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- 4801: Technology In Our Society
- ... 1996, SBS broadcasted a film entitled "Weapon: A Battle for Humanity". It recorded that landmines and laser weapons are devils. Evidently, mines do not just shatter individual lives, they also shatter whole communities. In World War II, mines were used to be defensive weapons. However, they do not just only kill soldiers, but also farmers farming, children playing and women collecting food. People in the past or even now have complained about their existence. Laser weapons have been abused in military field. Militarism plans to install these weapons in war. Their power have been recognized that under a certain condition, laser weapons can result in losing sight. No medical science today can actually give sight back. Weapons should only be objects of defense. However, because ...
- 4802: Computer Crime
- ... Air Defense computer system and the U.S. Armies MASNET computer network. While browsing the files, officials say, he had the ability to launch missiles at the USSR. This could have led the a nuclear war, and possibly the destruction of the world. There are more than 1200 bugs out there, and the infections spread put the victim out of action until the healing process begins (if there is a healing ... possible end of the world was narrowly averted, but was caused by a computer crime. The United States defense computer system was broken into, and the opportunity existed for the hacker to declare intercontinental nuclear war; thus leading to death of the human race. Another event like this is likely to occur if laws, enforcement of the laws and security of computers are not beefed up. The greatest creation of all ...
- 4803: America and the Computer Industry
- ... card punch and electric typewriter. It was slow, requiring 3 to 5 seconds for a multiplication, but it was fully automatic and could complete long computations without human intervention (Chposky, 103). The outbreak of World War II produced a desperate need for computing capability, especially for the military. New weapons systems were produced which needed trajectory tables and other essential data. In 1942, John P. Eckert, John W. Mauchley, and their ... in price of older processors. In other words, the price of a new computer will stay about the same from year to year, but technology will steadily increase (Zachary, 42) Since the end of World War II, the computer industry has grown from a standing start into one of the biggest and most profitable industries in the United States. It now comprises thousands of companies, making everything from multi- million dollar ...
- 4804: Brief History of Library Automation: 1930-1996
- ... punch card equipment was implemented for use in library circulation and acquisitions. During the 30's and early 40's progress on computer systems was slow which is not surprising, given the Depression and World War II. In 1945, Vannevar Bush envisioned an automated system that would store information, including books, personal records and articles. Bush(1945) wrote about a hypothetical "memex" system which he described as a mechanical library that ... and J. Presper Eckert at the University of Pennsylvania. It contained over 18,000 vacuum tubes, weighed thirty tons and was housed in two stories of a building. It was intended for use during World War II but was not completed in time. Instead, it was used to assist the development of the hydrogen bomb. Another computer, EDVAC, was designed to store two programs at once and switch between the sets ...
- 4805: Censorship of the Internet and the Tyranny of Our Government
- ... how to make bombs. Many users transmit important health-related information about sex. Some relate their views using strong language that may be considered unsuitable. Still, some convey news and information about human rights and civil liberties(ACLU vs. Reno Brief 1). Every user has the right to such communication. Recently, while doing a presentation, for a history class, concerning the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), I accessed the KKK home page ... and pornography do exist, but it is insignificant to the legitimate applications of the Internet. Banning of material that may be offensive to one, but may be quite valuable to another, deprives people of their civil right to information. Pro-censorship advocates argue that some child might unsuspectingly stumble upon unsuitable information. This is not true. Online users are not bombarded with grotesque pictures and hate groups' paraphernalia. One has to ...
- 4806: Bulletproof Vests
- ... is a protective covering worn to protect the torso against bullets. Body armor fell into disguise in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, partly because it was ineffective against bullets. Modern body armor reappeared during World War I as a means of protecting the torso from shell fragments, but the armor was too heavy to justify the protection. World War II stimulated the development of lighter body armor that consisted of overlapping plates of steel, aluminum, or bonded fiberglass attached within a nylon garment that covered both the front and back of the wearer. These ...
- 4807: The Computer Underground
- ... though it is largely limited to professional computing circles. Another definition of "hacker" refers to one who obtains unauthorized, if not illegal, access to computer systems and networks. This definition was popularized by the movie War Games and, generally speaking, is the one used by the media.3 It is also the definition favored by the computer underground. Both the members of the computer underground and computer programmers claim ownership of ... hundred. Experienced phreak/hackers say that the quality of these boards varies greatly, and of those that are in operation today only a few (less than ten) attract the active and knowledgeable user. Right after "War Games" came out there must have been hundreds of hacker bulletin boards spring up. But 99% of those were lame. Just a bunch of dumb kids that saw the movie and spent all there %sic ...
- 4808: Economic Consequences of Software Crime
- ... an organization, and giving an unauthorized copy to someone else is prohibited. Under this law if anyone is caught with the pirated software, an individual or the individuals company can be tried under both civil and criminal law. A Civil action may be established for injunction, actual damages (which includes the infringers profits) or statutory damages up to $100,000 per infringement. The criminal penalties for copyright infringement can result in fines up to ...
- 4809: The vast cyber-frontier is being threatend with censorship from the government
- ... free expresson on Compuserve. II. Where the Internet stands now. A. Judges Panel. B. Congress and other's opinions. C. Background information. D. Other opinions. III. Solutions. A. Family's responsibility. B. Censorship Software. C. Civil Rights. * Conclusion. After threatening the Communications Decency Act with a vetos of the past versions, President Bill Clinton signed the bill into law on February 8, 1996.1 Before hand, congress approved the largest change ... to a "CyberNet" list.37 Indecent material is protected by the First Amendment, much of the materials printed in America including articles from Cosmopolitan magazine or James Joyce's Ulysses could be called indecent. Many civil-rights groups were involved in calling the bill unconstitutional and prevents the citizen's rights to free speech and privacy. If the U.S. succeeds in censoring the Internet, they will be in a position ...
- 4810: Creation Story Of The Iroquios
- ... Iroquois would fish during the spring to help provide food. The Iroquois were one of the most fierce Native American tribes. They considered themselves Ongwi the superior people. Due to this they were always at war, either with other tribes or with the Europeans. The Iroquois were known know for the torture and ritual cannibalism that was looked down upon. The Iroquois warriors would remove all of their body hair, and shave their heads to make Mohawks. They have distinctive war paint and battle cries. If the Iroquois were not fighting with other tribes or Europeans, they were fighting with themselves. The Nation was broken up until a Indian known as the Peace Maker came along ...
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