Microsoft: Most attractive employer in India

Microsoft India today bagged the Randstad Award 2012 for the 'most attractive employer' in the country for the second consecutive year followed by Oracle India and Tata Consultancy Services. 
The Randstad Award 2012 was also given to Volkswagen India and Nokia India as special recognitionin the auto and consumer durables industry sector, respectively.
The award, instituted globally by leading HR services provider Randstad, aims to encourage best practices and to identify the best 'employer brand' in the country.
Global research agency ICMA International surveyed 8,500 respondents from over 150 big companies in the country to find the most attractive employer.

"With more and more global companies entering India, we see a healthy competition not only in establishing brands but also in attracting the best skills to work for them," Randstad India Managing Director and CEO E Balaji said at the award function here.The findings clearly suggest that the uncertainty in the market still has an impact on the industry, due to which, financially healthy companies, long-term job security and competitive salary seem to be the top priority factors for the Indian workforce while choosing an employer, he added.

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Best Android phones

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List of Android phones in India with prices

Android is a Linux-based operating system for mobile devices such as smartphones andtablet computers. It is developed by the Open Handset Alliance, led by Google, and other companies.^[2]
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What is Android OS?

Android is a Linux-based operating system for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers. It is developed by the Open Handset Alliance, led by Google, and other companies.^[2]

Google purchased the initial developer of the software, Android Inc., in 2005.^[7] The unveiling of the Android distribution in 2007 was announced with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 86 hardware, software, and telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices.^{[8][9][10][11]} Google releases the Android code as open-source, under the Apache License.^[12] The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is tasked with the maintenance and further development of Android.^[13]

Funny Computer pictures

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Best Computer System Manufacturers

1. Hewlett-Packard
2. Apple
3. Sun Microsystems
4. Dell
5. Panasonic
6. Sony
7. Toshiba
8. Shuttle
9. IBM
10. Samsung Electronics
11. Hitachi
12. Fujitsu Siemens

What is embedded systems?

An embedded system is a computer system designed for specific control functions within a larger system, often with real-time computing constraints.^[1][2] It isembedded as part of a complete device often including hardware and mechanical parts. By contrast, a general-purpose computer, such as a personal computer (PC), is designed to be flexible and to meet a wide range of end-user needs. Embedded systems control many devices in common use today.^[3]

Top 10 cloud computing service providing companies in India

The list of top cloud computing companies in India

1. Infosys Technologies
2. Reliance DataCente
3. Synage
4. Netmagic Solutions
5. Wipro Technologies
6. Synapse India
7. TCS
8. OrangeScape
9. Wolf Frameworks
10. Zenith InfoTech

Cloud computing

Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility(like the electricity grid) over a network (typically the Internet).^[1]

Cloud computing entrusts services (typically centralized) with a user's data, software and computation on a published application programming interface (API) over a network. It has considerable overlap with software as a service (SaaS).

End users access cloud based applications through a web browseror a light weight desktop or mobile app while the business softwareand data are stored on servers at a remote location. Cloud application providers strive to give the same or better service and performance than if the software programs were installed locally on end-user computers.

At the foundation of cloud computing is the broader concept of infrastructure convergence (or Converged Infrastructure) and shared services.^[2] This type of data centre environment allows enterprises to get their applications up and running faster, with easier manageability and less maintenance, and enables IT to more rapidly adjust IT resources (such as servers, storage, and networking) to meet fluctuating and unpredictable business demand.

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Fifth generation of computers (1984-1990)

The Fifth Generation Computer Systems project (FGCS) was an initiative by Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry, begun in 1982, to create a "fifth generation computer" (see History of computing hardware) which was supposed to perform much calculation usingmassive parallel processing. It was to be the result of a massive government/industry research project in Japan during the 1980s. It aimed to create an "epoch-making computer" with supercomputer-like performance and to provide a platform for future developments in artificial intelligence.^[1]

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What is a Computer?

A computer is a programmable machine designed to automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem. An important class of computer operations on some computing platforms is the accepting of input from human operators and the output of results formatted for human consumption. The interface between the computer and the human operator is known as the user interface.

Conventionally a computer consists of some form of memory, at least one element that carries out arithmetic and logic operations, and a sequencing and control unit that can change the order of operations based on the information that is stored. Peripheral devices allow information to be entered from an external source, and allow the results of operations to be sent out.
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UNIVAC the first computer!!!

History of computing hardware

History of Computers

The history of automatic data processing begins with Charles Babbage’s attempt to build an automatic mechanical calculator at Cambridge, England, in 1830. In 1930’s punched cards were in wide use in large businesses. In 1937 Howard Aiken, at Harwad, proposed IBM that a machine could be constructed to automatically sequence the operations and calculations performed. This machine used combination of electromechanical devices, including relays (mercury delay lines)

First Generation Computers

Ø  UNIVAC (Universal Automatic Computer) marks the beginning of the first generation of electrical computers.

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Ø  1^st generation computers employed vacuum tubes.

Ø  The input & output were punched card reader and the card punches.

Ø  IBM-650 was the most popular 1^st generation computer and was introduced in 1950 with magnetic drum memory punched cards for input & output.

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Ø  It was intended for both business & scientific applications.

Second Generation computers

Ø  These computers employed germanium transistors & other solid state devices.

Ø  Their circuits were smaller than the vacuum tubes, & generated less heat.

Ø  2^nd generation computers required less power, were faster and more reliable.

Ø  IBM 1401 was the most popular second generation computer.

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Ø  They employed magnetic tape as input/output media.