after money, nor after cheap popularity. I have resolved to be a doctor and spend my life in the service of others. I believes it is a good selection. I would not charge high fees and shall never exploit the needy and the poor at the most critical moments of their life.
If were a good a doctor, I would, of course, get fame and popularity. Being a good doctor; having connections with several families, I would naturally acquire power and influence. This profession gives better greater opportunities to serve mankind in their moments of urgent need, when they are involved in a struggle of life and death.
My aim does not end there I shall devote a part of my time in doing free work in charitable dispensaries. I shall follow the principles of truth and justice. Whether I achieve anything substantial in my life is another matter, but I shall always strive to keep my aim pure, honest and honourable.
Monday, 2 February 2015
Patriotism Essay
Patriotism means love for one's country. This love is not created by any artificial methods, but it is already deeply rooted in our heart. Patriotism is an instinct which comes to us from the moment we are born. There are some, who think that patriotism is a narrow-minded sentiment, and a sign of a semi civilized state of mind.
A man loves the whole universe and considers all people of the world as his brethren. This idea of universal brotherhood makes every man a citizen of the world and not of his narrow world, known as his country. We should not be narrow-minded patriots. Love of one's country should not and does not mean hatred of the rest of the world. It is a false patriotism which makes us hate other countries.
True patriotism is based on unselfish love for our country and our respect for its history and culture. It makes us great and teaches us to love mankind as one family, created by one God and governed by the laws of one universe.
A true patriot, therefore, will never like to say such things about other countries as he would not tolerate about his own country. True patriotism demands sacrifices of ones life, family, property and everything. Those who lay down their lives for the sake of the mother-country are martyrs.
Sunday, 1 February 2015
STATES OF EQUILIBRIUM
STATES OF EQUILIBRIUM
There are three states of equilibrium.They are the following.
STABLE EQUILIBRIUM
DefinitionA body is said to be in stable equilibrium if it returns to its original position when tilted a little.
OR
The centre of gravity of a body rises with a jerk is called stable equilibrium.
Examples
• Book on a table.
• Chair on flat ground.
• Table on a floor.
• A standing car on a smooth road.
UNSTABLE EQUILIBRIUM
DefinitionA body is said to be in unstable equilibrium if it moves further away from its original position when tilted a little.
OR
The C.G of a body lowered with a slight move the equilibrium of that body is called unstable equilibrium.
Examples
• A stick standing vertically on the tip of a figure.
• A standing pencil on the table.
• An acrobat walking on a rope.
NEUTRAL EQUILIBRIUM
Definition
A body is said to be in neutral equilibrium if it neither returns to its former position nor moves further away when tilted a little.
OR
The equilibrium of that body is called neutral equilibrium whose C.G is neither raised nor lowered on disturbing.
Examples
• Horizontally lying cylinder and funnel.
• Lying a ball on the floor.
CENTRE OF GRAVITY
Definition
It is the point at which the entire weight of the body is said to be situated.
OR
The point on a body at which the whole weight of the body appears to act. It may be on the body or out side the body in case of a hollow object.
TORQUE OR MOMENT OF A FORCE
Definition
It is the turning effect of a force about the axis of rotation.Formula
Torque = force x moment arm
t =f x d
Unit
Its unit is N-m.
TYPES OF TORQUE
Torque or moment may rotate a body in clock wise or anti clock wise direction.NEGATIVE TORQUE
The clock wise torque is called negative torque.POSITIVE TORQUE
The anti clock wise torque is called positive torque.Notation It is denoted by the Greek letter t (tau)
Formula
Torque = Force x moment arm.
t= F x d
Unit The unit of torque is (N-m)
Nature
It is a vector quantity.
MOMENT ARM
DefinitionThe perpendicular distance between the line of the force and the axis of rotation is called the moment arm.
Notation
It is denoted by d.
FACTORS ON WHICH TORQUE DEPENDS
Torque depends upon two factors.1. Magnitude of the applied force.
2. The moment arm Torque increases with the increase of force. Torque is directly proportional to the applied force. Torque is directly proportional to the moment arm.
