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Hello, I have looked all over the Internet for the answer to this question. I know that, to send data to the server using SSL, you encrypt it using the servers public key. I also know that the private key is used to decrypt it. What I don't understand is …

Just wondered how to /save projects and files in sml. I use sml/nj complier.. After I write some code for instance, I dont know how to save it like you do in C++ or other languages. Hope someone understands and can help me out :)

I am looking for some websites which carry news upon the most updated and advanced computer science and technical advance. Can anybody give me an advice? thanks a lot^~^

Hello. I've learned programming in Visual Basic 6 followed by turbo C++. I was able to make COMMERCIAL software using VB6 but not with C++. The thing is I need to learn a language (for software development) that has syntax and logic similar to C++ BUT COMES WITH AN INTERFACE …

Hello. I just took my ETS TOEFL test today. I was surprised to see that in Internet Explorer, not only right click was disabled (which is quite easy), but the entire IE was locked (favs, menus, toolbars, refresh button, etc.)...all controls were locked and one could only use navigator / …

Hi, I'm new to this forum and I am also new to programming. A sales shop want to have an an application that will enable them know their product inventory at any point in time. Basically, they want to be able to know their product stock per time and for …

what if i can not implement a feature in my university project can i kick out that feature from the project in contingency plan?

What is Agile Development? What are the different types of it? What can be topics related to Agile development . . kindly guide

Hi, I've been trying to translate a PDA with a finite stack to an FSA and haven't succeeded. What approach do I take to do this? It can be non-deterministic. Thanks

Well first of all. I am pursuing my associates in CIS, and wanted to continue by getting a bachelors in CIS. The university I am able to go to(UWI*) does't offer that, instead it has MIS and CS. I have done one year of CS(CAPE*) before, and MIS does too …

let us take a=4 and b=8 what the bitwise operator do for a|b?

Hi there im making a PHP website for this game and the passwords it use are like this [CODE]0x7BF1EA5EBADD9D7DD2D43E25ABEBCD100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 which translates into "999momo999"[/CODE] any idea what sort of cryptography that might be? the pass itself is stored in a MSSQL DB and the column type is BINARY(60) thanks for any …

I need a nonlinear solver for optimizing a given function. I tried the inbuilt solvers for Excel and OpenOffice. The problem is Excel gives me only the local maximal and not the global one. OpenOffice has a very small step and take too much time. I'll give a try to …

what is cvt.d.s. in MIPS instruction

I know that this will sounds a bit stupid but I would like to ask what does "CLASS" and "OBJECTS" really means. Yes, I can find a lot of meanings and explanations of it but I can't really catch what really it is. can someone explain it in the simplest …

i really want to know that ...Is Quality of software relative???? if yes then how??? i couldnot get it????

Please i need to write a paper on the introduction to the analysis of algorithm can some one help me that i am having trouble finding resources

Hello everyone, im starting on computer science the coming summer. I checked our classes schedule and we start of by Functional Programming in SML. I download the book we gonna use but I cant make sense of it. I guess my question is what do you use 1.Functinal programming for, …

[B]This is a homework question[/B] I am attempting to write a hash function that will evenly distribute 20 randomly selected census name into 20 buckets. I may have up to three collisions of two each. [CODE] public int hashCode(Contact c) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub int result = 0; …

Hello everyone, The questions is below. Please bear with me. I'm a first year student, majoring in computer science. I have just finished an introductory course in the java programming language. I already know that what i type to program in java is a source code that has to be …

Hi, I was thinking of buying an 8 core Xeon 3.0GHz (16 threaded) cpu but still want more. Is it possible to buy two of these cpu's and stick them both in the same computer sharing the same power supply, graphics card etc. I know this might be a silly …

I've been thinking about this for a week... Well, I know that this question have been asked so many times, I've also search the forums, but instead of bumping into old threads, I just post a new thread... We are to develop a project, and I just want to seek …

Hi, i'm looking to learn a programming language, but i don't know which. Can someone help me? I did some Pascal, C, C++ and Fox Pro in highschool and some HTML, PHP, MySql in faculty. [B]What do you guys advise me to do?[/B]

I wanted to know the applications of linked lists in real-world applications. Are there any alternatives to Linked lists ? Thanks so much ^_^

Hi there, I'm thinking of creating a mini comparision website like money supermarket or gocompare but have no clue as to how these sites manage to get all the information in the first place. My first thought is web services and something similar to rss feeds but this is only …

Hi! I want to know, how to calculate running time complexity of a given code or algorithm. some one please help me. code is given below. x = 0; for (a=1;a<=n;a=a*9) { for (b=1; b<=3n; b++) { for(c=0;c<n; c=c+5) { x++; } } } I think, there is for the …

[B]Hi everyone.. am looking a for an individual project in artificial intelligence..i have no idea in choosing my topic. so far i have learned logic programming, data mining, intelligence agent, fuzzy logic and neural network.. besides taking other AI subjects eg. image proccessing next semester while am doing my final …

Hey you guys I have a question about binary representation. I was given two signed binary (SB) number and Im suppose to determine which has the largest magnitude. I get the problem and I dont want any help on it but Im not sure how to[U] read[/U] this binary information. …

hi.... if i download UBUNTU OS in my system....will it work with my existng windows or ll replace it??? will i get it while em offline????

hi, I want to know why some programming languages are so powerful,while others go away easily. Although C is an old one,it is used very much today (in c++ or Java). What properties do they have that keeps them alive,and what the languages like pascal or other -that I don't …

The problem of scheduling unit-time tasks with deadlines and penalities for a single processor has following inputs S={a1,a2,...,an} of n unit-time task. A unit-time task requires exactly 1 unit of time to complete deadlines d1,d2,...,dn, 1<=di<=n penalities w1,w2,...,wn. A penality wi is incurred if task ai is not finished by …

Hi I am learning SQL at school. I need to work with Oracle 8.0 or any other version before 9i. I have tried to do it, but just came to know that its antique. Hence I need your help to download it. Kindly give me the link.

7. The parity of a binary number is defined as: The parity of a binary number depends on the number of 1 bits in the number parity is "even" if there are an even no of 1s in the number and "odd" otherwise: e.g. parity of 0011001100110011 is even. Draw …

Hi, I know that Quantum Computers haven't made much of an impression yet as they are not very powerful but I have a feeling that they will become a lot more powerful within the next 10-15 years. I know I'm a bit [B]mad[/B] but I just want to know if …

[B][I][COLOR="Red"]hey could anybody here give me a simple description of what a virtual machine actuall is...i jst cant get it:-/ need some help....:S[/COLOR][/I][/B]

Question- Q9. Draw the truth table for a logic function that will subtract three bits to produce a difference and a borrow. 10. Draw the logic diagram for a circuit that implements the function in question 9. answer for Q9. Truth table for Qn 9 _____[U]B D[/U] -----B- Borrow D- …

[B]Can anyone please help me ??? Write code that sums the values in an array. Measure the run time of the code as a function of the size of the array and calculate the bandwidth achieved. Increase the size from a single element array to 1GB in powers of two …

I was studying Instruction cycle from "Computer System Architecture" by Morris Mano .Under timing and control topic,fetching cycle is explained like this: [b]T0: AR<--PC T1:IR<--M[AR],PC<--PC+1[/b] IR-Instruction Register AR-Address Register PC-Program Counter However, according to my understanding of previous topics PC can be incremented with T0 control signal.Please explain is it …

What language is the most difficult to compile and why ? (except natural ones)

[url]http://www.actionmachinepro.com/[/url] It has a nice UI and uses simple timers and classes for creating tasks (or so it seems) What do you think it was coded in? And how long do you think it would take to make something similar to it?

I'm looking for assessment questions which test a persons ability to abstract(assuming no programming knowledge). I've search all over online and found very little. Also what questions could i use to test someones abilty to think of different uses for objects. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi guys, When you try to create a folder named CON in your windows, you might have have known that you are unable to create because its reserved key word which prevents it from being created. Similarly there are few other reserved names like this... PRN AUX NUL LPT1 COM1 …

Hi, I don't know if this is the right place to post this question but here is my problem, I would like to take an audio wave file and convert it to a data file, (.csv, .txt etc). I would like to do some signal analysis on the file but …

There is a Byki language program that I want, but alas, it's only for Windows and Mac. :'( I read somewhere that there is something with Wine that can be done....But I'm a Ubuntu and Linux newb and havn't the faintest idea of how to do something like that. Also, …

Hi, I typed in word document that is [B]=rand(200,99)[/B]. When i entered by this font. I got some story. I was just wonder about this. Actually, it got increase the font or change the text font. But y it is coming? Any help?

Hi guys, I'm doing a project that assesses programmers potential, i've done a great deal of it. The abilities involved like Logic & Problem solving, ability to abstract etc. I'm having some trouble with putting questions together based on these abilities, i've read through other examples of peoples questions, and …

Where I work we're trying to create a CD that contains PowerPoints, PDF files and video files. The contents of the CD need to be protected somehow so that the user can open the files but can't edit them, and the disc should also be able to work on both …

Which of these encryption methods is more effective (secure) Vinegere or basic XOR encryption, if the key we use is the same size in both cases?

just an idea ...im not a programmer yet starting college aug. c++ and java both have complex syntax and i cant learn on my own, python is good but not supported aswell and basic is really basic any more thanks to object oriented stuff English the programming and scripting language …

give some topics for my final year bsc computer science projects