Essays Tagged: "Long Distance"

Computer Crime in the 90's

ruggling to defend themselves.Phone FraudIn North America the telecommunications industry estimates long distance fraud costs five hundred million perhaps up to a billion every year, the exact the exa ... s three, four maybe even up to five billion dollars every year. Making an unwitting company pay for long distance calls is the most popular form of phone fraud today. The first step is to gain access ...

(9 pages) 160 0 3.4 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Internet regulation, Government Intervention of the Internet

advances such as software that allows users with a sound card to use the Internet as a carrier for long distance voice calls and video conferencing, this network is key to the future of the knowledge ... Although many U.S. government sources helped fund Arpanet, the predecessor to the Internet, they no longer control it. Many of the new Internet technologies, including the World Wide Web, have come fr ...

(10 pages) 627 0 3.3 Jan/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Indians. Crafts and recreation.

eloped by the Mississippi Valley tribes. The Pueblo Indians used pottery to carry water. Due to the long distance they would travel, the pottery was made very thin and light. Hopi women had pottery ma ...

(3 pages) 95 0 4.7 Apr/1997

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

The Application of Science to Engineering. Speaks of the law of electromagnetic induction, the telephone, the development of cement, and the development of steel

ng was improved a great deal in this manner. The engineering associated with building materials and long distance communication, two of Canada's most important industries, was improved through the app ... fibre optics to their destination where they are decoded into their original form. Combinations of long and short bursts of electric current are sent through a circuit thereby encoding each letter of ...

(4 pages) 69 0 4.0 Apr/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering

Discusses the effects of the internet upon society in the 21st century.

has affected almost everyone.The internet has revolutionized the way communications take place. No longer does someone even have to be awake to receive a message through email. Email has eliminated t ... the need for a secretary in many instances. Also, email has allowed quick messages to be sent over long distances to notify something of a happening. Instead of calling someone and hoping they are ho ...

(2 pages) 148 0 3.7 Jul/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

The Economic Impact of Telecomunications Deregulation in Canada

Essay on Long Distance Deregulation and it's effects on the economy -The Economic Impact of The New Telecommu ... nd dynamic telecommunications industry is necessary to ensure economic prosperity. Deregulating the Long Distance Industry is the only sure way to ensure that prosperity.Telecommunications in Canada, ... rs of telecommunications in the world. For example, in 1990, Canadians made more than three billion long-distance calls (Dept. of Communications, 1992, p8).Innovations made possible through telecommun ...

(6 pages) 112 1 4.5 May/1994

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Effects of Global Communication

es came the need for more frequent and reliable methods of communication allowing messages to reach longer distances. This was essential to the control of trade and other affairs between nations and e ... rgenthaler.In the meantime, postal services and moved from being privately to nationally owned, and long distance postal services became an affordable option. For the first time, an ordinary person co ...

(3 pages) 183 0 4.7 Jan/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

What Exactly Is The Internet?

nterconnected series of wide-area networks (WANs). These are large computers linked together over a long distance via phone or wireless communication. These huge WANs link tens of thousands of smaller ...

(2 pages) 179 2 4.6 Dec/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

"The miracle worker" - differences in the novel and the film.

ey had a giant house and the garden house, which I thought was just next door to their house, was a long distance away from it. You can see that when James walks Annie back to the house.Most of the ch ...

(2 pages) 30 0 3.7 Feb/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Apple Computers (short)

t. The first pc that was created was the Altair. The two Steve's created blue boxes, which can dial long distance numbers with out charge. They presented their product to Hewlett Packard but they were ...

(1 pages) 102 0 3.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Three different play opportunities available in the purpose built outdoor center.

e three different play opportunities available in the purpose built outdoor center.Egg And Spoon Long Distance RaceOne spoon and one raw egg for each child.All children should wear rough clot ...

(9 pages) 50 0 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

Long Distance

The poem 'Long Distance' by Tony Harrison conveys a sense of emotional distress that his father feels after th ... feelings and actions and admits that they are similar to that of his fathers.The title of the poem 'Long Distance' could represent his parent's relationship now that she's gone. The relationship is 'l ... e. Another explanation of the title could be that the relationship between his parents had lasted a long time. As a result they had travelled the 'long distance,' and experienced situations together.T ...

(6 pages) 43 0 4.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Europe

Columbus: The VoyageColumbus was a very courageous man. He believed that he could travel such a long distance and find a better route to China and decided to do just that. He was a determined man ... us revolution was now being mixed with social and political revolution as well. At that point he no longer supported much of the revolutionists unless of course they were revolting for a religious cau ...

(5 pages) 51 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

This is about the 400m sprint, and the energy systems that is uses, from Adenosine Tri Phosphate, to the Lactic Acid system

jor factor in the 400-meter race is endurance because the athlete must maintain a sprint for such a long distance compared to the 100 and 200-meter sprint.These are only a few of the factors that cont ... rgy systems. Repetitions of 10s or 20s or 40s or 50s all have very differenteffects. Intervals with long rest run fast have very different effects to Intervalswith short rests.The traditional way is t ...

(3 pages) 39 0 3.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Internet Privacy: Is it right for the government to view or emails?

ormation worldwide. Softwarethat allows users with a sound card to use theInternet as a carrier for long distance voice callsand video conferencing is the key to the future ofour society. Our democrat ... s.Although many U.S. government sources helped fundArpanet, the predecessor to the Internet, they nolonger control it. Many of the new Internettechnologies, including the World Wide Web, havecome from ...

(2 pages) 55 0 3.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Benefits for Companies using VoIP -CSI 120-74 Business Data Networks and Communications

hone system with the computer network providing many advantages for a business ranging from reduced long distance expense to improved customer service. Furthermore, VoIP assists a business in improvin ... is also a great tool for enterprises having different sites in different locations. Distance is no longer a problem. By implementing IP Telephony, members can join important meetings and attend real- ...

(2 pages) 126 1 3.5 Nov/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Business Administration and E-Commerce

e Internet. E-commerce became very popular soon after it proved to be an efficient means to conduct long distance transactions. The purpose of this report is to discuss some of the advantages and disa ...

(4 pages) 104 0 3.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Economic development

10Introduction:New communications and information technologies (ICT) have made the communication in long distance more and more convenient and cheap. It seems that the developing countries would benef ... osts in finding a trading partner. Information on trading partner falls with physical distance. The longer distance always means the more information needed to insure the transaction dealt successfull ...

(9 pages) 181 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Turks in netherlands

urks in NetherlandsMigration is a spatial phenomenon. Migration is often defined as a permanent and long-distance change of the place of residence, as a short-distance move is regarded as local mobili ... ies of life and cannot even buy gifts for their children. Immigrants will face this disadvantage as long as they come into the new country.Yusuf, a Turkish worker in Netherlands: Job preference is for ...

(7 pages) 27 0 4.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

The Telecommunications Act.

s the potential to change the way we work, live and learn. It affected telephone service (local and long distance,) cable programming and other video services, broadcast services, and services provide ... one and cable companies, and a battle for local service between the regional Bell companies and the long distance providers: AT&T, MCI and Sprint.What costumers should expect over the next few yea ...

(2 pages) 38 0 0.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Law & Government Essays