PRINCIPLE OF MOMENT
Statement
According to the principle of Moment -If a system is in equilibrium under influence of some Torques then the sum of clock wise torques is equal to the sum of anti clock wise torques i.e.
Mathematically
In Equilibrium position.
Clock wise torque = Anti clock wise torque.
EQUILIBRIUM
Definition
When the resultant of all the forces acting on a body comes to zero, the body is said to be in the state of equilibrium.OR
In other words the body is said to be in the state of equilibrium if left-ward forces are equal to the rightward forces and upward forces are equal to the downward forces.
Example
• A book lying on the table.
• A train moving in a straight line with a constant velocity.
• A body hanging at rest from the ceiling by a vertical string.
• A Paratrooper moving down with uniform velocity after opening his parachute.
TYPES OF EQUILIBRIUM
There are two types of equilibrium.1. Static equilibrium
2. Dynamic equilibrium
STATIC EQUILIBRIUM
DefinitionIf some forces are acting on a body vertically or horizontally and the body maintains its state of rest, Then it is called static equilibrium.
Example
• A book lying on the table.
• A body hanging at rest from the ceiling by a vertical string.
DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM
DefinitionIf some forces are acting on a body vertically or horizontally and the body maintains its state of motion, then it is called dynamic equilibrium.
Example
• Train moving with uniform velocity.
• Paratrooper falling down with uniform velocity.
CONDITIONS OF EQUILIBRIUM
FIRST CONDITION OF EQUILIBRIUM
StatementThe body is said to be in the state of equilibrium if the resultant of all forces acting on a body is equal to zero i.e.
In other words the algebraic sum of all the forces acting along X-axis should be zero i.e.
And the algebraic sum of all the forces acting along Y-axis should be zero i.e.
When first condition of equilibrium is satisfied. the body is in translational equilibrium and there is no linear acceleration.
SECOND CONDITION OF EQUILIBRIUM
Statement The body is said to be in the state of equilibrium if the sum of all the torques or moments acting on the body must be zero i.e.
RESULTANT OF TWO FORCES
Definition
The net effect of the forces is a single force which is called the resultant of the forces.OR
A single that gives combined effect of forces is called resultant force.
If two forces F1 and F2 are acting on a body at a straight line but in opposite direction and body remains at rest or in equilibrium. Then we say that F1 and F2 are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction.
F2-F1 net force
or F1-F2 net force
Body will move in the direction of greater force.
RESULTANT OF TWO FORCES ACTING AT AN ANGLE
If two forces are acting on an object making a certain angle. In this case the force can be represented in magnitude and direction by two adjacent sides of a parallelogram (I In). The resultant force FR is a vector represented by the diagonal from the point of intersection. This is called the parallelogram of forces.As PR is diagonal of I Im PQRs so the resultant is diagonal. And the I Im is called I Im of force F1 and F2.
By head to tail rule, we can draw force F- from the terminal point of force F2. To get the resultant FR we draw a vector from the initial point of force F2 to the terminal point of the force Fr. This is the same force as obtained from the I l 1 of force as shown in the figure.
Friday, 30 January 2015
FACTORS ON WHICH THE FRICTION DEPENDS
Friction depends upon the following two factors.
1. Normal Reaction2. Nature, of Surfaces
NORMAL REACTION
Force of friction is directly proportional to the normal reaction R which acts in upward' direction against the weight of the body sliding on a surface i.e.NATURE OF SURFACES
Force of friction also depends upon the nature of two surfaces in contact with each other, it is constant for various pairs of surfaces in contact and this value is called co-efficient of friction.
SELF ADJUSTING FORCE
The force of friction' has the ability to increase its value with the increase of applied force till it reaches a maximum value..,Due to this strange nature of frictional forces we call them as the self adjusting force. It is denoted by Fs.
LIMITING FRICTION
Definition
The maximum force of friction which just stops the body from moving is called limiting friction
COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION
Definition
Coefficient of friction is the ratio between force of friction and perpendicular reaction.
p is coefficient of friction. R is perpendicular reaction. F is force of friction.
