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THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE , HINDUSTAN COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE HAS BEEN CONDUCTING "COSCIAN" A STATE LEVEL TECHNICAL MEET FOR UG & PG STUDENTS (TAMIL NADU). THE TECHNICAL MEET IS DEDICATED TO OUR FONDER - CHAIRMAN Dr. K . C . G . VERGHESE THE EVENT IS BACKED BY THE NEVER ENDING SUPPORT FROM THE MANAGEMENT , STAFF AND STUDENTS OF HINDUSTAN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE. THIS YEAR MARKS THE SEVENTH SUCCESSFUL TECHNICAL MEET IN THE HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT. THE DATE OF THE SEMINAR THIS YEAR IS 5 TH MARCH. THE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTS VARIOUS EVENTS FOR ENCOURAGING THE STUDENTS , INCLUDING ADZAP DEBUGGING NETWORK GAMING WEB DESIGNING QUIZ THE DEPARTMENT GIVES OUT CASH PRIZE FOR THE WINNERS OF THE EVENTS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS YEARS INVITATION THIS YEARS OFFICIAL POSTER

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DEDICATED TO OUR BELOVED FOUNDER – CHAIRMAN Dr. K.C.G. VERGHESE

MESSAGES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR PERSON I am happy to note that the Computer Science Department of Hindustan College of Arts & Science is organizing a State Level Technical Symposium “ C O S C I A N ’09 ” and also planning to bring out a Department Magazine. In the challenging world with stiff competition evolving new technologies, innovation in emerging sciences and changing economy, one has to equip and update constantly in one’s chosen filed to survive and succeed. Apart from achieving excellence in academics and sharpening intellectual potential it is important for students to develop leadership skills and capacity to innovate for social causes to make them resourceful and employable. It is my fond hope that events of this nature should be more frequent and should be conducted with all seriousness and fervor so that it will provide an invaluable platform f

EDITORIAL DESK In these days of configuring processes and discovering new computer languages we of the “C O S C I A N” have great pleasure in presenting “INNOVA”. “I N N O V A” contains a number of small articles presented by the cross section of individuals from the “Department of Computer Science”. To give you a sneak peak here are some of the articles you would come across. You get a peak into the inner workings of current and future technologies like fractal image compression, Letizia: The Computer Avatar, Neural networks, Solid State Storage Technology and much more. Learn a bit of processor evolution at the “HISTORY OF COMPUTERS” and much more. We would like to extend our gratitude to the industrious people came forward with their interesting articles. We wish you all a delightful reading experience.

STAFF COMMITTEE PRESIDENT ----------------------------------------- Mr. M.MAHESWARAN (HOD) STAFF COORDINATORS ----------------------------------------- Mrs. V.VINUTHA BALAJI (Lect.) Mr. G.V.SRIRAMAKRISHNAN (Lect.) MAGAZINE ----------------------------------------- MS.D.SOWMIYA MRS. N.AMBIGA REGISTRATION ----------------------------------------- MS. R.GAYATHRI FILE/PAD/PEN ----------------------------------------- MRS.N.AMBIGA MR.SRINATH MS.S.DURGA SEATING ARRANGEMENT ----------------------------------------- MS.S.RAJESWARI MR.A.LOKESMARAN MR.K.PRAKASH MR.KARUVELAN CERTIFICATE/INVITATION ----------------------------------------- MR.G.PRABHU POSTER/BANNER/POSTALS ----------------------------------------- MS.P.VEENA PRATHIBA MS.M.AJITHA POORNIMA MRS.B.CHELVAMENAGA RECEPTION/DECORATION & BOUQUET/MOMENTO ----------------------------------------- MRS.J.SELYA JENITHA MS. P.VEENA PRATHIBA

ABOUT US ABOUT THE INSTITUTION Hindustan Engineering Training Center (H.E.T.C) educational society laid the corner stone in the field of arts and science with the inception of Hindustan College of Arts and Science to establish an educational institution of exception merit. Hindustan College of Arts and Science opened its gates to the students fraternity in 1995. It is a premier institution which is recognized by the Government of Tamil Nadu and affiliated to the University Of Madras. The college campus has been meticulously designed and houses state of the art laboratories, well – stacked libraries, cafeteria, spacious auditoriums and excellent boarding and lodging are available for both boys and girls. We employ a dedicated team of academicians hand picked to impart the highest quality education. HCAS maintains a cosmopolitan atmosphere with students from all corners of the globe studying in its fold The college is located at Padur, about 22 kms , south of Chennai city , on

VIRUS JOKES Adam and Eve Virus Takes a couple of bytes out of your Apple computer. Airline Virus You're in Dallas, but your luggage is in Singapore. Disney Virus Everything in your computer goes Goofy. Oprah Winfrey virus Your 200MB hard drive suddenly shrinks to 80MB, and then slowly expands to 300MB. Star Trek Virus Invades your system in places where no virus has gone before. Titanic Virus Your whole computer goes down. Alzheimer Virus It makes your computer forget where it put your files. Child Virus It constantly does annoying things, but is too cute to get rid of. Diet Virus Allows your hard drive to lose weight by eliminating the FAT table. -M.AJITHA PURNIMA M.Sc., M.Phil. PGDCA, Lecturer, Department of Computer Science COMPUTER FUN What If People Bought Cars Like They Buy Computers? General Motors doesn't have a "help line" for people who don't know how to drive, because people don't buy cars like they buy computer