Essays Tagged: "computer technology"

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staurant chain. They were looking to increase the efficiency of there restaurantsthrough the use of computer technology. During there search they found systems but nonemeeting there total needs. That ...

(1 pages) 36 0 4.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

The Internet

n was the leading force behind ARPA.ARPA had made its main project of development of time fledgling computer technology. This technology would be needed to develop a network like the Internet or any t ... d Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO). This branch was created to expand the use of the computers ARPA founded. The first director appointed was Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider a psychologis ...

(2 pages) 58 0 3.0 Jan/2000

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Computer Crime, on the increase in many areas: hackers, hardware theft, software piracy and the information highway.

Great Paper Excellent essayComputer Crimeby: Manik SainiAdvances in telecommunications and in computer technology have brought ... ught us to the information revolution. The rapid advancement of the telephone, cable, satellite and computer networks, combined with the help of technological breakthroughs in computer processing spee ... and information storage, has lead us to the latest revolution, and also the newest style of crime, 'computer crime'. The following information will provide you with evidence that without reasonable do ...

(5 pages) 307 2 4.1 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Computer Crime, discusses the proposition that computer crime has increased dramatically over the last 10 years.

IntroductionComputer crime is generally defined as any crime accomplished through special knowledge of computer ... hrough special knowledge of computer technology. Increasing instances of white-collar crime involve computers as more businesses automate and the information held by the computers becomes an important ... ecome objects of crime when they or their contents are damaged, for example when vandals attack the computer itself, or when a 'computer virus' (a program capable of altering or erasing computer memor ...

(6 pages) 356 1 4.4 Apr/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Government Intervention on the Internet

ecome based on the sole ability tomove large amounts of information across great distances quickly. Computerizationhas influenced everyone's life in numerous ways. The natural evolution of computertec ... technology and this need for ultra-fast communications has caused a global networkof interconnected computers to develop. This global network allows a person to sendE-mail across the world in mere fra ...

(5 pages) 149 0 4.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Computers and Society

The decade of the 1980's saw an explosion in computer technology and computer usage that deeply changed society. Today computers are a part of ev ... ters are a part of everyday life, they are in their simplest form a digital watch or more complexly computers manage power grids, telephone networks, and the money of the world. Henry Grunwald, former ... rks, and the money of the world. Henry Grunwald, former US ambassador to Austria best describes the computer's functions, "It enables the mind to ask questions, find answers, stockpile knowledge, and ...

(13 pages) 427 0 4.4 Apr/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

College Application Essay for Computer Science Major. I wrote it and used it, got accepted to the 3 schools I sent it too, now someone else can use it too!

College Essay for Computer ScienceThe realm of computer science has excelled in recent times to become a cornerstone o ... gy changes the people. Back ten years ago, anyone who even thought of owning or messing around with computers was the perfect catigorical reference of a 'nerd'. Well it is ten years on from those time ... cool' thing, every class and social group seems in one way or another to have some affiliation with computers or computer technology based produce. With so many more people on cutting edge of technolo ...

(1 pages) 386 4 4.2 May/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Computer crimes need to be prevented and halted through increased computer network security measures as well as tougher laws and enforcement of those laws in cyberspace

Computer crime is generally defined as any crime accomplished through special knowledge of computer ... e accomplished through special knowledge of computer technology. All that is required is a personal computer, a modem, and a phone line. Increasing instances of white-collar crime involve computers as ... lar crime involve computers as more businesses automate and information becomes an important asset. Computers are objects of crime when they or their contents are damaged, as when terrorists attack co ...

(13 pages) 688 6 3.6 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Internet argrument

come based on the sole ability to move large amounts of information across great distances quickly. Computerization has influenced everyone's life in numerous ways. The natural evolution of computer t ... echnology and this need for ultra-fast communications has caused a global network of interconnected computers to develop. This global network allows a person to send E-mail across the world in mere fr ...

(6 pages) 99 0 3.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Tecnological Override by Angela Meyer

With the Internet and computer use becoming more and more popular in today's society the question arises of what this new ... obtain ethical practices, accountability and responsibility without help of adults in their lives. Computers play a big part in children's lives and they need to understand how computers and the Inte ... need to be handled with responsibility. Nearly 51 percent of American household's have one or more computers and 41 percent of American households having Internet access; computers are becoming an ev ...