ROLLING FRICTION
Definition :
Then a body rolls over a surface it experiences an opposing force that is called rolling friction. polling friction between two bodies is much less than the sliding friction because in rolling the contact S-Irface is much less than that in sliding.
ADVANTAGES OF FRICTION
• Frictional forces help us to move forward.
• Nut and bolt can hold a body due to friction.
• A nail stays in the wood because of friction.
• We can not hold any thing without friction.
• We can tie a knot because of friction.
DISADVANTAGES OF FRICTION
There are so many disadvantages of friction but some are as follows.
In a car engine oil under pressure is supplied continuously to ball bearing surface. Failure of the oil supply will allow metal to metal contact and the resulting friction, often raises the temperature and due to this ball bearings and piston are sized up.
MOMENTUM
Definition
Momentum of a body is the product of its mass and velocity.OR
The quantity of motion of a body is called its momentum.
Mathematically
If "m" is the mass and "v" is the velocity of a body then Momentum P is given by:P = mv
Unit
In M.K.S. system the unit of Momentum is kg-m/s or N-sNature
It is a vector quantity. Its direction is same as that of velocity,LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM
Statement
The total momentum of a system remains constant provided no external forces act on it.OR
The Momentum of an isolated system always remains constant.
PROOF
Consider a system consisting of two balls A and B of masses m1 and m2 moving in a straight line, with velocities U1 and U2. On colliding with each other they move with velocities V1 and V2 respectively as shown in the figure.The total Momentum of the system before collision= m1U1 + m2U2
The total Momentum of the system after collision = m1V1 + m2V2
According to the law of conservation of Momentum Initial momentum = Final momentum
m1U1 + m2U2 = m1V1+ m2V2
Hence the Momentum of a system remains constant.
FRICTION
Definition
When two bodies are in contact with each other and the force is applied to the upper body to make it move over the lower body, an opposing force is developed in the plane of contact which resists the motion. This force is called friction.
OR
When one bod / slides over the surface of another body, an opposing force is set up to resist the motion. The force which opposes the motion is called friction.
CAUSES OF FRICTION
There is no ideal smooth surface present in universe. Each surface has elevations and depressions which causes to friction.
When two surfaces are brought into physical contact. the elevations of one impacts into the depressions of first or vice versa which causes an inter locking with two surfaces. This interlocking opposes the relative motion of one surface on the other.
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Compulsory Military Training
Wars have become a necessary evil in modern times, and the only way to fight out this evil is through a preparation for war at the national level. In every country there are schools and colleges for military training. There are three branches of the army: ground force, naval force and air force. Military training is voluntary in almost all countries.
But in ancient Greece there was compulsory training. Germany and Japan had made military training compulsory till the end of the Second World War. Now there is compulsory military training in Russia, France, China, Italy and Germany and so many other have introduced compulsory military training.
In Pakistan, we are still dependent of our defence upon a professional army. It is with this objective in view that the Commission on National Education has recommended the introduction of compulsory military training in all the schools and colleges of our country. A few years ago a sort of military training called the N.C.C. force was introduced in some of the colleges. But now, after the recent Indo-Pak war, the importance of compulsory military training has been realised anew.
There are many advantages of military training. It develops the sense of orderliness and discipline in a nation. It makes people strong and courageous. The concept of new citizenship is incomplete without military training, it makes soldiers patriotic. It narrows the gap between civil life and military life. No other training can create in our young men the habit of self-obedience, team spirit and co-operation in a better than military training does. A compulsory military training is the only way to make our people smart and active.
Monday, 26 January 2015
Write a note on the excretory system of frog with the help of a diagram.
EXCRETORY SYSTEM OF FROG:
In frogs, waste materials are excreted out in many ways e.g. skin, lungs, liver. digestive system. etc. It is the set of organs involved in the process of excretion--that is, the removal of metabolic waste- matters from the body. Besides these organs. nitrogenous waste materials are excreted through two kidneys, which are attached to the dorsal wall of the body cavity These are elongated in shape and composed of urinary tubules. Urinary tubules combine to form collecting ducts, which open into ureter. The urine collected by the kidneys comes into ureters. Each ureter starts from the edge of each kidney of its side and opens into cloaca. From here, the urine is excreted or stored in urinary bladder which is passed out of the body from the cloacal aperture. Carbon dioxide and water are excreted through skin and lungs while undigested food and some waste materials are excreted through liver and digestive system.
