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- 291: Is Your Information Safe?
- ... the area where most home computer users travel, as it's attractive and easy to use. According to an advisory issued on the Internet by a programmer in Germany, there is a "hole" in the software that runs most Web sites (Quittner 44). This entry point will provide an an intruder with access to any and all information, allowing him to do anything the owners of the site can do. Network-security specialist Cheswick points out that most of the Web sites use software that puts them at risk. With more and more home computer uses setting up their own home pages and Web sites, this is just one more way a hacker can gain access to personal information ... your computer (Regan 26). Finally, and most importantly, it's best to realize that a computer system, regardless of the amount of precaution and protection you take, is never completely protected from outsiders. As protection software becomes more sophisticated, so do the hackers who want to break into your system. It's a good idea not to leave the silver on the dining table when you don't know for ...
- 292: Linux Vs Nt
- ... evils by examining their features. I have decided not to discuss cost because it goes without saying: Linux wins the price to performance ratio. What is more important to discuss is the initial hardware and software fees, and maintenance and reliability which often go hand in hand. According to Sunworld, the estimated minimal required hardware costs that would go with a Linux machine is $200. In an NT machine, the minimal ... development tools (C/C++ Compiler, Perl, Tcl/Tk, Python, CORBA, Ada, Pascal, Lisp, REXX, Java, etc., as well as many text editors and integrated development environments), all of which are free. In order to create software under Linux, there is no expensive package to buy. Many NT users complain about system crashes or the dreaded blue screen of death. NT systems face a lot of down times, which creates a problem ... provides for a very flexible way to modify and customize the network environment, or even any programs or applications. Because it comes with a C++ compiler, Perl 5.0, and other IDE and text editing software, the user gets the ability to explore. Granted that programming of this nature is not for the average user, it is a great learning tool for those who are headed down that path. NT, ...
- 293: Technology And Education
- ... to the increasing Information Superhighway? In education, the issue of technology is constantly rising in debate. Should schools spend money on computers and networking which is an extremely hard field to keep updated both in software and hardware? Schools have found both the benefits and the drawbacks in investing in computers and technology. The use of Information Technology benefits students greatly in many areas. Information technology has encouraged the development of ... through the technological world (Schwarz 79). Computers are also high-maintenance supplies for schools. Unlike books, which represent generally fixed costs, technology requires a significant, continuous monetary input. The useful lifetimes of computers and their software are sometimes measurable in months, not years. Costs for potentially short-lived computer hardware and software quickly become enormous. Also, these costs may be difficult to predict with accuracy as new products are developed (Garrett 114). Many schools have attempted to spend the money, take risks and jump onto the ...
- 294: Computer Viruses
- ... been scrambling around in an attempt to "educate" the public on how to prevent computer crime from happening to them. They inform us whenever there is an attack, provide us with mostly ineffective anti-virus software, and we are left feeling isolated and vulnerable. I do not feel that this defensive posture is effective because it is not pro-active. Society is still being attacked by highly skilled computer criminals of ... user systems is that administrators of these systems are more likely to exchange source code rather than executables. They tend to be more protective of copyrighted materials, so they exchange locally developed or public domain software. It is more convenient to exchange source code, since differences in hardware architecture may preclude exchanging executables. It is this type of attitude towards network security that could be viewed as victim precipitation. The network ... position to be attacked, despite the fact that they are unaware of the activity. The following additional conclusions can be made: To spread, viruses require a large population of similar systems and exchange of executable software; Destructive viruses are more likely to be eradicated; An innovative virus may have a larger initial window to propagate before it is discovered and the "average" anti-viral product is modified to detect or ...
- 295: Computers Not The Greatest Invention Of The 20 Th Century
- ... day. These languages replaced cryptic binary machine code with words, sentences, and mathematical formulas, making it much easier to program a computer. New types of careers (programmer, analyst, and computer systems expert) and the entire software industry began with second-generation computers. Though transistors were clearly an improvement over the vacuum tube, they still generated a great deal of heat, which damaged the computer's sensitive internal parts. The quartz rock ... s power. They were no longer developed exclusively for large business or government contracts. By the mid-1970's, computer manufacturers sought to bring computers to general consumers. These minicomputers came complete with user-friendly software packages that offered even non-technical users an array of applications, most popularly word processing and spreadsheet programs. Pioneers in this field were Commodore, Radio Shack and Apple Computers. In the early 1980's, arcade ... the computer screen. As computers became more widespread in the workplace, new ways to harness 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. As opposed to a mainframe computer, which was one powerful computer that shared time with many terminals for many applications, networked computers allowed individual computers to form electronic ...