(20 pages) 219 0 4.2 Nov/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Computer Ethics

PC computers are better than macintosh computers on average

Macintosh VS. PCComputer technology is growing. Almost everyone has at least one computer in their home or office. S ... and some believe one is better than the other. Sometimes you can distinguish people by the type of computer they own, being that choosing which computer to own is the same as choosing your car. A com ... which computer to own is the same as choosing your car. A common generalization states that the PC computer outruns the Mac on many different circumstances; doing much more than the Mac will ever be ...

(3 pages) 164 0 4.1 Jan/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

History of database

Founding the FutureLike a lot of technologies in the computer industry, the foundations of relational databases can be tracked back to IBM in the 1960's ... elational models being invented along with a large number of other database models and a lot of the computer technology which is in use today.In 1970 an IBM researcher named Ted Codd published the fir ... l journal had insisted on the BNF for SQL being published in an article. The BNF is the syntax of a computer language, it explains exactly how each command interacts with each other and what is can an ...

(22 pages) 926 0 3.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

A Philosophical Essay Arguing Against the Theories Presented in "The Turing Test" of Artificial Intelligence.

Turing the Technological MindIn recent years, as complex computer technology has become more advanced, many believe that the gap between a human's ability to ... c "Turing Test" are often cited by those who support this belief as reason to endorse the fact that computers will one day have a mind similar to a human's. In this widely used test designed by Alan T ... similar to a human's. In this widely used test designed by Alan Turing to determine whether or not computers can "Think", a human interrogator plays "The Imitation Game" by trying to distinguish a hu ...

(4 pages) 176 0 3.6 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence

The History of Surgery.

ient enough to break the boundaries built by ignorance. Lacking prescription drugs, accurate tools, computer technology, and any background experience to build from, our ancestors struggled to learn h ...

(10 pages) 115 0 3.3 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Computer technology as a career choice.

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AS A CAREER CHOICEHear the music, dance if you can.Dress in rags or wear your je ... MMARY 15CONCLUSIONS 16RECOMMENDATIONS 18BIBLIOGRAPHY 19Chapter 1IntroductionStatement of the ProblemComputers are changing the world as we know it, and they provide an interesting field of occupations ... the world as we know it, and they provide an interesting field of occupations.Why computing? Today, computers are used in almost every aspect of our lives: in car engines, microwave ovens, video games ...

(23 pages) 864 1 4.3 May/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Computed Tomography Imaging.

Tomography) is a invaluable medical diagnostic imaging tool, which Uses a combination of X-rays and computer technology. A series of X-ray beams from many different angles are used to create cross-sec ... to create cross-sectional images or "slices" of the patient's body. These images are assembled in a computer into a three- dimensional picture that can display organs, bones, and tissues in great deta ...

(8 pages) 137 0 3.9 Jul/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Cyber Crime.

e two broad categories? What are some of the methods to prevent this crime?Cybercrime is the use of computer technology to commit crime. Individuals who wish to use a computer as a tool to facilitate ... rugs or other regulated substances without regulatory protections, and the unlawful distribution of computer software or other creative material protected by intellectual property rights.The two broad ...

(4 pages) 337 0 3.3 Sep/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

This is a essay that was written a few years ago about the pros and cons of going into computer technology as a major in college.

Today a career in computer technology is not only smart but it will be one of the best occupations to have by the time ... e of the best occupations to have by the time the year 2000 gets here. Three such career fields are computer operator, computer programmer, and computer technician. Computer operators, computer progra ... mputer technician. Computer operators, computer programmers, and computer technicians must all know computer language at their own expertise level because of the constant changes in businesses due to ...

(8 pages) 127 0 4.5 Oct/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Privacy in computers - the effects that unstable security systems can have on large businesses and the threats they deal to databases.

KEEPING YOUR DATA PRIVATEThe use of private data saved within computer technology has increased over the past decade dramatically. Medical reports, bank accounts, ... is breached and therefore forfeits its privacy.Private records and information that are obtained in computer databases require the best available physical and electronic security available. This will ...

(3 pages) 151 1 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

A researched essay on the environmental impact of genetically engineering crops.

logical sciences known to man, and the science has advanced by leaps and bounds since the advent of computer technology. Not until the second half of the Twentieth Century did scientists actually disc ...

(4 pages) 70 0 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Science Essays