In frogs, waste materials are excreted out in many ways e.g. skin, lungs, liver. digestive system. etc. It is the set of organs involved in the process of excretion--that is, the removal of metabolic waste- matters from the body. Besides these organs. nitrogenous waste materials are excreted through two kidneys, which are attached to the dorsal wall of the body cavity These are elongated in shape and composed of urinary tubules. Urinary tubules combine to form collecting ducts, which open into ureter. The urine collected by the kidneys comes into ureters. Each ureter starts from the edge of each kidney of its side and opens into cloaca. From here, the urine is excreted or stored in urinary bladder which is passed out of the body from the cloacal aperture. Carbon dioxide and water are excreted through skin and lungs while undigested food and some waste materials are excreted through liver and digestive system.
Write a note on electron microscope.
ELECTRON MICROSCOPE:
Electron microscope was invented in 1935. It has a resolving power 250 times or more than that of. a compound microscope. It uses a beam of electron as a source of illumination. The electron beam increases its resolving power. Modern electron microscope can achieve a resolution of .about 0.2 nm, a thousand times improvement over light microscope. The electron microscope uses electromagnet as lenses instead of glass lenses. Its image cannot be focused in human eye, therefore screen or photographic plates are used to review and focus these images. Electron microscope has a capacity to magnify an object up to 250,000 times of its original size.
Electron microscopes reveal many organelles that are impossible to resolve with the light microscope.
Write down the structure of an animal cell.
STRUCTURE OF AN ANIMAL CELL:
Cell Membrane: This is the outermost boundary of an animal cell. It is also called the plasma membrane. In fact, a cell membrane surrounds the cytoplasm and nucleus in all types of cells. However, in plants and bacteria, cell membrane itself is surrounded by a cell wall. Cell membranes are composed of lipids and proteins (lipoproteins). A cell membrane is selectively or semi-permeable.
Fluid Mosaic Model of Cell Membrane:
Singer and Nicholson proposed a model of plasma membrane in 1972 According to this model:(1) Lipids are in the form of a fluid bilayer.
(ii) Lipids are either phospholipids or glycolipids suspended in water.
(iii)• Protein molecules float like icebergs in the sea in the lipid bilayer.
(iv) Proteins are completely or partially embedded in the lipid bilayer forming a mosaic arrangement
Functions:
(1) Cell membrane regulates selective movement of molecules into and out of the cell. It allows certain molecules to pass through it while others can not pass through it.
(2) Cell membrane takes in material by infolding in the form of vacuoles. It is called endocytosis.Cytoplasm:
It is a viscous opaque (translucent) fluid portion of the cell which is present between the cell membrane and nuclear membrane. It consists of an aqueous ground substance called cytosol and granular portion called cytoplasmic organelles Its chemical analysis shows that it is composed of organic compounds such as proteins. carbohydrates, lipids (fats), enzymes and some inorganic compounds, e.g. water and salts. Some important cytoplasmic organelles found in eukaryotic cells are as under:
1. endoplasmic reliculum.
2. Golgi complex.
3. mitochondria.
4. plastids (in case of plant cells).
5. ceritrioles.
6. ribosomes.
7 vacuoles.
1. endoplasmic reliculum.
2. Golgi complex.
3. mitochondria.
4. plastids (in case of plant cells).
5. ceritrioles.
6. ribosomes.
7 vacuoles.
Functions:
(1) It serves as a storehouse of vital chemicals.
(2) It is a site of metabolic reactions like protein synthesis, glycolysis, etc.
(3) Many reactions can occur at the same time in different regions of the cytoplasm.
Mitochondria (singular mitochondrion):
They are an important organelle of a eukaryotic cell because they provide energy to the cell and are called the powerhouse of the cell.
