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Viruses
Number of Words: 3001 / Number of Pages: 11
... frequently involved in computer crimes that take the form of trespassing, invasion of privacy, or vandalism. Quite often they are mearly out for a fun and games evening, and they get entangled in the illegal use of their machines without realizing the full import of what they are doing", I have a hard time believing that so lets see what a "hacker" has to say about what he does "Just as they were enthraled with their pursuit of information, so are we. The thrill of the hack is not in breaking the law, it's in the pursuit and capture of knowledge.", as you can see the "hacker" doesn't go out to do dest ...
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Past, Present, And Future Of Computers
Number of Words: 1750 / Number of Pages: 7
... These tasks would be givin to the
machine and could figure out values of almost any algebraic equation. Soon, a
silk weaver wanted to make very intricate designs. The designs were stored on
punch-cards which could be fed into the loom in order to produce the designs
requested. This is an odd beginning for the most powerful invention in the
world.
In the 1930's, a man named Konrad Zuse started to make his own type of
computer. Out of his works, he made several good advances in the world of
computing. First, he developed the binary coding system. This was a base two
system which allowed co ...
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Software Piracy
Number of Words: 460 / Number of Pages: 2
... even control themselves , software is
protected from the moment of its creation . As soon as that software hits the
store it is protected by the United States Federal Government . Yet , thousands
of software titles have been put out there , and the government hasn't protected
a fucking thing from happening . What a joke , how can we let such morons run
this nation . The law in the USA states that a person may who buys the software
may (I) copy it to a single computer and (II) make a copy for “archival purposes”
. This also holds true in canada with the exception of the user only being able
to make a b ...
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Censorship
Number of Words: 1192 / Number of Pages: 5
... for a redress of grievances. In no way does violate the first amendment. prevents broadcasters from infringing on the rights of the viewers. has really been limited to obscenity and gratuitous violence or nudity because people in the media have policed themselves pretty harshly. The most prominent law established due to is the Children’s Television Act of 1990. It was established to "remind broadcasters that there is indeed a common ground outside their narrow interests, a responsibility beyond profiteering, a common civic well where national purposes may coalesce" (http://www.cep.org/v ...
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Home Computer Network
Number of Words: 684 / Number of Pages: 3
... continue your work. So, if you use your network and file server effectively, you can have a high degree of reliability, security, and efficiency.
Second, an in- can allow you to have only one Internet connection while giving Internet access to all computers on your network. This is very important if you only have one phone line. If you were to add an additional phone line for each computer you wanted to be connected to the Internet, well, let’s just say that this would be a costly alternative. By using your file server on your network, as a PROXY server, you can just use one phone line to connect to ...
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Television Is Ideally A Tool
Number of Words: 482 / Number of Pages: 2
... If your child watches a certain show daily, sit down once a week and watch the show with them. Your interest in the show will also be a supporting guide for their growing minds, influencing them for the future.
AT&T has categorized television programs in a way that enables you to view children rated programs all together. A kid pushes a button on the remote, and boom, all his shows are categorized. He can then set reminders for upcoming shows and movies.
This modernized TV-Guide does not relieve any of any parental guidance. This efficient system can help you do a better job at filtering th ...
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The Internet
Number of Words: 710 / Number of Pages: 3
... saves time between
the interval of sending and receiving a message. Sending an e-mail message
halfway around the world can arrive at its destination within a minute or two.
In comparison, a letter can take from a few days to a couple of weeks, according
to the distance it travels. Furthermore, e-mail is inexpensive. The cost of
connection to the Internet is relatively cheaper than that of cable television.
Evidently e-mail is both time-saving and cost-effective.
Discussion groups are a great way to interact with others in the world
and to expand the knowledge of one's horizon. The response i ...
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Linux Operating System
Number of Words: 998 / Number of Pages: 4
... has firewall system to protect the network from hackers. This minimizes the number of viruses capable of affecting a Linux system. If we think about it, there are many viruses for Windows that can harm your system. Linux is a stable Operating System. You can kill an individual process that is not replying with kill command vs. shutting down your system in Windows. Linux has true multitasking properties. You can run up to twelve processes at the same time with no performance loss. Microsoft claims that Windows has the capability of multitasking but you cannot run two processes at the same time. ...
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Internet, Its Effects In Our Lives And The Future Of The Internet
Number of Words: 5816 / Number of Pages: 22
... the Internet is becoming integral to their operations. Imagine the ability to send and receive data: messages, notes, letters, documents, pictures, video, sound- just about any form of communication, as effortlessly as making a phone call. It is easy to understand why the Internet is rapidly becoming the corporate communications medium. Using the mouse on your computer, the familiar point-and-click functionality gives you access to electronic mail for sending and receiving data, and file transfer for copying files from one computer to another. Telnet services allow you to establish connections with sys ...
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AIBO And Robotics
Number of Words: 432 / Number of Pages: 2
... perform repetitive tasks. Intelligent robots incorporate the other disciplines of Artificial Intelligence like, human sensory simulation for touch, sight, and hearing.
Our future will definitely have a place for robots. Some radicals believe that robots will eventually take over our planet. “Fifty years, tops, until the robots exceed us,” says Hans Moravec, director of Carnegie Mellon's Mobile Robot Lab. "When you compare the evolution of mental abilities in animals to similar abilities in machines, robot evolution is going about 10 million times faster." The director of Survival Research ...
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