- 296: In Process Randd
- ... SEC s position has caused many companies substantial problems, including financial restatements, uncertainty with respect to prior transactions, delays in pending financing transactions and other legal difficulties. (http://www.tht.com/vuspring99_dirty_poolings.htm). Software & Information Industry Association In response to the SEC s policy and guidelines on the use of IPR&D, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) sent a letter to SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt requesting that the SEC reconsider its decision to apply its new rules retroactively. The SIIA announced that it would oppose the changes proposed ... surrounding IPR&D write-offs was given (http://siia.net/ga/finance/SECinprocess1-99.htm). The agency has not been deterred by the threat of a lawsuit that may be initiated against it by the Software Industry and Information Association (SIIA) alleging retroactive application of new SEC IPR&D rules violates law (http://nvca.org/randd.htm). FASB, on the other hand and with consent of the SEC, appears ready ...
- 297: The Millennium Bug
- ... year. January 1, 2000 would be stored as 01/01/00. But the computer will interpret this as January 1, 1900- not 2000" (de Jager 1). The '19' is "hard-coded" into computer hardware and software. Since there are 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 ... 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. Survivors will survive big, losers will lose big. There is no 'silver bullet' that is going to fix things" (Adams 2). "It is too big and too ... be between $1.50 and $2.00 (Conner 1). It is not uncommon for a single company to have 100,000,000 lines of code (de Jager 6). Capers Jones, an expert who has studied software costs for over ten years, estimates total worldwide costs to be $1,635,000,000,000 (One- trillion, 635 billion dollars) (Jones 58). To put this number into perspective, if five people were to ...
- 298: Computer Viruses
- ... bytes to the program. There are three ways to deal with this: 1. Cold Boot from a clean DOS floppy, and make sure that nothing on the hard disk is executed. Run any anti-virus software from floppy disk. Unfortunately, although this method is foolproof, relatively few people are willing to do it. 2. Search for known viruses in memory. All the virus scanners do this when the programs are run ... unexpectedly. We include the detection of a few jokes in the Toolkit, where people have found particular jokes that give concern or offence. Test files Test files are used to test and demonstrate anti-virus software, in the context of viruses. They are not viruses - simply small files that are recognised by the software and cause it to simulate what would happen if it had found a virus. This allows users to see what happens when it is triggered, without needing a live virus. METHODS OF REMOVING VIRUSES ...
- 299: Modernization Of Computers
- ... actions. "Hacking" is one of them.A "hacker" steals and manipulates information from other databases. Thesecrimes can be very harmful. In The USA, hackers have managed to break intoNASA's database.The computer-programmes, the software, are extremely high priced, sometimesthey are even more expensive than the hardware. Therefore it is not unusual tomake copies of these programmes. This is strictly illegal, but nobody seems tocare, because it is difficult to control it. Software producers loose BILLIONSof dollars each year because of this.Many methods have been invented to prevent this, but since the "hackers" oftenare more intelligent than those who make the software, I doubt that there will ever be a successfull way to hinder this.
- 300: Microsoft The Company
- Microsoft: THE COMPANY The thought of forming a company which supplies its customers with software, was a great idea--especially coming from a college dropout. Bill Gates, along with high-school friend Paul Allen, formed a software company in 1975. From the beginning, Microsoft had a tremendous potential to become a very successful corporation. Beginning with a revenue of sixteen thousand dollars, and three employees, Microsoft developed into a huge "money making ... monopoly 2-4). As far as the money goes, Microsoft is making a lot of it. Microsoft's profits in 1998, which neared four billion dollars, exceeded 40% of the profits from the ten largest software companies (Cusumano and Selby iv). Beginning with BASIC, moving into one of Microsoft's most popular programs MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System), and going through many steps before getting to Windows, Microsoft has ...
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