Explain the ways in which hacking is an offence under the UK Computer Misuse Act (1990). Illustrate your answers with examples and cases from the news or text books. Definition of Hacker: "Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems", or "A mal...

I will never forget the feeling of my glowing cheeks when I inserted the pac-man cartridge in my brand new Atari gaming console on Xmas Eve 1984 for the first time while the rest of my family who had gathered round the TV set was hoping that this new game device would not ruin the regular TV recept...

Networking For my independent study, I have created a network in my house. A network by definition are more than one computer that are linked together electronically via a protocol (common language) so the computers can communicate and share resources. This network improves the day-to-day life...

Technology today is present in our everyday lives. ATMs, watches, PC's right down to the TV we watch everynight, technology plays a major role. Who determines what will be next? It is not the topic of what will be next that this paper will deal with but the person who will have a hand in it a...

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MIS 3113 Sec February 26, 99 Let's face it, in today's world we are using computers more and more. The growth of accessibility to the Internet has given us a brand new definition to connectivity, thus exponentially widening the wealth of information at our fingertips. T...

Code Red Worm Activity Original release date: June 19, 2001 There has been a dramatic increase in reports of website defacements and scans for hosts listening on TCP port 80. This activity appears to be related to the "Code Red" worm, a recently discovered worm that exploits the buffer overflow ...

For years, Macs and PCs have been competing for home users. Apple has recently released the new iMac, and the notebook version of the iMac – the iBook. Even though several years ago, Macs were better than PCs, now, PCs are better than Macs for home users in terms of performance and expansion...

CompTIA is the global leader in the information technology trade, with influence in all areas of IT standards. CompTIA is dedicated to the development and growth of IT professionals by promoting industry standards. CompTIA is also devoted to helping students gain professional IT knowledge, by prov...

Bill Gates the founder of Microsoft, the once young and eager teenager was running a small business made-up of other teenagers. Now the richest man in the world controlling an operating system practically every IBM compatible computer in the world uses. Computers are not the only things that Microso...

The operating system is the most significant fundamental of all the system programs, it controls all the computer\'s resources and provides the base upon which the application programs can be written (Tanenbaum, 1992). Therefore, it is crucial for computer users to select a robust, dependable, stabl...

In the early 80s the world so the initial boom of the computer era. The first personal computers were sold and the main players of the business were sorted out. Two of the prominent figures were Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. Each pioneering their own front, the two entered the 90s as the computer...

Computers and computer technology is something that has changed the way some people live, communicate and get their information. In the early beginning, computers were nothing like what we have today. One of the things that was used a very long time ago was just some string with beads on them that h...

In his essay, The Cathedral and the Bazaar, Eric Raymond says: Perhaps in the end the open-source culture will triumph not because cooperation is morally right or software "hoarding" is morally wrong...but simply because the closed-source world cannot win an evolutionary arms race with open-sourc...

The current Microsoft antitrust case, still in progress as this review is being written, has been both hailed and condemned as the most important antitrust action of the coming century. Its potential significance has been compared to that of the Supreme Court's 1911 Standard Oil decision, which no...

1. Introduction Our Group was tasked with the project of developing a proposal for the purchase of five (5) new computers and a network color printer. The spreadsheet information was derived from information gathered by group members and from direct buy internet companies. The minimum criteria for e...

Although Windows has made tremendous strides with its latest versions, Macs are easier to use and their operating system is often described as more seamless and intuitive. While setting up a Mac will usually take less time, there are not nearly as many available devices that connect to Macs as there...

Apple vs. The World In past years, Apple was on a downward spiral, but now the Mac is back on the right track. The interim CEO Steve Jobs has brought them from expected quarterly loses to now, first quarter net income of some 150 millions dollars. The question still remains, is Apple back to s...

When you think of Bill Gates what comes to mind? A computer genius, the richest man in the world, a nerd. When I think of Bill he reminds me of Albert Einstein or even Thomas Edison because of what he did for mankind. William Henry Gates III was born on October 28, 1951. Gates was the first b...

The Internet has revolutionized our era and in order to hook up to the net, the primary device required is a modem. A modem is a phone line that connects to the computer and can serve as multiple purposes; however. The most well known purpose for a modem is for the Internet. Most people ...

Computer Components Floppy Disk Drive: A special drive that can read and copy onto a floppy disk. It can copy over and over on the same disk (the disk can be re-used). It was the first drive to be invented, which is why it's called the A: drive. Processor: The Central Processing Unit (CP...

Computer Science In the last decade computers have become a part of everyday life. Whether it be surfing the web or a simple visit to Wal-Mart everyone faces computers daily. Since movies and television portray people who have knowledge of computers as nerds many misconceptions have existe...

INTRODUCTION We are living in the information age. Everything nowadays revolves around computers and electronics. A person in California can play another competitor in Iran a game of chess without leaving their home by the use of computers. Computers have become a lot smaller and much more fam...

Introduction: Is technology good or evil? One must first ponder accordance to their religious faith to make an analogy if modern technology recites to either good or evil. My assessment too this question after thorough research with the advancement of technology and my religious faith of Christ...

According to the Microsoft Corporation, Windows 2000 (AKA Windows NT 5.0) is the revolutionary new operating system geared to take care of business. Advertised by Bill Gates and associates to be the best thing for business network file-systems since multi-tasking, it hosts a slew of new features. In...