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- 841: Contrasting the Two Forms of Mail
- ... it requires, and one can only send e-mail to other people with the same knowledge. Secondly, a computer is needed. A personal computer outfitted with a modem or other means of connecting to the Internet can cost anywhere from $150 to $1700. The e-mail user also has to pay a monthly fee on his e-mail internet account, generally ranging from $5 to $25 per month, whether the account is used or not. Yet, e-mail has a big advantage, the lack of paying for postage. However, general mail differs in that ...
- 842: Computer Software Piracy
- ... s tests the ethics of the average person, not just the criminal and cause thousands of computer crimes to be committed daily. Problems associated with the information age include the invasion of privacy, Computer virus, Internet scamming, Junk E-mails, Minors viewing pornography, Fraud Accounts, Illegal Downloading, Hacking, Cyber chat. The most common computer crime committed daily, some aware and many not, is the illegal sharing of computer software. Software is ... that people who wouldn't think of stealing pack of gum will copy a $500 piece of software". (Parker) A popular form off illegal software distribution is throughout the online world. Whether it be the Internet, America Online, CompuServe, Prodigy, or a BBS (Bulletin Board System), software "pirates" thrive freely online. These so called "pirates" operate by uploading pieces of software, commonly referred to as "warez", into an online service's ...
- 843: Why Y2K?
- ... it, its too late to fix everything; meaning that something will fail on the year 2000. And even if some computers ARE compliant, what about those computers that they contact or link to Via the internet that are NOT compliant? They'd only be spewing in garbage the computer cant use, and can may even screw up compliant computers as well. I know what your thinking: "Its not going to happen ... wait it out. Personally, Im hoping Im just being a whacko who is making this worse then it seems. Society at large are too dependant on the need of computers, cellular phones, fax machines, the internet, and other stuff to handle the concept that all that is about to go up in smoke. But the good book says: "A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going ...
- 844: The History and Development of Computers
- ... fit their potential developed. As smaller computers became more powerful, they could be linked together, or networked, to share memory space, software, information and communicate with each other. A global web of computer circuitry, the Internet, for example, links computers worldwide into a single network of information. The most popular use today for computer networks such as the Internet is electronic mail, which allows users to type in a computer address and send messages through networked terminals across the office or across the world. The future outlook of computers looks very positive and new ...
- 845: Limitations on Robotic Technology
- ... near future. To solve all of these problems a limit needs to be set on how far robotic technology can reach. Bibliography Kelly, Patricia. "Swiss Scientists Warn of Robot Armageddon." Sci-tech Story Page. Online. Internet. 20 April 1998. Available: http://www.znn.com/tech/science/9802/18/swiss.robot. Moukheiber, Zine. "A Hail of Silver Bullets." Forbes Jan 26, 1998: 76-81. Normile, Dennis. "'Robo Cup' Soccer Match is a Challenge for Silicon Rookies." Science September 26, 1997: 1933. Osborn, Jim. "Program Description." Pioneer: Robots for Chernobyl Stabilization. Online. Internet. 20 April 1998. Available: http://www.crones.rec.ri.cmu.edulprojects/pioneer/index.html. Snell, Joel. "Orgasmatrom." Harper's December 1997: 29. Uttal, William R. "Teleoperators." Scientific American December 1989: 124-129.
- 846: Understanding Computers
- ... issues There are Some many issues that relate to computers right now because they are still relatively new not that many laws have been set forth and this causes many problems especially containing to the Internet. things like: Should porn be allowed on the Internet where children may see it be allowed and should information be limited to what the public can see like how to make a bomb and break into another users system. Not much ground has been ...
- 847: Software Piracy
- ... draw or Windows 95 to install on their own PC is so common that the issue of piracy probably doesn't even come to mind right away or even at all. Pirated Software on the Internet The Internet is sometimes referred to as a "Pirate's Heaven." Pirated software is available all over the net if you bother to look for them. Just go to any of the popular search engines like Excite ...
- 848: Are "Good" Computer Viruses Still a Bad Idea?
- ... 2.1.3. Resource Wasting A computer virus would eat up disk space, CPU time, and memory resources during its replication. A computer virus is a self-replicating resource eater. One typical example is the Internet Worm, accidentally released by a Carnegie-Mellon student. It was not designed to be intentionally destructive, but in the process of its replication, the multiple copies of it used so much resources, that they practically brought down a large portion of the Internet. Even when the computer virus uses a limited amount of resources, it is considered as a bad thing by the owner of the machine on which the virus is doing it, if it happens without ...
- 849: Truth and Lies About the Computer Virus
- ... incidents to the police. And that is not all; assuming that the information reported by London Times is correct, they may even get paid a "fee" for breaking in
a computer is broken into in Internet every 20 seconds
Whatever the truth about these incidents may be, the fact remains that current information systems are quite vulnerable to penetration from outside. As Internet becomes more popular and spreads ever wider, criminals can break into an increasing number of systems easily and without a real risk of being caught." Then the next paragraph stated: "Even at their initial stages ...
- 850: The Computer
- ... the the community. It is a report that includes detailed information about the personal computer and the way it has worked its way into a lot of peoples everyday lives. It includes information about the Internet and how it has shaped peoples life from just a hobby and into an obsession. It includes detailed information about its history, especially the time in which it was first developed. There is information about ... how it works. A personal computer is a machine that lets you do do just about everything you could think of. You can do some basic word-processing and spreadsheets as well as 'Surf the Internet'. You can play the latest computer games by yourself as well as against someone from across the other side of the world. It can store databases which could contain information that is kept by police ...
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