Against Federal Censorship Of The Internet
.... the lower court's ruling and struck down the decency act. The Supreme Court stated that the act was not only vague but that it unconstitutionally restricted the free speech rights of adults.
An estimated of 40% of Internet material originates from foreign countries, where the US's Decency Act would not apply. Governments should not have the power to determine what sort of material is fit or unfit for individuals and their children to access on the Internet. Such power could become an oppressive for .....
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The Arrival Of The Internet
.... that can communicate with one another via telephone lines, optical fibers, radio and satellite links. If one computer goes down the others are linked together to bypass the defective/destroyed computer and get the information to its destination. It's much like a spider web. You can cut many of the strands and it still hold together. This is how the phrase "World Wide Web" came into existence. The Internet has grown and improved over the years; from a cold war project, to a medium for exchangi .....
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Artificial Intelligence
.... answer specific questions, or redistribute information to users interested in specific areas of this information. Essential to such programs is the ability of the system to generate grammatically correct sentences and to establish linkages between words, ideas, and associations with other ideas. Research has shown that whereas the logic of language structure—its syntax—submits to programming, the problem of meaning, or semantics, lies far deeper, in the direction of true AI.
In medicine, program .....
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Communication Technology
.... would be very different We wouldn't be able to buy cars from japan or sell crops to foreign countries. Government communicate using global technology. Mass meetings are held using video conferencing and speaker phones. Massive oversea trade deals are made overseas with the aids of phones, fax, and the Internet. Without these forms of communication we would have to take a plane across the ocean just to talk to someone on the other side of the pond.
Types Of Communication Systems
1. A data .....
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Freedom Of Speech & Censorship On The Internet
.... religious and sexual topics all run the risk of offending someone, somewhere, leading to demands for control of the Internet. The question of censorship may also be raised in some unexpected places: one newsgroup is the rec.humor list, which is a collection of jokes submitted to subscribers. There are straightforwardly rude jokes but others are politically incorrect, focusing on sexual stereotypes, mothers-in-law, women and so on. It has been suggested (Interpersonal Computing and Technology, 1994) that .....
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Internet Censorship
.... emphasizing values and some foreign governments. In the latter, often the government does not want the citizens being introduced to new ideas, which may cause discontent and unrest in some cases. Whether the Internet should and can be censored is one debate which affects much of the modern world. Though there are strong arguments on both sides, by examining evidence it can be decided that there is no feasible way to regulate the Internet at the present time in the United States. Before any censorship c .....
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The Year 2000 Problem
.... only 2 physical spaces for the year in this date format, after ‘99’, the only logical choice is to reset the number to ‘00’.
The year 2000 problem is unlike any other problem in modern history for several reasons. William Adams points out some of the most important ones. “Time is running out- the Year 2000 is inevitable! The problem will occur simultaneously worldwide, time zones withstanding. It affects all languages and platforms, hardware & software. The demand for solutions will exceed the supply. .....
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Careers In Computer Engineering
.... engineering has many options for a career. Many colleges offer electrical engineering curricula and computer engineering may be an offshoot. The University of Delaware describes a person with a degree in electrical engineering as a "generalist," with computer engineers as "specialists" who spend their time focusing on computer architecture and compiler design (University of Delaware / which_degree.html).
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, considered one of the best schools for computer study, .....
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Programmers
.... marked by intense, isolated coding and extensive error checking and testing for quality control. The programmer is expected to address all issues that arise during this testing. Systems programmers may be hired on a Monday, handed the technical specifications to a piece of hardware, then told to write an interface, or a patch, or some small, discrete project that takes only a few hours. Then on Tuesday, they might be moved to a different project, working on code inherited from previous projects. Systems pr .....
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The Y2k Issue
.... of these will experience problems, or even that a majority will. But without question, some will. The extent of that "some" is largely unknown. Water treatment facilities, food & farming, defense, transportation, hospitals & emergency service, power, banking, law enforcement, communications, fuel, and government are all things in question.
Experts have testified before banking subcommittees that any major firm that has not already completed its assessment can not hope to become Y2K compliant by Janu .....
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Computer Technology
.... to use paper and pencil to write and to use folders and file cabinets to organize there papers. Many people in the world use computers to make their lives easier. Such advances computer technology will benefit us all. People use computers for research, organization, writing, communication for personal or business matters and even to look up stock updates. Whether it is personal or business, computers can help make our daily life easier. Typing is quicker and easier and its also a lot neater than hand .....
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The Linux Operating System
.... functionality and availability, it has become quite popular worldwide and a vast number of software programmers have taken Linux's source code and adapted it to meet their individual needs. At this time, there are dozens of ongoing projects for Linux to different hardware configurations and purposes.
Linux has an official mascot, the Linux Penguin, which was selected by Linus Torvalds to represent the image he associates with the operating system he created. Although many variations of the word .....
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Dell Computer Corporation
.... software through its DellWare program.
Nearly two-thirds of Dell’s sales are to large corporations, government agencies and educational institutions. Dell also serves medium and small business and home-PC users.
Dell’s award-winning customer service, industry-leading growth and financial performance continue to differentiate the company from competitors. At the heart of that performance is Dell’s unique direct-to-customer business model. “Direct” refers to the company’s relationships with i .....
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Microsoft Vs. U.S. Government
.... integration is vital to the advancement of technology. It makes products better. We may not realize it but adding things to the heart of Windows has been going on since the day it was made. Things like memory management, disk compression, or networking have been added to the system for more than 17 years. By putting the web browser into the Windows OS it allows the user to do much more. It will be easier to transfer data from the web into the computer when they can work as one.
Computer has become a v .....
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Technology To Improve Education
.... they only show a small part of what technology can do for a school. Technology must go further than simply keeping attendance; it must focus on keeping students interested and productive.
Since computers and the Internet have expanded in such a way in which education can be delivered to students, it is currently possible to engage in "distance education through the Internet. Distance education involves audio and video links between teachers and students in remote areas. Video conferencing allow .....
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