Essays Tagged: "computer networks"

The Computer

Computers Computer are electronic device that can receive a set of instructions, or program, ... ating other forms of information. The old world of technology could not believe about the making of computers. Different types and sizes of computers find uses throughout our world in the handling of ... including secret governmental files and making banking transactions to private household accounts. Computers have opened up a new world in manufacturing through the developments of automation, and th ...

(4 pages) 230 1 3.6 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Wire Pirates

e how much the Internet depends on collegial trust and mutualforbearance. The 30,000 interconnected computer networks and 2.5 million or more attached computers that make up thesystem swap gigabytes o ... lion dollars a year.During the same years that telephone companies were fighting the phone phreaks, computer scientists were laying thefoundations of the Internet. The very nature of Internet transmis ...

(4 pages) 44 0 3.0 Sep/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Telnet

ORTBefore gophers, hypertext, and sophisticated web browsers, telnet was the primary means by which computer users connected their machines with other computers around the world. Telnet is a plain ASC ... name on UNIX systems for a type of terminal emulation program which allows users to log into remote computer networks, whether the network being targeted for login is physically in the next room or ha ...

(3 pages) 47 0 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Propaganda in the Online Free Speech Campaign, Propaganda and Mass Communication

One part of the Telecommunications act, however, is designed to create regulatory barriers within computer networks, and this has not been greeted with admirable commentary. This one part is called ... first amendment, and other groups favor the lowering of laws involving the use of encrypted data on computers. All of these groups, however, speak out for free speech on the Internet, and all of thes ...

(20 pages) 251 0 4.6 Jul/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

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

The Internet, a worldwide connection

The Internet is a worldwide connection of thousands of computer networks. All of them speak the same language, TCP/IP, the standard protocol. The Internet ... mies. In 1969, ARPANET was created, named after its original Pentagon sponsor. There were four supercomputer stations, called nodes, on this high speed network.ARPANET grew during the 1970's as more a ... nce Foundation (NSF) began a program to establish Internet access centered on its six powerful supercomputer stations across the United States. They created a backbone called NSFNET to connect college ...

(7 pages) 173 0 3.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Is the Virtual Community of Any Value? If so what are the Advantages of Online Discussion Forums over Real Society?

lk about how, for example virtual communities could be said to be replacing real community. And how computer networks isolate us from one another, rather than bring us together. This could be illustra ... being levied on personal interactions.But the questions have to be asked; is this way of looking at computer aided discussion forums the case for most of us? Would the table discussion be able to exis ...

(5 pages) 131 1 4.8 Sep/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Groupware

oupware, the term is ordinarily used to refer to a specific class of technologies relying on modern computer networks, such as email, newsgroups, videophones, or chat.Groupware technologies are typica ...

(5 pages) 195 0 3.6 Sep/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Limited Freedoms and privacy In The US. (due to the rise in internet and terrorism)

s in danger. Our personal and business information is being passed through a never ending number of computer networks in formats that allow data to be linked, transferred, shared and sold, usually wit ... . Such monitoring includes checking of e-mail, voice mail and telephone conversations, recording of computer keystrokes, and video recording of job performance. Many companies also enforce drug, psych ...

(7 pages) 310 1 3.8 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Police in the internet.

e demands of modernization. But they're now facing new challenges of high tech crime committed over computer networks. These so-called 'cybercrimes' encompasses a great deal of activity :*'new crimes, ... crimes' encompasses a great deal of activity :*'new crimes, new tools' new crimes committed against computers and IT networks which present new opportunities to criminals and new challenges to law enf ...

(17 pages) 739 2 4.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

An Introduction to Wireless Networks.

1khz) and various data networking applications such as cordless phones to baby monitors. Its use in computer networks is limited to applications such as Bluetooth, a developing industry standard that ... that wireless can offer.'The term wireless networking refers to technology that enables two or more computers to communicate using standard network protocols, but without network cabling. The current ...

(7 pages) 438 1 4.7 Jul/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

E-Business.

bes the process of buying, selling, or exchanging product, services, information, and payment via a computer networks, including the Internet. Now that we understand how e-business was derived, we can ... -and-mortar organizations are setting up brick-and-mortar operations at an increasing rate. Gateway Computer Company was one of the first computer companies to adventure into the brick-and-mortar oper ...

(4 pages) 891 0 4.7 Aug/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Critically evaluate the assertion that "auditing e-business is no different from auditing any other business"

ss. An e-business is the delivery of information, products/services or payments via telephone line, computer networks or any other means. It is the application of technology towards the automation of ...

(7 pages) 285 0 4.3 Jan/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Essay on E-commerce

escribes the process of buying and selling or exchanging of products, services, and information via computer networks including the Internet. On the other hand, McLeod, Jr. (1998) defines electronic c ... uding the Internet. On the other hand, McLeod, Jr. (1998) defines electronic commerce as the use of computer to facilitate all of the firm's operations.Every era of business yields new strategies and ...

(9 pages) 945 1 4.8 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The Internet Defined

t is the name for a group of worldwide information resources. The Internet is often thought of as a computer network, or sometimes a group of computer networks connected to one another. The computer n ... , starting the first internet. It was designed by the network architects to interconnect government computers with defence contractors. The design of the network was such that no one computer system w ...

(5 pages) 166 0 4.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management by Roger Lowenstein

ction and myth.Modern trading is now almost entirely paperless and takes place in the cyberspace of computers and computer networks. The instincts of market traders are being augmented and in some cas ... term, to a market which is chaotic, where mispricings can be unexpected and long lived.A number of computer based market models have been proposed that act like real markets. Some of these rely on ma ...

(11 pages) 125 0 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

- SOFTWARE CRIME -

echnology plays an important role in all aspects of our life. Advances in telecommunications and in computer technology have brought us to the information revolution. The rapid growth of the technolog ... ormation revolution. The rapid growth of the technology such as telephone, mobile phone, satellite, computer networks had lead us to the latest revolution and also it is bring us to the newest style o ...

(4 pages) 46 0 3.7 Nov/2004

Subjects: Art Essays

Computer Networking

Computer NetworkingINTRODUCTIONHave you ever wondered how a company is able to share all its informa ... ODUCTIONHave you ever wondered how a company is able to share all its information between all those computers within, or how someone is able to send information from a computer to somewhere else witho ... somewhere else without using the internet? In most cases the rational person would think that every computer is connected by cords and wires that span across the entire building infrastructure through ...

(8 pages) 350 2 4.5 Mar/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

E-Commerce

escribes the process of buying and selling or exchanging of products, services, and information via computer networks including the Internet.There are many reasons that lead companies to go for e-comm ... ommerce does reduce costs and prices. This concept allows producers sell directly to consumers over computer networks and therefore eliminates existing intermediaries as well as reducing transaction c ...

(3 pages) 168 0 2.3 Jul/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Thesis on simple networking

Simple network wiringThesis statementThis report is to include the basics of the physical wiring of computer networks.OutlineI. IntroductionA. Professional wiring.B. Using hubs.II. BodyA. Saving money ... added most anywhere, and are a great way to save on extra wiring. Hubs are available from most any computer mail order, or a good local shop. It is a good idea to get more ports than you need now. Hu ...

(7 pages) 92 1 5.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking