... computers, and steals valuable information, causing millions of dollars worth of damage. This is not true; those types of people are called "crackers" in the hacker culture. Hackers and crackers do not usually get along, for they have different mindsets and styles. The basic difference is this: hackers build things, crackers break them. Prerequisite: The most important thing ... it like the back of your hand then you won't be able to hack efficiently. Learn how to write HTML and build yourself a website, websites are a good way to make yourself known, and a place to store your programs ...

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... website? Therefore with the world already as technical as it is and only getting more technical by the day, knowing how to build a website can be a truly significant ability. There is much to consider when building a website, but already knowing what your content will be is the first step into creating your site ... just type in any information, they must posses an understanding of how the text typed into notepad will then appear on the canvas area of the browser. Therefore, they need to understand a list of HTML tags. These tags act as input for the browser to properly place the text on...

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... the most popular sites and most selection is www.freewebtemplates.com. a. For those of you that don't know what a template is, it's a pre-designed Web page and all you have to do is customize it to fit your needs. 2. To customize your template I would recommend Microsoft Front Page or if you don't have it you can always use Microsoft Word ... so it can be recognized as a web document. 1. So for example if I wanted my Web page called "Steve," I would name the file "Steve.html". D. Saving your work in a HTML extension enables your computer to recognize your Web page as an Internet documen...

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... the most popular sites and most selection is www.freewebtemplates.com. a. For those of you that don't know what a template is, it's a pre-designed Web page and all you have to do is customize it to fit your needs. 2. To customize your template I would recommend Microsoft Front Page or if you don't have it you can always use Microsoft Word ... so it can be recognized as a web document. 1. So for example if I wanted my Web page called "Steve," I would name the file "Steve.html". D. Saving your work in a HTML extension enables your computer to recognize your Web page as an Internet documen...

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... viruses once they have infected you. Remember these four points: Viruses cannot infect a data or text file. Before running an antivirus program, be sure to cold-boot from a write- protected floppy. Do not boot from floppies except reliable DOS disks or your original production disks. Stay away from pirated software. Computer networks link computers by communication lines and ... can plant text, images, sounds and with advanced authoring software video clips. The Internet's File Transfer Protocol (FTP) also provides a means of publishing non-HTML content, which visitors to your sites ca...

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... dominated by white folks. During and after reading the article about the production of Spike Lee's movie, "Do The Right Thing", I have to admit that I was already in agreement with his stance on how he wanted to make the film. In a quote from a online source, Spike Lee says, "I've never really thought ... , or documentary. Spike Lee, whether you like him or hate him, he knows that he has a powerful and important avenue to use in order to get his message out to America. In my generation, which encompasses the period from the early seventies through today, I have seen the development and a...

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... continue everyday. These new innovations have given people the convenience of more bandwidth. The difference between analog and digital communication is the way information is carried from the source to the receiver. Analog broadcasting the signal is in the form of a continuous wave, whereas digital is in the form of discrete bits of information. Analog communication through television ... can collect noise such as shadows or snow during transmission over the air through cable; digital communication delivers a signal clearly and sharply while using a fraction of the bandwidth used by an...

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... Superman 3 touched on this subject. There are many flaws in software. How long does it take your bank to fix an error it has now? And that's even with the computers to help them. Now what happens if someone learns how to juggle money properly and moves all the money through proper channels to theirs. What proof do you have that you didn't write the initial check ... ? How are you, or even a bank, going to follow the digital paper trail throughout the country, or perhaps the world ... do everything in their power to protect the bottom line? The new digital currency that is quickly approa...

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... software engineering and still dominates some government procurement projects' (Neilsen, 2001). Waterfall model adopted from (www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/.../se/Slides/ process/process-1.html). For more information on the development stages incorporated in the waterfall model refer to; Systems Analysis and Design (Yeates, et al. 1994:379-394.) Each activity in the Waterfall model represents as separate process phases. After each ... ports allowing only certain traffic through. The firewall will be able to monitor how many attempted attacks have taken place and even the address of who placed them...

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... user to learn the proper pronunciations, incase they know the word but they do not know the exact way to pronounce it. The good thing about programs like this is that it has stages and levels, and once one has finished a level, he will be given a test on what he has learned, in that way he knows how he is doing, and if he has to ... only wanted to learn a few words or sentences, because he was taking a trip to the country, it would be quite effective because he can learn the essential phrases to get him to his destination. All in all it is very possible to use IT to learn a foreign lang...

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... workplace, and finally into home. It is becoming an increasingly popular form of communication and a source of both information and the entertainment. An important question to ask is how this affects people and how it continues to affect the people in the future. The biggest benefit of e-mail system might be its convenience. It erasers the distance between people through e-mails, voice chat and ... , teenagers are more likely use it to play games, listen to music and meet new people and also may fall prey to porn websites. With proper parental guidance, and teaching them the ill effects ...

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... people worldwide. Many of these people are becoming aware of the Internet's commercial capabilities and they are taking advantage of them. " According to some recent estimates, the amount of traffic on the Internet has been increasing 10 percent per moth, and the number of new applications ... as quickly." (LaQuey 6) There are tens of thousands of sites scattered throughout the world wide web where items ranging from games to sex toys can be ordered through a First Virtual Internet Account, or just by providing your e-mail address (not a very good idea if you want ... another thing the i...

