New times bring new crimes. Computers and the Internet especially, are growing everyday. A personal computer makes home, school, and office life tremendously easier with its expandable loads of information and possibilities. People of all ages ar...

Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is an application environment and a set of communication protocols that allow the development of applications and services that enable mobile phones and other mobile devices, such as pagers, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) to, manufacturer-, vendor-, and techno...

The exponential growth of the Cyber society and Cyber culture within the Internet has not gone unnoticed by the "religious community." As I write, church web sites are being published and electronic prayer groups zip by in modems and wire networks across the globe. Even isolated monast...

Abstract With the turn of a new century accountants see the need to get involved in the ever-evolving world of computer technology and the Internet. The AICPA saw the need for assurance in electronic commerce, and they found a way for them to benefit from it. It is the WebTrust seal of assurance...

Introduction: We are standing on the precipice of a new culture? Sceptical, questioning connected with the world, thirsting for information and change. Technology is driving society at a pace unparalleled in history creating new attitudes, interrelationships, and global awareness. A new c...

Opportunities and Challenges of the Internet In a world of light-speed data transmission, any individual with little training and expertise can make a fortune from the Internet. Many companies, like E-bay or Amazon.com, thrive from business done only through Internet transactions. As comput...

The business to consumer website is often used for commercial purposes. The term applies to businesses or organizations that sell products and services to consumers over the internet, as long as those services are for the consumer's own use. The website owner sets specific prices for spec...

Surfing the Internet is like strolling through a library. With just one click of the mouse, a person can enter an amazing world of information. The Internet takes away the inconvenience of having to drive to the public library, plus, the Internet is open twenty-four hours a day. But, not only can a ...

Our Once Distant World has become a Connected Global Village Marshall McLuhan, a famous Canadian Author, once stated that the world is becoming more and more like a global village. Our advances in technology are making communicating throughout the earth a simpler and simpler task, almost as easy...

The Internet has changed the way we work, the way we play, and clearly the way we communicate. Some experts might even say the Internet has spawned its own dialect, with words such as "dot com," "blog," and "Web site" non-existent before the advent of the Internet. Some might call this a...