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The Bulgarian And Soviet Virus Factories
Number of Words: 9220 / Number of Pages: 34
... of PC users are
not experienced programmers.
A few months later, in the fall of the same year, two men came in the
editor's office of the magazine and claimed that they have found a computer
virus. Careful examination showed that it was the VIENNA virus.
At that time the computer virus was a completely new idea for us. To make a
computer program, whose performance resembles a live being, is able to
replicate and to move from computer to computer even against the will of
the user, seemed extremely exciting.
The fact that "it can be done" and that even "it had been done" spread in
our country l ...
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Computer Crime
Number of Words: 465 / Number of Pages: 2
... and wanted to explore the system. All they want to do is
exploit systems not destroy it. It is purely intellectual. I know one reason
is that is can be very rewarding. Hackers are drawn to computers for the
aninymity they allow. They feel powerful and can do anything. Hackers can be
there own person out side the real world.
I found out Arizona was the first state to pass a law against computer crime, in
1979. In 1980 the U.S. copyright act was amended to include soft ware. I found
out that in 1986 a computer farad abuse act was passed. This act was made to
cover over any crime or computer ...
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Windows 95 The O/S Of The Future
Number of Words: 1148 / Number of Pages: 5
... user is concerned. The
compatibility with most hardware makes it easy for someone to upgrade their
computer. The desktop is designed so the user has point and click access to all
their open and closed programs. Utilizing the 32 bit programing it was written
with, users are able to work with more than one program at a time and move
information between programs. This gives the user the freedom they need to
begin to explore the world of computing without having to learn all the “
computer stuff”.
Today everyone wants the fastest computer with the best monitor and fastest
modem this was an inte ...
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The Computer Revolution
Number of Words: 1190 / Number of Pages: 5
... could easily be carried out by computers with no loss of efficiency of effectiveness however long the tasks took. The only problem was the expense of the machines. This was solved by the introduction of large Scale Integration (LSI), newly invented components and improving manufacturing techniques, which made the devices in these machines cheaper to build. Due to these advances IBM unveiled the first online transaction processing system in 1964. It was designed for American Airlines and its speed meant that bookings could be made and confirmed immediately at the travel agents. This right-now ...
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Internet
Number of Words: 594 / Number of Pages: 3
... up with their own products,
they can find free expert advice on how to market their products. There are
easily accessible links to experts, analysts, consultants and business leaders
to guide their way to starting up their own business, careers and lives. These
experts can help push the beginners in the right direction in every field of
business, including every way to generate start up revenue from better
management of personal finances to diving into the stock market. When the
beginner has sufficient funds to actually open their own company, they can't
just expect the customers to come to them, t ...
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Outsourcing
Number of Words: 2372 / Number of Pages: 9
... within its own company. Given
this, an IT manager may decide to choose to seek assistance from an external
contractor/company to supply their services the organisation lacks. In addition,
the business competition has set the pace for an organisation to continue to
strive for internal efficiency. It also needs to look for a way to transfer non-
core activities or "in house" services and support activities to external
specialist organisations who can deliver quality services at a lower cost.
Fundamentals
In deciding whether to use outsourcing or not, the main objective of outsourcing
is based on the pr ...
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Computers And Crime
Number of Words: 1866 / Number of Pages: 7
... not the case."(Sharp, 18:3) It is believed
that the computer criminal "often marches to the same drum as the potential
victim but follows and unanticipated path."(Blumenthal, 1:2) There is no actual
profile of a computer criminal because they range from young teens to elders,
from black to white, from short to tall.
Definitions of computer crime has changed over the years as the users
and misusers of computers have expanded into new areas. "When computers were
first introduced into businesses, computer crime was defined simply as a form of
white-collar crime committed inside a computer syste ...
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Will Computers Control Humans In The Future?
Number of Words: 865 / Number of Pages: 4
... they would only want to be educated by computer tapes. Putting in knowledge would take less time than reading books and memorizing something that would take almost no time using a computer in the futuristic world that Asimov describes. Humans might began to rely on computers and allow them to control themselves by letting computers educate people. Computers would start teaching humans what computers tell them without having any choice of creativity. Computers would start to control humans’ lives and make humans become too dependent on the computers.
Another point that is criticized by Asimov is the ...
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The V-Chip
Number of Words: 661 / Number of Pages: 3
... "Utilizing the EIA's Recommended Practice for Line 21 Data
Service(EIA-608) specification, these chips decode EDS (Extended Data
Services)program ratings, compare these ratings to viewer standards, and can be
programmed to take a variety of actions, including complete blanking of
programs." Is one definition of the V-chip from Al Marquis of Zilog Technology.
The FCC or Capitol Hill has not set any standards for V-chip technology; this
has allowed many different companies to construct chips that are similar yet not
exact or possibly not compatible. Each chip has advantages and disadvantages for
the rat ...
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Computer History
Number of Words: 182 / Number of Pages: 1
... by dial. Then in 1694, Gottfried Von Lebniz invented a calculating machine that could add and multiply.
In 1812, computer developments had risen in Cambridge, England. Charles Babbage wanted to develop a machine that would operate the long computations to be able to operate automatically. He then devised an automatic calculating machine, which he named a "difference engine". By 1822, he had constructed a small working model for demonstrations. In 1823, he started construction of a full-scale "difference engine". It was designed to be steam powered, fully automatic and was to be comanded by a fixed in ...
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