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Censorship On The Internet
3158 Words - 12 Pages.... been around since the first bulletin boards were available over the computer in the early 1980's. People would pay to down load pornographic pictures and talk dirty to each other. Usenet groups took control of porn after the Internet came about. They did not charge people to down load picture and to interact with others. In result, Internet porn grew (Rosen 16). Things have changed drastically since then with over a million different sites available to access porn. Now it is not just for adults. Children are accessing the obscene materials. This brings rise to issues of how to protect them from problems that can arise. The materials they view, could influence children. They c ....
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Integration Of UMTS And B-ISDN: Is It Possible Or Desirable?
1931 Words - 8 Pages.... user
needs. Work already taking place on this is discussed.
BACKGROUND
The Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), the third generation of
mobile networks, is presently being specified as part of the European RACE
technology initiative. The aim of UMTS is to implement terminal mobility and
personal mobility within its systems, providing a single world mobile standard.
Outside Europe, UMTS is now known as International Mobile Telecommunications
2000 (IMT2000), which replaces its previous name of Future Public Land Mobile
Telecommunication System (FPLMTS). [BUIT95]
UMTS is envisaged as providing the infrastructure needed to support a wide range
of multimedi ....
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Bugged
289 Words - 2 Pages.... I mean planting electronic listening devices for the purpose of
eavesdropping. Bugging an office is a relatively simple process if one follows
a few basic steps.
First, a person needs to select the bug. There are many different types
of bugs ranging from the infinity bug with which you can listen in on a
telephone conversation from over 200 miles away to an electaronic laser beam
which can pick up the vibrations of a person's voice off a window pane. The
infinity bug sells for $1,000 on the black market and the laser for $895. Both,
however, are illegal.
Second, one needs to know where to plant the bug. A bug can be hidden in a
telphone handset, in ....
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Computer System Analysts
1669 Words - 7 Pages.... social, etc. problems into basic elements whose interrelations are evaluated and programmed, with the aid of mathematics, into a compete and Integrated system." While it is true that today's high-technology world demands the competitive organization
employs computer systems analysts in order to integrate their information, management, accounting, manufacturing and distribution sales systems. This analysis will describe the typical responsibilities of the computer systems analyst, including the job market and outlook for the career that may be one of the most misunderstood occupations in modern times.
The computer systems analysts is often misunderstood because they sp ....
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The Evolution Of The Computer
2607 Words - 10 Pages.... ancestor is the abacus. These date back to almost 2000 years ago. It is simply a wooden rack holding parallel wires on which beads are strung. When these beads are moved along the wire according to "programming" rules that the user must memorize, all ordinary arithmetic operations can be performed (Soma, 14). The next innovation in computers took place in 1694 when Blaise Pascal invented the first "digital calculating machine". It could only add numbers and they had to be entered by turning dials. It was designed to help Pascal's father who was a tax collector (Soma, 32).
In the early 1800's, a mathematics professor named Charles Babbage designed an automatic calculation m ....
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Dispute Over Computers And Knowledge To Operate Them
234 Words - 1 Pages.... to use
the computer is not preapered for the future. Second of all,without knowledge
of computers anyone dont stand a chance on the job market. Because without
education in this field there is no way to succed in life or to find ajob which
would provide decant pay for an average person. However,other people have
different opinion about this issue. In theit opinion knowledge of computers is
not required in today's job market. They also thinks that people should not
depend so much on computers but more on their own education and capibilities to
make the right decisions.
Even knowing for a fact that the computers are almost everywhere in use it's not
appropriate for peopl ....
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Knowledge Is Power: How To Buy A Computer
1563 Words - 6 Pages.... does not mean one should throw
up his hands and put himself at the mercy of some salesman who may not know much
more than he does. If one would follow a few basic guidelines, he could be
assured of making a wise purchase decision.
A computer has only one purpose; to run programs. Some programs require more
computing power than others. In order to figure out how powerful a computer the
consumer needs, therefore, a person must first determine which programs he wants
to run. For many buyers, this creates a problem. They cannot buy a computer
until they know what they want to do with it, but they cannot really know all
of the uses there are for a computer until they own one. ....
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Click Vs. Brick: An Exploration Of Mp3 File Sharing And Mp3
3826 Words - 14 Pages.... hard drives. This infringed copyright laws and provided a very real threat to both musicians and record companies alike. In response Napster was sued by the American heavy metal band Metallica, and then taken to court by The Recording Industry Association of America; where they were subsequently ordered to cease operating. Despite this verdict, many similar companies such as Grokster and Kazaa continue to offer file-sharing facilities and provide free access to copyrighted music.
There are numerous arguments originating from all sides of the debate. Many of these are mutually exclusive and, therefore, cannot all be substantiated. McDougall (2000) published an articl ....
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