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  2. Personalization - Wikipedia

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    With implicit personalization, personalization is performed based on data learned from indirect observations of the user. This data can be, for example, items purchased on other sites or pages viewed. [7] With explicit personalization, the web page (or information system) is changed by the user using the features provided by the system.

  3. Quizlet - Wikipedia

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    Also in 2016, Quizlet launched "Quizlet Live", a real-time online matching game where teams compete to answer all 12 questions correctly without an incorrect answer along the way. [15] In 2017, Quizlet created a premium offering called "Quizlet Go" (later renamed "Quizlet Plus"), with additional features available for paid subscribers.

  4. List of pioneers in computer science - Wikipedia

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    Designed LINC, the first functional computer scaled down and priced for individual users (1963). Many of its features are considered prototypes of essential elements of personal computers. 1981 Clarke, Edmund M. Developed model checking and formal verification of software and hardware, with E. Allen Emerson. 1987 Cocke, John

  5. Verification and validation of computer simulation models

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    To perform the test a number n statistically independent runs of the model are conducted and an average or expected value, E(Y), for the variable of interest is produced. Then the test statistic, t 0 is computed for the given α, n, E(Y) and the observed value for the system μ 0

  6. Personal computer - Wikipedia

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    An artist's depiction of a 2000s-era desktop-style personal computer, which includes a metal case with the computing components, a display and a keyboard (mouse not shown). A personal computer, often referred to as a PC or simply computer, is a computer designed for individual use. [1]

  7. Information privacy - Wikipedia

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    Kelly Fiveash of The Register said that this could mean "a child's school life including exam results, attendance, teacher assessments and even characteristics" could be available, with third-party organizations being responsible for anonymizing any publications themselves, rather than the data being anonymized by the government before being ...

  8. Avatar (computing) - Wikipedia

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    The term avatāra (/ ˈ æ v ə t ɑːr, ˌ æ v ə ˈ t ɑːr /) originates from Sanskrit, and was adopted by early computer games and science fiction novelists. Richard Garriott extended the term to an on-screen user representation in 1985, and the term gained wider adoption in Internet forums and MUDs .

  9. Computer literacy - Wikipedia

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    Children using a laptop computer at school (2008) Computer literacy is defined as the knowledge and ability to use computers and related technology efficiently, with skill levels ranging from elementary use to computer programming and advanced problem solving. Computer literacy can also refer to the comfort level someone has with using computer ...