Speech-generating devices, translators, kiosks (communication aids)

1. Speech-generating device According to ALS Association, more than 6000 people in U.S. are diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) each year. People suffering from ALS would lost his ability as a human being such as walking, eating, writing, speaking and lastly breathing, which means people suffering from ASL would have shorter life span compared … Read more

Network Questions & Answers

Download the full version above. 1. What are the three addressing schemes used in a typical TCP/IP operation? Explain the functionality and purpose of each briefly. A. The three addressing schemes used in a typical TCP/IP operation are given below. 1. MAC Addresses 2. IP Addresses 3. Port Addresses Functionalities: 1. MAC Addresses: Media Access … Read more

Designing a tool to monitor sensor access

Privacy and security have been under great scrutiny over the last few years. The meaning of privacy has seen a dramatic shift over the last decade as the nature of computing has evolved. From disconnected computing devices such as mainframes, to devices that are always connected to the internet, the nature of computing itself has … Read more

Software development lifestyle (SDLC)

Even before the programming language was introduced, programmers has its own set of methodologies to achieve a meaningful task in creating a program.  There are at least reasons why programmers develop solutions to number of problems.  In general, the main job of a programmer is to convert a certain solutions into procedures for the computer. … Read more

Multimedia Compression Techniques

Abstract Multimedia data, increasing in the modern era because multimedia are the major source of information. Multimedia data required storage capacity and transmission bandwidth. These factors we need for multimedia compression technique. Uncompressed data required more storage and transmission bandwidth on the other hand, we have limited storage capacity and transmission bandwidth. But improving in … Read more

Electronic warfare

“The new eyes which radar has supplied can sometimes be blinded by new scientific developments.” -Dr. Vannevar Bush War has always been won through superior weaponry and superior tactics. The development of measures and countermeasures are critical to maintaining this advantage.  Development of such measures is a continuous evolution that is common throughout each technology, … Read more

From semaphore to internet

The first modern network goes as far back as 1792 when Frenchman Claude Chappe invented semaphore system. This semaphore system also dubbed as the telegraph, was known to have had moving arms to indicate letters of the alphabet or coded words, this, in turn, led to the first ever national network being installed 1792 in … Read more

Could video games cause positive change in specific brain patterns of the elderly?

A game for larger (60) The performance of people of different age groups in NeuroRacer game showed a continuous decline in cognitive control with advancing age, but also the ability to train the brain to handle multiple tasks. (Photo: University of California) There is something very usual to see his grandfather playing video game, right? … Read more

Compulsory Voting – Argument Against

People will argue that democracy involves rights and responsibilities, and if you have the right to vote, then it is your responsibility to do so.  Personally I believe that it is not fair to force people to vote for candidates they don’t know or care about or even want to support. Here in Australia, compulsory … Read more

Real-time database systems

Database systems for real-time applications ought to fulfill timing restrictions related to transactions. Usually, a timing restriction is stated as a deadline, which is characterized as a necessity to be utilized by schedulers. Currently, security is becoming another significant challenge in several real-time systems. In many systems, sensitive information is expressed by numerous users with … Read more