Internet, its effects in our lives and the future of the Internet: The Internet is, quite literally, a network of networks. It is comprised of ten thousands of interconnected networks spanning the globe. The computers that form the Internet range from huge mainframes in research establishments to mo...

1. Introduction The computer and the Internet have become important tools used in the lives of many all around the world. Traditionally the computer and the Internet are used as an information tool, although it is beginning to be used for unlawful activities, such as a way to distribute child pornog...

1. Introduction The computer and the Internet have become important tools used in the lives of many all around the world. Traditionally the computer and the Internet are used as an information tool, although it is beginning to be used for unlawful activities, such as a way to distribute child por...

"The best way to appreciete the metris and consequences of being digital is to reflect on the diffrence between bits and atoms" (p:11)says Negroponte. A bit is the smallest part of the information and composed of 0 and 1. To digitize any information it needs to be writen in 1 and 0. ...

Computers are one of the most important inventions ever. If computers had not been invented, technology would not be developed to its current state. Since the computers invention, society has changed drastically. Computer technology is so helpful, that it is even used to create newer, bet...

INTRODUCTION OF NETWORKING One problem that I see with people today is that they are unaware what a computer network is. They might have heard of a computer network, but they are clueless as to how it works or why it works. People have basic questions that need to be answered. My goal is ...

How Emerging Technology Effects Society:The invention of the automobile by Henry Ford in 1903 started a domino effect on society that would change the face of modern civilization as we know it. Within 50 years of its creation, cars were changing from an item of luxury to an item of necessity, and th...

THE COMPUTER HARDWARE INDUSTRY Executive Summary: The computer industry is capital intensive and technologically driven and can be divided into three main segments; the supercomputer, mainframe, and personal computer. There have been several factors that have impacted the computer indust...

What comes to mind when you hear the word \'hacker\'? For most it means stealing information through the Internet, gaining illegal access to another person\'s PC, or simply - disruptive behavior using a computer. The subject of hacking is no secret to the general public. Many people have been expos...

Computer CrimeJames George states that it is a story as old as humanity: "New times bring new crimes" (97, F1). First came cars, car thieves followed. Telephones were followed by telephone fraud. Now we have computers. Computers have made home, school and office life easier. Our society re...

I. STATEMENT & BACKGROUND The college of Business (COB) server is now being used to support deliver to the Computer Information System (CIS) department. The CIS professors would be using the server for various operations. Assignments, e-mail, and other types of information would b...

TABLE OF CONTENTSMICROSOFT HISTORY 1EARLY INFLUENCES 2FIRST BUSINESS VENTURE 3EDUCATION ATTEMPT 3THE MOTIVATIONAL SIDE OF FEAR 4A JAPANESE CONNECTION 5IBM INFLUENCE 5SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST 6A CRUCIAL DEAL 6COMPETITION ERRORS 7BIRTH OF WINDOWS 7MISSION STATEMENT AND ANALYSIS 8INDUSTRY AND COMPETITVE...

I have owned my computer for about two years now and I already want another one. Do not get me wrong I am sure my computer is great but in this day and age everyone wants the newest and coolest toys. I want a super computer that will never crash and will never give me any problems. I am sure...

During the last decade, a growing number of research projects both in academia and industry embarked on the development of life-like agents as a new metaphor for highly personalized human-machine communication. Due to advances in computer graphics, the realization of visually appealing agents, eithe...

Overview (Executive Summary) The market for desktop teleconferencing solutions is poised to take off, fueled by the continuing declines in cost, improvements in quality, and the need for business solutions configured as personal computer add-on devices. Although all segments of the videoconferencing...

How Will We Use Tomorrow's P.C.s? Tomorrow's PCs are going to be different in many ways; they will be more powerful, they will include more facilities for multimedia, and looking further ahead, they may have features such as three dimensional displays, or wrap around virtual reality. These change...

Macintosh vs. IBMThe IBM and Macintosh computers have been in competition with each other foryears, and each of them have their strong points. They both had their own ideasabout where they should go in the personal computer market. They also had manydevelopments, which propelled themselves over th...