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- 71: Internet Security
- ... that even firewalls (security measures put in place to try to protect against just this type of security breach) were not effective in protecting against this bug. Unfortunately, this article, much like most articles about software bugs that are from mainstream media sources, offers no technical information about the bug and, therefore, it is hard to determine what the reality is behind this bug. This is the type of article that ... company that reported the bug felt that this was too little in comparison to the security problems the glitch could cause. Surprisingly, this greedy company was not an American firm, but was actually a Danish software company that felt that the information it had was worth much more than Netscape was offering. Software bugs are common, but the companies that are responsible for the distribution of the software must also be responsible for its upkeep. Most companies are responsible enough to get the upgrades out within a ...
- 72: Cdr
- ... extent where its use has started to spark issues relating to the reproduction of copyrighted material. This has started to have a negative economical effect on the music industry. I will address the issue of piracy later in this report. CDs have become a cost effective industry standard when it comes to storing data. Some terms that you will encounter throughout this report are: CD-ROM – Compact Disk Read Only Memory ... with a capacity of 1.4mb Cartridge – A high capacity form of storage, slightly larger than a floppy disk Byte - The way that data is measured MB – megabyte, (1,000 bytes) Gig – gigabyte, (1,000mb) Piracy – The illegal reproduction of copyrighted material. Factors influencing the development of CDR CDs have become the standard for all forms of media, be it audio, visual or multimedia. Until recently, there has been no economically ... always the case, as the ease at which someone can copy a CD and sell it for their own profit has become a major issue. The act of reproducing copyrighted material is commonly known as Piracy. Piracy is widespread, economically effecting record companies and producers alike. The laws in relation to copying CDs are not specific at all. In America a blank CD has a $10 levy incorporated into the ...
- 73: Bill Gates
- ... to New Mexico. There, he and Allen Kay established Microsoft to produce their Basic for the MITS. Eighteen months later they were a few hundred thousand dollars richer and were hired by Tandy to develop software for its radio shack computers. Gates and Allen then moved their headquarters to Seattle, Washington. In Seattle, Gates re-wrote an operating system and called it MS-DOS, which stands for Microsoft Disk Operating System. Microsoft would eventually sell the rights of MS-DOS to IBM, making it a major computer corporation. Other computer companies wanted Microsoft to produce software for their computers, including Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak of Apple computers. With the operating system established, Gates and Microsoft set out to create applications software, for tasks such as financial analysis or word processing. Microsoft has continued being successful through the years and will be in the future as long as it keeps innovating new and exciting computer software. ...
- 74: Building A Help Desk
- ... and responsibility for rapid closure of our users' technology problems." My help desk will be a leading edge one that will leverage consolidation, and automation. I want my help desk to bring value to the software life cycle and all of IS's interactions with users. I believe that the role of the help desk is no longer just fixing problems; the best ones act as emergency hotlines and strategic tools ... have to send someone to the customer site). My techs can see why the customer’s printer won’t print, or why they can’t access the database, while sitting at their desks. There is software out there that lets you talk to a customer and exchange data over a single phone line. While on the phone, you can get files from the customer’s computer and display them on your PC or send the customer files to his PC. You don’t need an external modem or Bulletin Board Service. This is the type of state of art software we will use at my help desk. Practically speaking, I want my help desk reps to be experts who customers typically call only when they need help, but I will require them to provide ...
- 75: The Information Super Highway
- ... attempts to restrict content on the Internet but nothing can be done to completely guarantee that questionable materials will not be seen. Many different methods have been tried to restrict Internet content. These methods include software developed to restrict profanity, human monitors to watch content, standard online filters, or firewalls to protect against amateur hacking. Nothing has managed to work because the Internet is too large to try and shackle down ... obvious that the Internet is difficult to monitor but there have been many ideas developed to try to do so. The cheapest and most common way to try to restrict the Internet is by using software that limits access to web sites by filtering profanity. “Cyber Patrol,” by Microsystems, Inc., and “Net Nanny,” by Net Nanny Software International are the two most popular software packages to filter out questionable material. Net Nanny’s web page at “Netnanny.com” allows anyone to submit a site they have found dealing with questionable material ...
