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  2. Ixodidae - Wikipedia

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    The Ixodidae are the family of hard ticks or scale ticks, [1] one of the three families of ticks, consisting of over 700 species. They are known as 'hard ticks' because they have a scutum or hard shield, which the other major family of ticks, the 'soft ticks' ( Argasidae ), lack.

  3. Tick (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Tick, atomic unit, equivalent to 100 nanoseconds, used to define system time in computing; Tick (software), a time tracking software; Tick, a delay of 1/18 seconds in IPX routing (IPX Rip) used instead of hop counting [clarification needed] Tick, a computer instruction cycle, which is, in some operating systems, a unit countable by software

  4. Computing education - Wikipedia

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    In many countries, there is a significant gender gap in computer science education. In 2015, 15.3% of computer science students graduating from non-doctoral granting institutions in the US were women while at doctoral granting institutions, the figure was 16.6%. [27] The number of female PhD recipients in the US was 19.3% in 2018. [28]

  5. How IBM Built Watson, Its 'Jeopardy'-Playing Supercomputer - AOL

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    Watson is hard-wired into the electronic Jeopardy boards that send it text or information to ask the question, rather than having it rely on voice-recognition software to capture the question ...

  6. Glossary of computer science - Wikipedia

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    Also simply application or app. Computer software designed to perform a group of coordinated functions, tasks, or activities for the benefit of the user. Common examples of applications include word processors, spreadsheets, accounting applications, web browsers, media players, aeronautical flight simulators, console games, and photo editors. This contrasts with system software, which is ...

  7. System time - Wikipedia

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    In computer science and computer programming, system time represents a computer system's notion of the passage of time. In this sense, time also includes the passing of days on the calendar . System time is measured by a system clock , which is typically implemented as a simple count of the number of ticks that have transpired since some ...

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  9. Technology Education and Literacy in Schools - Wikipedia

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    Technology Education and Literacy in Schools (TEALS) is a program that pairs high schools with software engineers who serve as part-time computer science teachers. The program was started in 2009 by Microsoft software engineer Kevin Wang, but after Wang's divisional president learned about the program, Microsoft incubated the program.