They are generally rod like or bean shaped bounded by double membrane. Their outer membrane is smooth while the inner membrane is folded. These infoldings are called cristae while the fluid present inside is called matrix. The number of mitochondria in a cells relates to its activities. In different animal cells, number of mitochondria differ. The cells which are more active e.g. liver cells have more than one thousand mitochondria while ear lobes have very small numbers only 50.Function:
(1) Mitochondria play an important role in respiration.
(2) They contain enzymes which break down the food for the production of energy.
(2) They contain enzymes which break down the food for the production of energy.
Endoplasmic Reticulum:
It is a network of channels extending throughout cytoplasm from plasma membrane to nuclear membrane. They are tube like. They are of two types.
(1) smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER): It is nongranular because ribosomes are not attached to it.
(2) rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER): It is granular as ribosomes in the form of small granules are attached to it.
(1) smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER): It is nongranular because ribosomes are not attached to it.
(2) rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER): It is granular as ribosomes in the form of small granules are attached to it.
Function:
(1) Endoplasmic reticulum plays an important role in the transport of material from one part of the cell to the other.(2) It is involved in the synthesis of proteins.
(3) It provides mechanical support to the cell so that its shape is maintained.
(4) It detoxifies the harmful drugs.
Nucleus (Karyon):
It was discovered by Robert Brown in 1831. It may be spherical or irregular in shape. In animal cells, it is usually present in the centre but in plant cells due to the presence of a large vacuole, it is pushed towards the cell membrane. Nucleus is surrounded by a double membrane called the nuclear membrane. This membrane has a large number of pores. Nucleus is filled with a gel like substance called nucleoplasm. The nucleoplasm contains nucleoli and a network of thread like structures called chromatin network. The threads of chromatin become prominent during cell division. Each thread is called chromosome. Chromosomes are made up of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and proteins. DNA plays an important role in the inheritance of characters as well as in controlling and regulating the activities of cells. The number of chromosomes in the cells of a particular species always remains constant. It is the characteristic of that species.Function:
Nucleus controls all the activities of cells.
GOIgi Complex:
They were discovered by Camillo Golgi and thus called Golgi complex or Golgi bodies or Golgi apparatus. They are a set of smooth membranes that are stacked into flattened, fluid filled sacs or vesicles containing carbohydrates, glyco-proteins and enzymes. They are especially prominent in glandular cells. In animal cells, usually a Golgi apparatus is found in each cell. In plant cells, there may be more.
Function:
(1) They are mainly concerned with cell secretions.(2) In plants they synthesize cell walls.
Centrioles or Centrosome:
A rounded structure, the centrosome is present in the cytoplasm near the nucleus in animals cells. A centrosome contains two centrioles. Higher plants lack centrioles. Each centriole consists of a cylindrical. array of nine rows of microtubules. Both the centrioles lie perpendicular to one another.Function:
They form fibrous protein spindles, which help in movement of chromosomes towards poles during animal cell division.Ribosomes:
They are granules, which are rich in ribonucleic acid (RNA). They are found either freely suspended in the cytoplasm or attached to the surface of rough endoplasmic reticulum. They are the only organelle found in prokaryotic cells. They are the only organelle, which are not bound by a membrane.Function:
They serve as sites for protein synthesis and hence called the protein factories of the cell.Nucleolus:
It is found inside the nucleus. It has got no membrane. There may be one or more nucleoli in the nucleus. It disappears during the cell division and reappears later.Functions:
1. The ribosomal RNA is synthesized and stored in the nucleolus.2. It is the nucleolus where ribosomes are assembled and exported to cytoplasm via nuclear pores.
Vacuoles:
They are liquid filled cavities in the cytoplasm. They are surrounded by a membrane called tonoplast. In plant cells, there is usually one large permanent vacuole. In animal cells, there may be many small temporary vacuoles.FUNCTIONS:
(1). They are connected with the storage of cell sap.
(2) .In small organisms , water and waste materials are excreted through special vacoules called contractile vacoules and food is digested in food vacoules.
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