- 76: Year 2000: Fiction, Fantasy, and Fact
- ... the computer world, and the latch is slowly coming undone. The year 2000 bug is not really a "bug" or "virus," but is more a computer industry mistake. Many of the PC's, mainframes, and software out there are not designed or programmed to compute a future year ending in double zeros. This is going to be a costly "fix" for the industry to absorb. In fact, Mike Elgan who is ... mainframes were the only machines to be affected was short lived as industry realized that 60 to 80 million home and small business users doing math or accounting etc. on Windows 3.1 or older software, are just as susceptible to this "bug." Can this be repaired in time? For some, it is already too late. A system that is devised to cut an annual federal deficit to 0 by the ... add up" anymore. Some PC owners can upgrade their computer's BIOS (or complete operating system) and upgrade the OS (operating system) to Windows 95, this will set them up for another 99 years. Older software however, may very well have to be replaced or at the very least, upgraded. The year 2000 has become a two-fold problem. One is the inability of the computer to adapt to the ...
- 77: Organizational Review of Plant Automation Group
- Organizational Review of Plant Automation Group It is intended that this organizational review, will provide the Districts with a better understanding of the changing process computer hardware and software support needs. Also to review the department location for the Plant Automation Group (Group), and develop recommendations on the proposed reporting relationships. ¨ Review the background information. ¨ Identify the primary and secondary functions of the Plant ... management of the ITD, creating frustration and numerous problems throughout many parts of the organization. Primary Functions The charter of the Plant Automation focuses on: ¨ Support of the Operations Division ¨ Providing engineering integration assistance through software and hardware analysis and the setting of standards ¨ Support of the Maintenance Division regarding system and software modifications and changes ¨ Assisting in the roll-out of the J-31 contract so that a transfer of knowledge between CH2M Hill and the Districts occurs ¨ Analyzing and the recommendation of system and network ...
- 78: William Henry Gates
- ... to New Mexico. There he and Allen Kay established Microsoft to produce their Basic for the MITS. Eighteen months later they were a few hundred thousand dollars richer and were hired by Tandy to develop software for its radio shack computers. Gates and Allen then moved their headquarters to Seattle, Washington. In Seattle, Gates re-wrote an operating system and called it MS-DOS, which stands for Microsoft Disk Operating System. Microsoft would eventually sell the rights of MS-DOS to IBM, making it a major computer corporation. Other computer companies wanted Microsoft to produce software for their computers, including Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak of Apple computers. With the operating system established, Gates and Microsoft set out to create applications software, for tasks such as financial analysis or word processing. Microsoft has continued being successful through the years and will be in the future as long as ! it keeps innovating new and exciting computer software. ...
- 79: Year 2000 Fiction, Fantasy, and Fact
- ... the computer world, and the latch is slowly coming undone. The year 2000 bug is not really a "bug" or "virus," but is more a computer industry mistake. Many of the PC's, mainframes, and software out there are not designed or programmed to compute a future year ending in double zeros. This is going to be a costly "fix" for the industry to absorb. In fact, Mike Elgan who is ... mainframes were the only machines to be affected was short lived as industry realized that 60 to 80 million home and small business users doing math or accounting etc. on Windows 3.1 or older software, are just as susceptible to this "bug." Can this be repaired in time? For some, it is already too late. A system that is devised to cut an annual federal deficit to 0 by the ... add up" anymore. Some PC owners can upgrade their computer's BIOS (or complete operating system) and upgrade the OS (operating system) to Windows 95, this will set them up for another 99 years. Older software however, may very well have to be replaced or at the very least, upgraded. The year 2000 has become a two-fold problem. One is the inability of the computer to adapt to the ...
- 80: Bill Gates
- ... to New Mexico. There he and Allen Kay established Microsoft to produce their Basic for the MITS. Eighteen months later they were a few hundred thousand dollars richer and were hired by Tandy to develop software for its radio shack computers. Gates and Allen then moved their headquarters to Seattle, Washington. In Seattle, Gates re-wrote an operating system and called it MS-DOS, which stands for Microsoft Disk Operating System. Microsoft would eventually sell the rights of MS-DOS to IBM, making it a major computer corporation. Other computer companies wanted Microsoft to produce software for their computers, including Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak of Apple computers. With the operating system established, Gates and Microsoft set out to create applications software, for tasks such as financial analysis or word processing. Microsoft has continued being successful through the years and will be in the future as long as ! it keeps innovating new and exciting computer software. ...
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