Computers And Society
.... analytical engine contained all of the necessary components of a modern
computer: input devices, a memory, a control unit, and output devices. Most of
the actions of the analytical engine were to be done through the use of punched
cards. Even though Babbage worked on the analytical engine for nearly 40 years,
he never actually made a working machine.
In 1889 Herman Hollerith, an American inventor, patented a calculating
machine that counted, collated, and sorted information stored on punched cards.
His .....
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Computers And Marketing
.... formula for success
becomes more difficult. Two particular things have greatly aided companies in
their quests to accomplish these goals. They are the innovative software
products of CAD/CAM and, last but not least, the World Wide Web.
An important program has aided companies all over the world. Computer-
aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) is the integration of
two technologies. It has often been called the new industrial revolution. In
CAD, engineers and designers use spec .....
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Internet Censorship And The Communications Decency Act
.... are, in my opinion, extremely vague and broadsided. They
give absolutely no definition of what should be considered "obscene" or
"harmful to minors." Definitions annexed on to them are extremely
broadsided and could not only ban pornography but also things like
information on AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, birth control,
breast cancer, certain forms of artwork, and many other things that should
never be considered "obscene." However Internet censorship laws could
potentially make it .....
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Computer Viruses
.... A MODIFICATION PERFORMED ON A
PROGRAM.(THE ABILITY TO PREVENT FURTHER MODIFICATION OF
THE SAME PROGRAM UPON SUCH RECONDITION.)
- MODIFIED SOFTWARE ASSUME ATTRIBUTES 1 TO 4.
<3>HOW DOES A VIRUS SPREAD:
A computer virus can only be put into your system either by
yourself or someone else. One way in which a virus can be
put into your computer is via a Trojan Horse.
-TROJAN HORSE IS USUALLY CONTAMINATED IN DISKS WHICH ARE
P .....
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Computer Viruses And Their Effects On Your PC
.... Below is a chart that will show
the similarities.
Comparing Biological Viruses & Human Viruses
Human Virus Effects
Attack specific body cells' Modify the genetic information of a
cell other than previous one. It performs tasks. New viruses grow in the
infected cell itself. An infected program may not exhibit symptoms for a
while. Not all cells with which the virus contact are infected. Viruses can
mutate and thus cannot clearly be diagnosed. Infected cells aren't infected more
than once by the sa .....
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Computer Programming
.... cycle and the fact that applications can be developed by a
reasonably sophisticated end user. The main disadvantage is that RAD tools
often require code to be written, which will result in most developers probably
having to learn to program using the underlying programming language, except in
the case of the simplest applications. The time gained from using a RAD tool
can be immense, however: Programmers using IBM's VisualAge report the ability
to create up to 80 percent of an application visually, w .....
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Computer Technician
.... vary as well. Computer Technician's are on call 24 hours 7
days a week due to the fact that most companies computers are running all the
time and cannot wait long for their computer to be fixed.
Salary
The average salary for a Computer Technician is approximately $65,500 per
year.
To become a Computer Technician you need one or two years of technical
training and you must have good math skills Which most technical and vocational
schools offer. There are no licensing or exams needed to pass .....
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Computer Systems Analyst
.... the web. After reviewing a number
of resources, I have noticed a relatively high demand for technologically
integrated hardware and software positions available with companies that wish to
compete with the demand for “networking”. (“Computer Scientists” 95) This leads
me to believe that future employment prospects will be high and of high quality
pay within the next eight to ten years. The past, present, and future have and
will see the computer. Since I have seen the computer, I have enjoyed the .....
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Computer System In The Context Of Retail Business
.... vital for increasing sales and productivity. Absolut Software will
easily reduce the number of operators and supporting hardware by 15 percent.
Absolut Software provides a training mode for novices and a high-speed mode for
the experienced.
Features: * Complete mailing list management * Promotion tracking * Catalog and
telemarketing * Importing sub-system * On-line order entry * Inventory control
(multi-site, serialized, lot number, decimal quantities, and style-color-size) *
Credit card billing * Co .....
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Computer Software Piracy And It's Impact On The International Economy
.... and ultimately, the end
user. Piracy results in higher prices for honest users, reduced levels of
support and delays in funding and development of new products, causing the
overall breadth and quality of software to suffer” ("What is...” Internet). Even
the users of unlawful copies suffer from their own illegal actions: they receive
no documentation, no customer support and no information about product updates
("Software Use..." Internet).
The White Paper says that while virtually every software .....
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Computer Security And The Law
.... to grapple with the technical side of computer
security issues[1]. This problem could be mitigated by involving technical
computer security professional in the development of computer security law and
public policy. This paper is meant to help bridge to gap between technical and
legal computer security communities.
II. THE TECHNOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
A. The Objectives of Computer Security
The principal objective of computer security is to protect and assure
the confidentiality, integrity, and avail .....
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"Computer Security" By Time Life Books
.... password security method would be to have the computer user
carry a digital screen that fits in your pocket. This digital screen receives
an encrypted message and displays numbers that change every few minutes. These
numbers make the password one needs for the next few minutes in order to access
the computer. This password method is somewhat new. It is also better, for the
previous password method is not totally fool proof. This is because the
passwords are stored in the computer and if a compute .....
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The Computer Revolution
.... This
helped greatly in proving that computers were no longer just toys and they had a
very useful purpose. Most people still felt the cost was too great for a
glorified typewriter.
Several years after they introduction of the BASIC system, Apple
introduced a new line of computers called the Macintosh. These Macintosh
computers were extreme easy to use, and were about the same price of a computer
that used BASIC. Apple's business exploded with the Mac, Macintosh were put in
schools and millions of ho .....
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Computer Protection
.... disk of the computer could be endangered by the flood of coffee. Besides,
human caretaker of computer system can cause as much as harm as any physical
hazard. For example, a cashier in a bank can transfer some money from one of his
customer's account to his own account. Nonetheless, the most dangerous thief are
not those who work with computer every day, but youthful amateurs who experiment
at night --- the hackers.
The term "hacker "may have originated at M.I.T. as students' jargon for
classmates who la .....
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The Arrival Of Email
.... information about an organization's policies and actions.
In the antitrust case against Microsoft "E-mail messages dashed off years
ago by the Microsoft Corp. chairman and his top lieutenants now figure
prominently as digital "smoking guns" . . . Trustbusters say electronic
messages, perhaps more than any paper document, could help them prove that
Microsoft sought to crush competitors and monopolize access to the
Internet." However, Microsoft is not alone. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
recently agreed t .....
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