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- 3461: Computer Viruses
- ... that system. In essence, a computer program which has been infected by a virus has been converted into a "trojan horse". The program is expected to perform a useful function, but has the unintended side effect of viral code execution. In addition to performing the unintended task, the virus also performs the function of replication. Upon execution, the virus attempts to replicate and "attach" itself to another program. It is the ...
- 3462: History of Computers
- ... from Howard Aikens Harvard Mark I to present day time. Although I have not gone over all of the models in my report, I have chosen those which I feel have had the greatest effect on the computer world. I will show how in just forty years, computers have come from complex, slow, room-sized machines, to the small and fast computers of today. These powerful machines are the art ...
- 3463: Online Censorship
- ... for: that only objectionable content that can be prohibited is that content which all ( or virtually all ) countries agree is objectionable. The vast majority of Internet use is for legitimate and indeed positive purposes. The effect of access and use of this global interactive medium has been to promote democracy and civil society worldwide. Mass media usually responds to economic and political interests of those who control the interest, and such ...
- 3464: Technology: Friend or Foe?
- ... get a fresh loaf of bread from our technologically advanced breadmakers. Information technology is a valuable extension of our power of perception and reasoning, but when we rely on it exclusively it has a debilitating effect. When we were first confronted with this new technology it absorbed all of our human resources in order to learn and adapt to the magnitude of this new technology. Many of us overextend ourselves and ...
- 3465: Technological Advancement
- ... demonstration to us all not to blindly trust in the safety and reliability of progressive technological developments. The arguments of the opposition groups must be listened to carefully before any technological progress that may detrimentally effect our lives takes place. Opposition to progress in technology often comes from informed sources like those who are working with the new technology. Roger Boisjoly was a rocket-engineer who was working with NASA designing ...
- 3466: Microsoft Vs. U.S. Government
- ... use of monopoly power is (3). If Microsoft was to integrate Internet Explorer with the Windows OS merely to beat competition in the web browser market then that is when the Sherman Act comes into effect. Whether or not Microsoft is putting their own Internet Explorer to their Windows OS to eliminate the independent browser makers like Netscape is what it ultimately comes down to. However, Netscape Navigator, have always been ...
- 3467: The Year 2000 Problem
- ... This is not the same as ignoring the millennium bug and hoping that it will go away. Instead, it involves analyzing exactly what will happen to a companys computer systems and determining that the effect it will have is either none or very little (Martin 6). If this would be the case, and employees could work around any damages that may be caused, this selection could work. Carrying out a ...
- 3468: Freedom of Speech & Censorship on the Internet
- ... huge river. If you think of it that way, preventing access to newsgroups is easy because all that is required is to cut out the link coming into an organization, thought this could have the effect of cutting off other organizations further down the so-called river, unless secondary feeds, or tributaries, can be arranged. That is not a complete solution, though, because it is possible to obtain newsgroup feeds from ...
- 3469: Facing Reality
- ... of modern research and design, and will continue to contribute to the advancement of science. My goal is to become even more involved in the engineering of our planet, and maybe even have a little effect on change. If communications technology helps benefit the world to a better, safer, and more comfortable atmosphere I'll have accomplished something; if it wreaks the world of havoc and contributes to the "insanity of ...
- 3470: The Year 2000 Computer Problem
- ... This is not the same as ignoring the millennium bug and hoping that it will go away. Instead, it involves analyzing exactly what will happen to a companys computer systems and determining that the effect it will have is either none or very little (Martin 6). If this would be the case, and employees could work around any damages that may be caused, this selection could work. Carrying out a ...
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