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computers in Australia

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    This web page discusses computers in Australia.

• internet
• education (top colleges and universities)
• national information

computers in Australia

    This web page discusses computers in Australia.

    Australia is a major importer of computers.

    Internet country code: (ccTLD) .au (originally .oz)
    Internet hosts: 13.361 million (2010) (8th in the world)
    Internet users: 15.17 million (2008) (24th in the world) †

    Accredited Domain Name Registrars Companies accredited as regitrars by ICANN for NATION:
    Above.com Pty Ltd. (signatory of 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA))
    AusRegistry Group Pty Ltd (signatory of 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA))
    Aust Domains International Pty Ltd dba Aust Domains, Inc. (signatory of 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA))
    Australian Style Pty Ltd dba auCLUB (signatory of 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA))
    Bottle Domains, Inc. (signatory of 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA))
    Distribute.IT Pty Ltd (signatory of 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA))
    eName Pty Ltd. (signatory of 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA))
    Enetica Pty Ltd (signatory of 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA))
    Fabulous.com Pty Ltd (signatory of 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA))
    Instra Corporation Pty Ltd. (signatory of 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA))
    Melbourne IT Ltd (signatory of 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA))
    MYOB Australia E1 Pty Ltd. (signatory of 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA))
    NetRegistry Pty Ltd. (signatory of 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA))
    PlanetDomain Pty Ltd (signatory of 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA))
    TPP Domains Pty Ltd. dba TPP Internet (signatory of 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA))
    Yexa.com Pty Ltd. (signatory of 2009 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA))
    Information as of 2011.

    Charty Computers “provides an essential service that trains people in IT, helps the environment and provides tangible benefits to the Australian Economy.”

    Consumers Union’s Consumer Reports, an independent, non-profit consumer organization, claims that the following are the best computers for 2011:
    Full Sized: HP Pavillon Elite HPE-440f;
    All-in-one: Sony Vaio VPCL137FX/B, Apple iMac 27-inch MB952LL/A, Apple iMac 21.5-inch MC508LL/A; Mini: Apple Mac Mini MC270LL/A;
    Laptop 15-inch: Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch MC371LL/A;
    Laptop small: Apple MacBook Air 11.6-inch;
    Smart phone: Apple iPhone 4 (32GB), Samsung Vibrant, Samsung Epic 4G, Apple iPhone 4 (16GB).
    Consumer Reports claims that the best times to purchase a computer are January, April, June, and October.

    The Apple Store offers Macintosh computers for Australia.

education

    Literacy: (2003 est.)
    total population: 99%
    male: 99%
    female: 99% †
    typical schooling: 21 years (2008) †

    Educational expenditures: 4.7% of GDP (2007) (83rd in the world) †

    The University of Melbourne: http://www.unimelb.edu.au #32 Top Engineering and Technology University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings. Founded in 1853 (the oldest university in Victoria). www.unimelb.edu.au. Address: Richard Berry Building, Parkville 3010 Australia. Phone: 61 3 83444000. FAX 61 3 83445104

    The University of New South Wales: http://www.unsw.edu.au/. #42 Top Engineering and Technology University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings. www.unsw.edu.au. Address: Sydney 2052 Australia. Phone: 61 2 93851000.

    The University of Sydney: #44 Top Engineering and Technology University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings. www.usyd.edu.au. Address: Sydney 2006 Australia. Phone: 61 2 93512222. FAX: 61 2 93513111.

    Australian National University: http://cs.anu.edu.au/ Department of Computer Science#45 Top Engineering and Technology University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings. www.anu.edu.au. Address: Canberra 0200 Australia. Phone: 61 2 61255111. FAX: 61 2 61254907.

    Monash University: #58 Top Engineering and Technology University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings. Founded 1961. www.monash.edu.au. Address: Wellington Road, Clayton 3800 Australia. Phone: 61 3 99052014. FAX: 61 3 99052436.

    University of Queensland (UQ): http://www.uq.edu.au/. #62 Top Engineering and Technology University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings. Founded 1910. www.uq.edu.au. Address: St. Lucia campus, Brisbane 4072 Australia. Phone: 61 7 33651111. FAX: 61 7 33656599.

    RMIT University: http://www.rmit.edu.au/. #89 Top Engineering and Technology University in the World in 2010 according to QS World University Rankings. Founded 1887. Address: GPO Box 2476, melbourne 3011 Australia. Phone: 61 3 99252000.

national information

    Name: Commonwealth of Australia (Australia)

    Location: Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean
    Geographic coordinates: 27° 00′ S, 133° 00′ E
    total area: 7,741,220 sq km (6th in the world)
    land area: 7,682,300 sq km
    water area: 58,920 sq km †

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    Capital: Canberra
    Geographic coordinates: 35° 17′ S, 149° 13′ E †

    Population: 21,515,754 (July 2010 est.) (54th in the world)
    urbanization: 89% (2008)
    life expectancy: (at birth) asdf (2010 est.) (9th in the world)
    Languages: English 78.5%, Chinese 2.5%, Italian 1.6%, Greek 1.3%, Arabic 1.2%, Vietnamese 1%, other 8.2%, unspecified 5.7% (2006 Census) †

† information, flag, and maps from Fact Book

visitor stats

    In May 2010 Australia produced the number 7 most visitors to this website (OSdata) with 2% of the visitors.

    In October 2000 Australia produced the number 2 most visitors to this website (OSdata) with 3% of the visitors.

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    Consumers Union’s Consumer Reports, an independent, non-profit consumer organization, claims that the following are the best computers for 2011:
    Full Sized: HP Pavillon Elite HPE-440f;
    All-in-one: Sony Vaio VPCL137FX/B, Apple iMac 27-inch MB952LL/A, Apple iMac 21.5-inch MC508LL/A; Mini: Apple Mac Mini MC270LL/A;
    Laptop 15-inch: Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch MC371LL/A;
    Laptop small: Apple MacBook Air 11.6-inch;
    Smart phone: Apple iPhone 4 (32GB), Samsung Vibrant, Samsung Epic 4G, Apple iPhone 4 (16GB).
    Consumer Reports claims that the best times to purchase a computer are January, April, June, and October.