My score (speed test)

You reached 121 points, so you achieved position 771436 of 1461364 on the ranking list
You type 189 characters per minute
You have 34 correct words and
you have 1 wrong words

I type
34 words
per minute

My score (speed test)

You reached 125 points, so you achieved position 738202 of 1461209 on the ranking list
You type 180 characters per minute
You have 30 correct words and
you have 1 wrong words

I type
30 words
per minute

My score (speed test)

You reached 126 points, so you achieved position 730238 of 1461105 on the ranking list
You type 191 characters per minute
You have 36 correct words and
you have 0 wrong words

I type
36 words
per minute

my score(speed test)

You reached 134 points, so you achieved position 668024 of 1460001 on the ranking list
You type 177 characters per minute
You have 30 correct words and
you have 0 wrong words
I type
30 words
per minute

My score (speed test)

You reached 114 points, so you achieved position 830281 of 1459746 on the ranking list
You type 176 characters per minute
You have 26 correct words and
you have 1 wrong words
I type
26 words
per minute

10 Fast Fingers

10-Fast-Fingers.com(Speed test)is a website introduced to us by Ma'am Cathy Ramos, my TLE teacher.  Typing speed and accuracy within a minute is the challenge of the game. At first, it was frustrating because I could only manage to type very few words correctly.  But I never gave up.  I continued to improve my typing speed and eventually posted higher results. It is actually fun and quite addicting.  I can't help sharing the experience with my mother and my best friend. They, too, found it challenging and enjoyable.

In my many attempts of doing it over and over, I discovered a technique. Do you want to know what that is ?  It is a tricky technique but easy to follow:  TYPE SLOWLY BUT SURELY.  Be careful in typing the word. Also, HASTE MAKES WASTE.  Just get focused and type at speed not so fast but not too slow.  Later, once you achieve your momentum you will notice you are picking up speed.

type...type...type, OOPS... tsk-tsk-tsk, erase!!

 

TIME IS UP!!!

Softwares

Computer software, or just software, is a collection of computer programs and related data that provide the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it. In other words, software is a conceptual entity which is a set of computer programs, procedures, and associated documentation concerned with the operation of a data processing system. We can also say software refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of the computer for some purposes. In other words software is a set of programs, procedures, algorithms and its documentation. Program software performs the function of the program it implements, either by directly providing instructions to the computer hardware or by serving as input to another piece of software. The term was coined to contrast to the old term hardware (meaning physical devices). In contrast to hardware, software is intangible, meaning it "cannot be touched".^[1] Software is also sometimes used in a more narrow sense, meaning application software only. Sometimes the term includes data that has not traditionally been associated with computers, such as film, tapes, and records.^[2]

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Application software, also known as an application or an "app", is computer software designed to help the user to perform singular or multiple related specific tasks. Examples include enterprise software, accounting software, office suites, graphics software and media players. Many application programs deal principally with documents. Apps may be bundled with the computer and its system software, or may be published separately. Some users are satisfied with the bundled apps and need never install one.

Application software is contrasted with system software and middleware, which manage and integrate a computer's capabilities, but typically do not directly apply them in the performance of tasks that benefit the user. The system software serves the application, which in turn serves the user.

or for short these are the softwares that are being downloaded, here are some examples:

1) Opera (Web Browser)
2) Microsoft Word (Word Processing)
3) Microsoft Excel (Spreadsheet software)
5) MySQL (Database Software)
6) Microsoft Powerpoint (Presentation Software)
7) iTunes (Music / Sound Software)
8) VLC Media Player (Audio / Video Software )
9) World of Warcraft (Game Software)
10) Adobe Photoshop (Graphics Software)

System software is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide a platform for running application software or for short system software are softwares that are already inthe computer when you open it, here are some examples: 

1) Microsoft Windows
2) Linux
3) Unix
4) Mac OSX
5) DOS
6) BIOS Software
7) HD Sector Boot Software
8) Device Driver Software i.e Graphics Driver etc
9) Linker Software
10) Assembler and Compiler Software

  

REFLECTION :

why should we study softwares??

 we need to study it because, softwares are important thing to study and it can help us in the future.

someday I would wish to have a  bussiness that includes computers, now in that dream I should know

what are in the computer maybe if we didn't study that I would be cheated and tricked so it is important to study it because it can really help us in our dreams our in some other way.

