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Computer Crime In The 1990's
Number of Words: 2399 / Number of Pages: 9
... today. The first step is to gain access to
a private automated branch exchange known as a "PABX" or "PBX". One of these can
be found in any company with twenty or more employees. A "PABX" is a computer
that manages the phone system including it's voice mail. Once inside a "PABX" a
hacker looks for a phone whose voice mail has not yet been programmed, then the
hacker cracks it's access code and programs it's voice mail account to accept
charges for long distance calls, until the authorities catch on, not for a few
days, hackers can use voice mail accounts to make free and untraceablecalls to
all over t ...
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History Of The Computer Industry In America
Number of Words: 2446 / Number of Pages: 9
... "digital calculating machine". It could only add numbers and they
had to be entered by turning dials. It was designed to help Pascal's
father who was a tax collector (Soma, 32).
In the early 1800Os, a mathematics professor named Charles Babbage
designed an automatic calculation machine. It was steam powered and could
store up to 1000 50-digit numbers. Built in to his machine were operations
that included everything a modern general-purpose computer would need. It
was programmed by--and stored data on--cards with holes punched in them,
appropriately called "punch cards". His inventions were fail ...
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The History Of The Internet
Number of Words: 2332 / Number of Pages: 9
... working along side the
U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) devised a plan. The network
itself would be considered unreliable at all times; therefore it would never
become too dependable and powerful. Each computer on the network or node would
have its own authority to originate, pass, and receive messages. The name given
to this network was the ARPANET.
To fully understand the ARPANET, an understanding of how a network works
is needed. A network is a group of computers connected by a permanent cable or
temporary phone line. The sole purpose of a network is to be able to
communicate ...
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Production Planning
Number of Words: 2089 / Number of Pages: 8
... these laws in operation of productive
systems. c. It is the function of the worker to carry out management's wishes
without question.
Many of today's method's of operation management have elements of the
above stated principles. For example, part of Material Requirement Planning
system (MRP) is learning how workers to hire, fire, or lay idle. This is
because it we realize the a worker can only produce so many widgets a day, can
work so many hours a day, and so many days a year.
I will disagree with principle “c” in that the worker should blindly
carry out the wishes of management. Successful ope ...
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Communication Over The Internet, And The Effects It Will Have On Our Economy
Number of Words: 806 / Number of Pages: 3
... going to bring them selves down.
-I feel that because of this phone companies will be the cause to their own
downfall.
· Methods of communication over the net
-There are many ways of communicating over the net: Inter relay chat (text only)
-Video/Audio: there are many net applications which allow the user to simply
plug in a mini video camera( which can be purchased anywhere from $150+) and
speakers and a microphone and establish a net connection and be able to view to
and hear. -There are also applications such as the internet phone which enables
the user to talk with other people, this works almos ...
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William Gibson's Neuromancer: Cyberspace
Number of Words: 694 / Number of Pages: 3
... involves Bulletin Boards or (BBS's). These services
allow the user accounts like their larger on-line service cousins. These BBS's
have less users because they run on smaller computers. The system operators,
more commonly known as sysops, are running the boards. Since most BBS's are
hobbies there is usually no charge for an account. The same as on-line services,
users use BBS's for trades, games, and to chat among other users. Since
bulletin boeard are so easy to set up there are thousands of them located around
the world. Each board has a theme. These themes range from astronomy to racist
ne ...
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Battle Of Computer Bytes
Number of Words: 1008 / Number of Pages: 4
... application at any time. Thus feature is better than the Mac's because its use is more obvious. It clearly shows what is running and allows you to switch programs with a single click of the mouse. Control panels have been added so you can configure your hardware. There is easy access to frequently used files. You can make very long file names on Windows 95 instead of short and strange names that leave you wondering about, such as on Windows 3.x I could not name a folder “This is stuff for school” it would have to be much shorter. The Help system helps you implement its suggestions. A mul ...
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Technology: Friend Or Foe?
Number of Words: 638 / Number of Pages: 3
... easily monitor the electronic trail of commands and transactions.
Perhaps the Luddites could see farther into the future than anyone suspected. With regards to the downfall of technology and the role it would play on people's lives, as they became dependent upon technology for survival. Let's take for example the huge technological dilemma of the fast approaching twenty-first century; the issues surrounding Y2K. It has been feared that people's lives will be totally devastated, as the technology they have grown to depend on will suddenly fail them on January 1, 2000. It is thought by many that a ...
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Knowledge Is Power: How To Buy A Computer
Number of Words: 1563 / Number of Pages: 6
... needs, therefore, a person must first determine which programs he wants
to run. For many buyers, this creates a problem. They cannot buy a computer
until they know what they want to do with it, but they cannot really know all
of the uses there are for a computer until they own one. This problem is not as
tough as it seems, however. The consumer should go to his local computer store,
and look at the software that's available. Most programs explain their minimum
hardware requirements right on the box. After looking at a few packages, it
should be pretty clear to the consumer that any mid-range system ...
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Importance Of Computer Software In Education
Number of Words: 571 / Number of Pages: 3
... These help develop the ability to make quick and concrete decisions. The next step requires them to think more seriously about the machines. Secondary students learn the first steps in computer programming by creating simple programs. Here, the assistance of useful software is necessary. The computer software has many uses in the real world and is found virtually everywhere.
The new generation of very fast computers introduces us to a new type of software. Multimedia is an important part of computer program that not only delivers written data for the user, but also provides visual support o ...
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