Word Count: 210
SE/2019/011- S.Apisathan

Topic- Computer programming languages

Student No-PS/2019/179

Number of words- 200

There are two types of AI such as weak AI and strong AI. Most of the AI that surrounds us today is driven by weak AI. 'Narrow' is a better descriptor for this type of AI because it is far from weak; it allows for some very robust applications.

Artificial General Intelligence and Artificial Super Intelligence comprise strong AI. Artificial general intelligence, or general AI, is a theoretical form of AI in which a machine has an intelligence comparable to humans; it has a self-aware consciousness capable of solving problems, learning, and planning for the future. Artificial Super Intelligence, also known as superintelligence, would outperform the intelligence and ability of the human brain. While strong AI is still entirely theoretical, with no practical examples in use today, AI researchers are still working on it.

Today, there are a plenty of AI applications available, such as speech recognition, which is widely used. This is extremely beneficial for people with disabilities who want to use electronic devices to make their lives easier. If you visit a website and have any questions, you can use the chat option to get an immediate response. This chat option is enabled due to chatbots, which work without human interaction.

PE/2019/006 - BANDARA HMSN
Word Count - 234

 

Human is now mostly dependent on the technology, and the use of computer can be found in every field, from students for their academic purposes to office workers for their work. For improving and learning professional skills, the computer helps students a lot. 

 

Computers can be used for storing information, programming, and developing software, calculation, email purposes, and many more. The computer comprises a monitor, a keyboard, a mouse, a CPU, and a UPS as essential parts. A computer is known for its abundant storage space. 

 

In the 21st century, people are seemed to be interested in more advanced computers with lighter, smaller, and powerful computers with high speed and accuracy. Not only for school and office work purposes, but also computers can be used to control traffic, forecasting weather, educational and medical purposes, guidance and designing of spacecraft, operation purposes, examination purposes, detection of crime, and the list goes on. With the advanced necessities and demands of the people, Computer has also developed with time providing and satisfying us with all the needs.

 

Computers are useful as well as harmful to humans. It is our responsibility to use computers only for useful things as much as possible.


PE/2019/030
Rupasinghe R. A. I. M.
224 words

        1) Web server

        2) Database server

        3) Email server

      Thus, we can choose the server computer to suit our needs. Conversely, we can use a desktop computer as a server, but the server must be powerful in order for this desktop server to fail as the server size increases. An alternative to a server computer can be a standard desktop computer. But the reason why a normal desktop computer is not more suitable can be briefly stated as follows.

                          Usually desktop has one processor, but a server computer can use several processors. Therefore, the processing power of a server computer is high. Take the Zion processor, for example. There are some in the event of an error, this processor will automatically correct the error. This is called an ECC processor. It also determines if the data is processed correctly. (ECC stands for Code Debugging.) Intel processors are used on desktops and do not support ECC. Furthermore, perform a hardware installation on a server computer while it is still running You must change the hardware and be able to change the hardware without disabling the server. This capability is "Hot swappable". A server must have a continuous power supply and a reliable operating system for the server.

Considering all these facts We can conclude that desktop computers are not suitable for server computers.

Topic: Server Computer
Word Count: 253
Student Number: SE/2019/002
Name: M.H.C.E. Weerathunga

A web application which is also called web app is a computer program that uses web browsers to perform tasks. Some examples of web applications are Google Docs, Netflix, Webmail, Basecamp, etc. They are present on many websites so users can access web applications through any web browser like Chrome and Firefox, and it does not require download like the other applications. Web application development is also a Short Development Life Cycle which requires only a small development team. Typically, they are programmed using JavaScript, HTML or CSS (French,2011). For a web app to operate it needs three things namely, a web server, an application server, and a database. Web server manages the requests coming from the clients, application server completes the requested tasks, whereas the database stores any required information. Compared to native apps web apps are relatively easy to build, maintain and release to the users. But the cons of web apps are that they do not run offline, slower, and do not always ensure quality and security. However, the easy accessibility and efficiency of web applications has increased the demand of web application development in the IT industry today.

Topic: Web Applications
Word count: 192
SE/2019/023 - G.A.Fernando

The Internet has become very popular in the world today. There are many benefits of using the Internet, such as communication, education, entertainment, online shopping, and earn money.

The main benefit of the Internet is the expansion of human communication facilities. It gives the ability to communicate with anyone from anywhere in the world. Social networking sites such as Facebook and WhatsApp also benefit from the Internet. And the Internet is the best sources of news and weather information around the world.

Online learning platforms like Udemy, Skillshare is useful for developing own skill. And, students can easily find eBooks and research papers of any field like medicine, engineering, and physics on the Internet. 

Another advantage is Online shopping via the internet. It is possible to order products at home using websites such as eBay, AliExpress and they will be delivered to the doorstep. It saves a lot of money and time.

The ability to earn money using the internet is now available. They can earn money from home through selling their products or services online.

Watching movies, listen to songs, and playing video games are the entertainment purpose of the internet.

Student No: PE/2019/019
Name: GUNARATHNA T.G.L

 

Google was made and created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. It is true that they were Standford dropouts, who established Google as a result of their school project. The essential help of Google is to offer its clients with designated list items. Google is the biggest web-based web index streamlining agent with 380 million overall customers and gives data in 149 distinct dialects. 

During Google's entrance into the world market, as a result Yahoo was the most utilized web index analyzer. Inside a limited capacity to focus, cut down Yahoo and other enhancers, beating them and turned into the best web search tool analyzer. 