Generation of Computers

The Five Generations of Computers

Each generation of computer is characterized by a major technological development that fundamentally changed the way computers operate, resulting in increasingly smaller, cheaper, more powerful and more efficient and reliable devices.

The history of computer development is often referred to in reference to the different generations of computing devices. Each generation of computer is characterized by a major technological development that fundamentally changed the way computers operate, resulting in increasingly smaller, cheaper, more powerful and more efficient and reliable devices. Read about each generation and the developments that led to the current devices that we use today.

First Generation (1940-1956) Vacuum Tubes

The first computers used vacuum tubes for circuitry and magnetic drums for memory, and were often enormous, taking up entire rooms. They were very expensive to operate and in addition to using a great deal of electricity, generated a lot of heat, which was often the cause of malfunctions.

First generation computers relied on machine language, the lowest-level programming language understood by computers, to perform operations, and they could only solve one problem at a time. Input was based on punched cards and paper tape, and output was displayed on printouts.

The UNIVAC and ENIAC computers are examples of first-generation computing devices. The UNIVAC was the first commercial computer delivered to a business client, the U.S. Census Bureau in 1951.

Second Generation (1956-1963) Transistors

Transistors replaced vacuum tubes and ushered in the second generation of computers. The transistor was invented in 1947 but did not see widespread use in computers until the late 1950s. The transistor was far superior to the vacuum tube, allowing computers to become smaller, faster, cheaper, more energy-efficient and more reliable than their first-generation predecessors. Though the transistor still generated a great deal of heat that subjected the computer to damage, it was a vast improvement over the vacuum tube. Second-generation computers still relied on punched cards for input and printouts for output.

Second-generation computers moved from cryptic binary machine language to symbolic, or assembly, languages, which allowed programmers to specify instructions in words. High-level programming languages were also being developed at this time, such as early versions of COBOL and FORTRAN. These were also the first computers that stored their instructions in their memory, which moved from a magnetic drum to magnetic core technology.

The first computers of this generation were developed for the atomic energy industry.

Third Generation (1964-1971) Integrated Circuits

The development of the integrated circuit was the hallmark of the third generation of computers. Transistors were miniaturized and placed on silicon chips, called semiconductors, which drastically increased the speed and efficiency of computers.

Instead of punched cards and printouts, users interacted with third generation computers through keyboards and monitors and interfaced with an operating system, which allowed the device to run many different applications at one time with a central program that monitored the memory. Computers for the first time became accessible to a mass audience because they were smaller and cheaper than their predecessors.

Fourth Generation (1971-Present) Microprocessors

The microprocessor brought the fourth generation of computers, as thousands of integrated circuits were built onto a single silicon chip. What in the first generation filled an entire room could now fit in the palm of the hand. The Intel 4004 chip, developed in 1971, located all the components of the computer—from the central processing unit and memory to input/output controls—on a single chip.

In 1981 IBM introduced its first computer for the home user, and in 1984 Apple introduced the Macintosh. Microprocessors also moved out of the realm of desktop computers and into many areas of life as more and more everyday products began to use microprocessors.

As these small computers became more powerful, they could be linked together to form networks, which eventually led to the development of the Internet. Fourth generation computers also saw the development of GUIs, the mouse and handheld devices.

Fifth Generation (Present and Beyond) Artificial Intelligence

Fifth generation computing devices, based on artificial intelligence, are still in development, though there are some applications, such as voice recognition, that are being used today. The use of parallel processing and superconductors is helping to make artificial intelligence a reality. Quantum computation and molecular and nanotechnology will radically change the face of computers in years to come. The goal of fifth-generation computing is to develop devices that respond to natural language input and are capable of learning and self-organization.

  

My Reflection:

Those are the five generations of computers, what generation do you like most? For me the fifth generation because the fifth generation makes our life or living easier and also high tech. it is maybe the path or the generation that will lead us to the future or can make me or us feel that were in the future.  :)