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... predictions about how the Internet will enrich our individual lives and promote communication, tolerance, and thus community in our society, but are these promises realistic? In her essay "Welcome to Cyberbia," M. Kadi argues that they are not. Instead, she maintains, the Internet will lead to more fragmentation, ... when adults pose as children to seduce or harm them. These well-publicized occurrences say much about the need to monitor children's use of the Internet and be cautious about meeting Internet correspondents. However, they do not undermine the value of being able to make our...

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... knowledge and information. My experience of reading a hyperfiction is wholly different from one of reading a printed book. The presence of hypertextual links allows me to go where I want to go at my own pace and according to my own interest. The flexibility of hypertext, in other words, is that it provides an "infinitely re-centerable system whose provisional point of focus depends ... interpretation. However, the interpretation of these texts depends also upon our shared experiences as a community. Different pages brought up would mean different things to different people. To state a s...

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... see him or her online with a web cam. This information age has opened up a whole new world for us. We are able to do so much more and see so much more online that anyone could ever have imagined. There is an endless vat of information that is available ... you write a letter without proper punctuation, exclamation or without the correct grammar, your reader will not know how to respond to your letter or message and may misunderstand the meaning. This form of online "do's and don'ts" of communication is readily used throughout online communication users. In an office environment these ru...

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... everyone depends on a computer to run effectively for one reason or another even if they themselves do not own one. People who own a bank account often have a bankcard, which is used in cash point machines. All of their bank details are kept on a computer system if this computer was to fail the bank would have ... the bank. The members of the bank would not have access to the money that they have in the bank, as the bank would not know how much money each individual has in their account. In the future people may not have to carry cash around with them as everything may be paid for ... c...

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... everything from news, weather, music, sports and much more. The one thing is that there is so many different sources for what you are searching for. You have to make sure you research each one to know if it is a good credible site for your information. When I am searching for topics or items on the internet the value is important. Checking for authors ... web site has no value. When you are on the internet for whatever reason, it is always important to make sure the site is credible and the information is up to date. Using out of date information is more common than you think. A lot of ...

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... we live our lives. In its recent development "virtuality" exists in almost everything we do, for example: money exchanges, stock market, medicine and even a simple conversation on a telephone. Taking into consideration how much human beings rely on technology could we live our lives without it? and what ... concept of cyberspace a new one? Nicholas Mirzoeff argues that virtuality is not a new concept but perhaps an old one and provides examples of how other people have described their experiences with cyberspace through interaction with paintings and photographs. he states that whilst v...

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... really care for me. Thus, being single for three years has actually given me a chance to spend more time with my friends and my family. Moreover, I have also experienced and learnt how to enjoy my single life. "At home, you are dependent upon your parents. Once you leave home ... are dependent upon your friends." From this Chinese proverb, we can see that friends are as important as parents. Unfortunately, I didn't realize how important friends are to me until I broke up with my girlfriend. At the time my friends knew I broke up with my girlfriend, some of them gave ... friends may be t...

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... , Baywatch, etc.). The lack of morals on TV has affected Americans. People see sex on TV and it is just thrown around like a rubber ball so they, in their heads, make sex less sacred. I have many friends who for some reason can see no problem with sex before marriage. However much TV has helped us it is now a thorn in humanity ... 's side because it is corrupt. Just about everybody reads magazines these days. I do too. Magazines are great until humans mess with them and make Playboy, Penthouse, etc. Humans screw up every good thing if given a chance and sometimes even if not given a chanc...

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... , and we knew that it would be the perfect topic for our report. This topic seemed to match the theme perfectly, and it would be one that we would both enjoy doing. We also concluded that because of how recent it was, sources would be easy to find. Newspapers and Internet sites would become our main resource center for history day. When looking ... numerous details about our topic; these came in use when trying to describe the history of cloning. Lastly we determined that all of the ideas that we had received from our sources would best be displayed on a web page. My partner and me are b...

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... Nasdaq continued on a downward spiral for the rest of the year and continued to do so for 2001 and most of 2002. B2C companies discovered what offline businesses have known for years. To make a profit, you need to know your customers and treat them like royalty. You need to have a decent business plan and you need to stick to it. Internet companies and dot.coms had a relaxed approach ... some purchases. Stores like Circuit City show the way it will be done. You can browse their site and select the electronics or home appliance you want. You can do your research and learn a lot without e...

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... voice in their head when they read topics like this one, and tend to reply hastily and passionately. I needed to make certain in their minds that I wasn't out to try to undermine either side of the argument, that I"m just interested in their opinions. To aid the friendliness of my topic, I also have my member number, ... then edited it as I typed it into the text box. I made firm of my stance on the subject, and gave it a quick look to make certain that spelling mistakes didn't corrupt what I was saying. Many members of this message board hang out here so much that they often correct sp...

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... with a net worth of over two hundred billion dollars. No matter where we turn these days, we are confronted with another amazing statistic, another success story, another anecdote of how the Internet is going to change the way we work, play, communicate, and shop. It is the world's fastest growing industry and by the looks of it, no one will be able ... upon their business opportunities. There are very few companies in today's business world that do not use computers in their everyday business activities, which also means that there are few companies that do not use, in some way, e-comm...

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... people including: teens, children, and young adults. A good example of cyberbullying took place from an average, well-known girl. She got decent grades, liked to hang out with friends, played on the soccer and softball team at her local school; plus, even was involved in some of the school's clubs'. One ... day there were a bunch of the other classmates starring at her and whispering to one another, but just went on with her business. Later in the day she heard some of her classmates muttering nasty comments about her and ... is the responsibility of the parents to make sure their childr...

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