computer studies HISTORY OF COMPUTING Since the creation of man, a significant amount of human activities has been ascribed to organizing and processing information so that it could be more easily presented for easy comprehension. Many devices have been used in the past before the advert of computer. It is then necessary to vividly look into their evolution. Early computing machines: 1. Abacus (-2500BC) : This is a hand- held device made of beads stung on rods in a frame. The rods correspond to positions of the digits while the beads correspond to the digits. 2. Napier’s Bone (2500BC): This was invented by John Napier’s (1550 - 1617). This consists of small rods with appropriate markings on them. It is a mechanical aid to computation that consists of nine such rods (called bones) with one for each digit 1 through 9. He also invented logarithms which made possible to do division and multiplication by performing addition and subtraction. 3. Slide Rule (1600AD) by William Oughtred (...
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PROTECTION OF INTERLECTUAL PRPOERTY RIGHTS IN ICT
Executive Summary. This study aims to expand the scholarly knowledge on the protection of intellectual properties, creations and ideals of human beings that are intangible but can in turn be sold, bought and owned. There are a number of forms of intellectual properties majorly presented as trademarks, patents, copyrights and so on. The intellectual law is widely used to accord inventors the right of ownership, distribution, usage and profiting and also guide other interested parties on how to access, modify and preserve the format of the properties as being used for their benefit. Protection takes many forms, traditionally gazette under monopoly privileges in Britain where art forms or statues were accorded such protection from creating similar structures. In the early 2000s, it was observed that Intellectual properties regime had evolved taking on a diverse direction in different countries globally. Intellectual Properties are described characteristically under the Information...
