Addictions have been around as long as excessive behaviors or habits have existed. From the minute that communication, conscious thought, and walking upright defined our species, we have probably had workaholic hunters, obsessive or compulsive gatherers, overeating cavemen and tobacco or drug abuser...

Topic 1-Chapter 6: Network TopologiesExplain the difference between logical and physical topologies. Describe the three different types of topologies.Answer: Topology is the basic geometric layout of the network, which shows the different way in which computers are interconnected with each other wit...

Informational Terrorism The introduction of the computer has created a new type of terrorism known as informational terrorism, which presents a threat, equal to or greater than physical terrorism. E-mail bombs and attacks on internet servers are the lowest forms of informational terrorism in te...

Managing a Retail Website Simulation Electronic commerce allows organizations to become larger in scale without the need for a physical location in the marketplace. The ability to increase sales through the Internet without creating more physical stores is a real opportunity for the traditional ...

Reality, Misunderstood Day by day cyberspace is becoming a more intricate part of our society. As it does, we rely on it more to manage finances, research, and to communicate. Communication in cyberspace has developed a new community for people around the world. The ability to freely communica...

Internet CensorshipThe Internet is a wonderful place of entertainment and education, but like all places used by millions of people, it has some murky corners people would prefer children not to explore. In the physical world, society as a whole wants to protect children, but there are no social or ...

The Internet supports mass customization and one-on-one marketing asfollows: * Mass customization aE" The capacity of the Internet is found in the use of information technology (IT), data storage and data processing instead of the traditional approach of relying on physical location ...

Consumer BehaviorWhat is Cyber Terrorism? (Consumer View)When you say terrorism many people think of bombing and physical actions taken towards other people. You usually don't think of the internet. Cyber terrorism is one of the largest points of attack in America, simply because people don't think...

It seems every individual spends a great deal of their time looking for a way out. Whether it is because they just need some time away or are just incredibly tired of their status in life everyone at some point feels they need to just escape. Now through technology most individuals need to look no...

"Beam me up, Scottie." This popular line from Star Trek was a demonstration of the advanced technology of the future. Though it was a fictional story, Star Trek became the universal vision of the future. As always reality tends to mimic fiction. Though our society has not quite resulted to living ...

Upon entering the age of information technology, the role and impact of the Internet has become more and more crucial in every presidential election, nowadays online campaigning gradually becomes a phenomenon; it has completely redefined the rules of political campaign. It is common knowledge today ...

a. E-commerce sites and their security – is there any impact of the cost of their security on the prices they charge? As more and more consumers make purchases online, e-commerce continues to grow. With this growth comes an increased prevalence of threats to e-commerce sites. As such, s...

One of the main aspects of e-commerce study is to learn how to actually build and host an e-commerce web site. There are many choices for building a web site, ranging from complete in-housed development to complete outsourcing. In-house development means that you need to have staffs, hardware and so...

The issue that I chose to research and write about is domestic violence. I chose this particular issue because my family has been tragically affected by domestic violence. In 1983, my mother was stabbed to death by her long-time live-in boyfriend. At the time I was eleven years old, and I do not rec...

Internet Business and E-Retail: A New Medium for a New Millennium?The Internet is no longer the sole domain of the nerd and the physics professor. Increasing use of the Internet in schools and the integration of Internet protocols into existing hardware (i.e. TV, mobile phones, and fridges) has wid...

The technology revolution is upon us. In the past, there have been many triumphs in the world of technology. To this date, people are able to communicate over thousands of miles with the greatest of ease. The Internet connects nearly 400 million users worldwide and is an essential part of how we wor...

In this day and age, computers have become a common necessity of everyday life. Anyone who has not joined in this new era of technology will soon be left in the dark ages. Along with the computer advancement has come the Internet, which is an intricate connection of millions of computers around the ...

Everyone looks at Internet dating as a bad thing. It's only a bad thing if you don't take it seriously. See, this Christmas I just met my girlfriend of 14 months. We'll call her "KK". We drove all the way to a small town in Missouri to meet her. She is a great girl and we clicked instantly, jus...

Humans are social creatures by nature; they have a need or requirement to socialize with others. According to the Cambridge University Press, the definition of socialize, for the purposes of people or animals, "is to train them to behave in a way that others in the group think is suitable"...

Telemedicine is the use of electronic communication and information technologies to provide health care when distance separates the medical professional from the patient. It includes using equipment such as telephones, fax machines or computers and interactive multimedia. Telemedicine transports med...

Intro "E-Commerce (E-Business) refers to All business processes that take place across electronic networks. This includes everything from the selling of goods through the World Wide Web to bar-coding in supermarkets to interactive television and a whole host of other emerging technologies. e...

Amazon.com is now an online retailer of books, toys, music, DVDs, clothing, house-wares and a variety of other products. Its services are aimed primarily at the internet consumer, the person who goes online and uses Amazon.com's website to find a product. It all began in 1994 when Jeff Bezo, Am...

The internet has been a great innovation since it was created and has served as a highly useful tool in every business, institution, and household. Because of its convenience, like every other convenient tool in this world, the internet makes everything too convenient. It has now replaced day to d...

Many parents feel that Internet filtering by programs such as BESS really do work effectively. However, by blocking information from reaching students by means of an automated filter may actually cause more harm than good. Teachers have forgotten their duty to supervise students while they use the ...

With the public emergence and worldwide explosion of the internet, Identity theft has become one of the most rapidly increasing crimes. What was once a personal crime requiring criminals to have some form of contact with the victim, if nothing more than rummaging through the trash, can now be done ...