 

While Yahoo and Microsoft put resources into web search tool innovation in the market circle next Google keeps up with through an oligopoly industry. With low and insignificant separation of its immense clients with the streamlining agent, Google thinks that it is hard to oversee and hold them. 

 

In addition, site design improvement, Google gives different provisions like web-based publicizing, equipment and programming items, working frameworks, online business, and an upgraded home and portable section. 

 

Along these lines, finally Google has changed the world into a quick moving situation with admittance to extensive data from very nearly 8 billion site pages.

 

Assignment 01 (Final Draft)

PE/2019/038 - Dharmarathna HAI

Word Count - 255

The quantum bit is a quantum-mechanical unit of information that behaves like an atomic nucleus. The position of atomic particles is not deterministic and behave like waves. When quantum bits are entangled into groups known as quantum registers to create powerful information processing systems.

Quantum computing provides an understanding of how batteries react chemically which would help to develop new batteries that can store more energy. By identifying efficient methods of cleaning up the environment, quantum computing could prevent negative climate change. Quantum computing would help to solve complex problems such as managing numerous variables with constant change. It is mainly used in the areas of Quantum stimulation, Optimization, Cryptography and Quantum Machine Learning. As a result, using quantum computing would lead for advancement of future technology.

185 words

PE/2019/024
Kannangara D. R. O

 

In the present world, an individual can be considered as a collection of diseases. There is not any person on the Earth who does not suffer from a disease. At the time of reading this, you also may suffer from any of the diseases.  The meaning of "sickness suffering" (suffering from diseases) in the above Sutta discourse may not be understood properly.

 

 In addition to these superficial diseases, people around the world suffer from a variety of mental illnesses and disorders. According to the World Health Organization, suicide is one of the top main causes for death resulting one person is sentenced for every forty minutes.  It has been stated that mental illnesses pave the way for the increment of death rate.

 

 According to global statistics, people are affected by more than 200 different types of mental illnesses.  The World Health Organization (WHO) states that schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression are the leading causes for the raising death rate.

 

 According to the latest data, 70% of people worldwide suffer from non-communicable and chronic diseases. While proving the Buddha's sermon "Sabbe Purtakjana Ummattaka", a research study shows that the 7.9 billion people worldwide are suffering from a mental illness proving that almost everyone suffers from at least one of the mental illnesses.

According to the global statistics,

 Depression        - 280 million

 Bipolar                - 45 million

 Schizophrenia   - 20 million

 Dementia           - 50 million

 Anxiety               - 284 million

 

 In addition, Western studies indicate that approximately 920 million people worldwide are affected by some form of phobia.

Accordingly, in the study, it is impossible to find a person in this world who is not suffering from any disease with the proven evidence of mental disorders are the root cause for many physical ailments. 

PS/2019/300

word count-132

Home and leisure – The people we different machines to help us do tasks at home like cooking,  washing, cleaning, and air conditions, etc. These machines are made by using them. 

Communication – Every single day, we use a smartphone, computers, smart tv and many different sites like Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter, etc. These sites giving people a chance to connect without any distance.

Business can promote their brands on various sites and they can easily connect with the customers. 

Gaming – Many people play video games on a personal computer or play stations. We can even play games with our friends online and communicate with them as we play with them. 

Media Streaming – We can watch missed Tv programs or movies of our own choice through the internet and watch high-definition videos using technology. Many people read e-books on the internet, listen to music, take photographs and store them on the computer or smartphone.

        The software instructs you on what to do with the computer. The software contains all the programs and procedures related to the operation of a computer system. The have two main types of software. there are,
          (1)systems software 
        (2) application software 
                       systems software is a set of the programs to control and manage the operations of a computer hardware. Software systems controls device such as monitors, printers and storage devices

                       Application software is used to perform various application on the computer. An application program is a computer program designed to perform a group of coordinated functions, tasks, or activities for the benefits of the user. word application, Excel application, whatsapp, zoom, chrome, you tube, many games are examples for software applications. People use application software according to their needs. it is helps a user to perform specific task. Application software may be consist of a single programe. like notepad for writting and editing text. it may also consist of a collection programe. often called a software package like MS office package. Most commonly used Application software are as follows, word processor like MS word, spreadsheet like MS excel, database software like Oracal and MS acess  etc.

 

 

 

Name: Dayarathna R.K.S

Word count: 195

Topic:  Application Software

Student No: SE/2019/041

Assignment 01

Microprocessors are the most complicated Integrated circuits. But we can see it as one small chip. Microprocessor is basically the brain of all computers and many electronic devices. It is a controlling unit of a microcomputer on a small chip. They are composed of billions of transistors that have been configured as thousands of individual digital circuits. Furthermore, each digital circuit performs a specific logical function. It uses the logic of Boolean algebra. Microprocessors typically contain the central processing unit (CPU) of a computer. It can perform billions of operations per second on data. Microprocessor is typically able to store many data. 

 

The first microprocessor was invented Intel company. It also improved after the discovery of very large-scale integration. Therefore, computer engineers could manufacture very fast microcomputer using a microprocessor. These computers are inexpensive. So, they were able to make very small devices.  

 

As a result, other devices were created in addition to computers. Microprocessors are common in video game systems, televisions, cameras, automobiles, and mobiles phones etc.  Microprocessors are also used to make artificial intelligence devices. There are industrial robots, surveying instruments and various kinds of hospital equipment etc.

 Microprocessors are getting newer day by day.

 

Word count – 192

PE/2019/005

V.P.S.L. Premathilaka