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Hate Groups And The Internet
... a distance previously thought unattainable, and with this comes the ability to reach out farther into our society with messages of hate. The technological advances made as the Internet grew in popularity also allowed these groups to provide a new and unique look into the heart of bigotry in our society, and one which appeals to the instant gratification type of lifestyle in which we live. The accessability of these hate sights is also of great concern to those hoping to keep the Internet a safe place for people of all ages to surf without the negative influences of such sites. There is however another side to the groups on the net, groups that attempt to provide ...
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Computer Viruses: Infection Vectors, And Feasibility Of Complete Protection
... system thus allowing the virus to spread.
2. Local Area Network: a LAN allows multiple computers to share the
same data, and programs. However, this data sharing can allow
a virus to spread rapidly to computers that have otherwise been
protected from external contamination.
3. Telecommunications: also known as a Wide Area Network, this
entails the connection of computer systems to each other via
modems, and telephone lines. This is the vector most feared
by computer users, with infected files being rapidly passed
along the emerging information super-highway, then downloaded
fro ...
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The Anti-Trust Case Against Microsoft
... The
investigation continued on for the next three years without resolve, until
Novell, maker of DR-DOS, a competitor of Microsoft’s MS-DOS, filed a
complaint with the Competition Directorate of the European Commission in
June of 1993.
(Maldoom 1) Doing this stalled the investigations even more, until finally
in August of 1993, (Check 1)the Federal Trade Commission decided to hand
the case over to the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice moved
quickly, with Anne K.
Bingaman, head of the Antitrust Division of the DOJ, leading the way.(Check
1) The case was finally ended on July 15, 1994, with Microsoft signing a
consent settlement.(Check 1)
The sett ...
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The Recent Negative Effect Of Technology On Society
... forms of entertainment into your house with video and audio combined.
Before 1950, newspapers and radio were the only ways to bring media or
entertainment into the house. Mass production and other job opportunities
brought many people from the suburbs and farms into the city. We can now have
forms of electricity directed into our houses for heating and light. Humans are
more reliant on technology then ever before. All of these technological
advances sound great, however, there is a negative effect to all this technology.
Technology can serve to actually harm humans rather then help them. Competition
between companies or even cities can sometimes make lives f ...
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History Of The Propeller
... airscrew for propulsion was utilized during the late 1700’s to early 1800’s. Only after experimentation did the inventors conclude that more propulsive power could be obtained by merely straightening out the surface of the airscrew blades. Attempts to utilize the “straight blade” propeller were made by balloonists. These contraptions were quite strange and hardly fulfilled their purpose of actually propelling the balloon. The basic propeller had evolved from the simple concepts of da Vinci, and was slowly becoming an effective means of aerial propulsion. To reach the next plateau of flight an increased knowledge of the propeller would be needed, and the mysteries ...
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Protocols And Interfaces
... between a wireless network and a fixed-en d network.
Our profiles of specific networks further below explain what specific protocols are used. But the general pattern for the wireless link is as follows.
Physical layer An RF carrier signal that is digitally modulated to create a bit stream. This bit stream incorporates forward error correction, interleaving and other techniques to mitigate the effects of interference and weak signals that can produce high-bit-error rates.
Link layer Usually a specialized radio protocol that employs a form of medium access optimized for the radio environment. Most link protocols involve interactions between the wireless mode ...
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Seatbelts And Airbags: They Save Lives!!!
... known to short out and deploy even though an accident has not occurred.
There have been many questions as to how to disconnect these passenger side
airbags. Manufacturers have been trying to make a passenger side airbag
disconnecting switch built into the dashboard. This mechanism can be used
like an ignition switch: just insert a key and turn the key and the airbag
will deactivate. Car owners have also had the airbag flat out removed from
the car. Car buyers also just plain avoid buying cars with a passenger
side airbag. Seatbelts, however, cannot be avoided. In the state of
Pennsylvania it is illegal to ride in an automobile without wearing a
seatbelt, ye ...
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The Evolution Of Jet Engines
... of the
turbojet engine by Sir Frank Whittle of Great Britian. It was Sir Whittle's
design that lead Great Britian into the jet age with the first successful flight.
At the same time, the Germans were designing there own jet engine and aircraft
which would be one of the factors that kept Germany alive in World War II. With
technological advances by the allies a prototype turbojet known as the "Heinkel
He 178" came into a few operational squadrons in the German, British, and the
American air forces towards the end of World War II. These jets finally helped
the allies to win the war against the axis powers(Smith 23-27).
A later development in the jet industry w ...
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Quality Issues In System Development
... that avoided the costs and risks
inherent in big-systems developments.
Times have changed, and with it our understanding and experience as how
best to develop large systems. Today's large systems yield greater benefits for
less cost than those of previous decades. Large systems provide better, more
timely information, the ability to integrate and correlate internal and external
information, the ability to integrate and facilitate streamlined business
processes. Unfortunately, not every system that information workers develop are
well implemented; this means that the computer system which was originally
intended to make a company more efficient, productive ...
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The Next Revolution In Music Technology: Make Or Break?
... the complicated world of the Internet and technology, MP3 probably will not ring any bells. But anyone who has accessed the Internet or skimmed through any popular magazines lately will likely recognize MP3 and the propaganda surrounding it.
I do not want to bombard you with numerous technological terms, but a brief explanation is necessary in order to understand arguments surrounding the issue. MP3 is a new way to save, copy, and play audio files on a computer. The audio files are near CD-quality and take up very little space on a computer’s hard drive. Previously, high-quality audio files were saved on a computer in WAV format, which takes up much more hard ...
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