usage of computers in aeroplanes?
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There are many different components that use computers. Off the top of my head:\n\nFlight Management System\nInertial Nagivation System\nGlobal Positioning System\nThe Autopilot\nStall Warning Computer
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Computer Electrionics
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You mention a software designer. I assume he is using the computer to develop or design some software.\n  * text editor or integrated development environment -use this to enter the text that is the program in the programming language chosen by the designer, such as C++, python, etc.\n  * a higher level tool such as VROOM or other UML-based environment to document Objects, Inheritance, Aggregation, messaging, collaboration, finite state machines etc. Then use the output from this design to feed into an IDE (first bullet)\n  * a debugger or in-circuit-emulator (ICE) that can be used to trap or halt the execution of a program at certain address or on certain data access (read or write) at which point the programmer can examine instructions, stack, memory, data etc and can change them if needs be before allowing the program to continue its execution.
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Airline flight scheduling,. 2D & 3D graphics in Flash, Code-breaking
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computers and movies.
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A computer, technically one can communicate, watch movies and tv shows with a computer.
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Cockpit, Air, Sky, or  are we taking country?
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Please visit http://computer.howstuffworks.com/search-engine.htm
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Computer.  It is interactive.
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isnt that what a computer do?
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Someone can search the uses of computer on the internet!\n Communication,Word Processing, Graphic Designing,Integration, etc.
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airplanes use the CG every time it gets on the runway.  Maybe something along those lines.  THere are a lot of info on it if you do google on it.
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The very first computers were digital.  Kids quickly learned to count to ten (and still do!).  The next generation of computers were analog where for example vertical marks on the wall were analogous to the number of sheep.  We still use vertical marks to gage the amount of gas left in the tank using an anlog computer.  Then came the abacus that was speedier than most table model calculators, even when operated by skilled accountants.  Next came digital computers that filled an entire room and worked using vacuum tubes and electro-mechanical relays.  Once such a computer failed to operate properly and the operator found an insect caught in a relay.  Ever since, many has been trying to debug computers.  Hope that helps a little.
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You can download a program called Form Pilot Office, look for it on zdnet.com
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yes! \n\nnetwork server and/or a mainframe computer. Both are considered "computers" basically.
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Most modern airliners don't need the pilots to land these days, is mostly done with ILS and computers.  Pilots are mostly there to take over if things go wrong.  Without the computers however, a civillian with no training would likely wreck the plane unless being specific instructions from air control.  I'd not trust that person though....
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It depends on what you are trying to do.\n\nIf you are trying to find intersellar radio signals in the nighttime sky (SETI@Home), computers are much more efficient. If you are trying to navigate a vehicle across rocky terrain (DARPA Grand Challenge) apparently humans still beat computers at that pretty handily.\n\nThat doesn't mean that computers won't one day be better at off-road navigation than people, but such is not the case at today's state of the art.