Businesses have their organization's finances, records, and information on the World Wide Web (WWW). ... Some can see any information you have on your computer if your computer is connected to the Internet. ... Encryption on computers just takes the information when viewed as text or as a program, and it changes a few things that are used to access that particular information. ... Man created a diary to put his private thoughts in. ... If I, a simple student of the world of computers, can manage to find your name, address, IP address, phone number, and many additional private things on yo...

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The Internet is an extensive wealth of information at one's fingertips, and the network infrastructure that allows that data to be shared. ... Private companies or individuals create all of the web pages that there are; there is not a sole organization that creates or owns "the internet". ... Since private individuals create over 80% of those sites, there is no way to know if what your reading is true or if someone made it up. ... You will find that there are a lot of geocites pages that contain inaccurate, biased, or flatout made up information. ...

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General information can be easily found on any subject with the simple click of the mouse. ... One can easily find information on any hobby, and there is usually an Internet club for every hobby imaginable. ... I used the Internet to find information to write this paper with. ... The virtual messenger allows one to privately send a short message to a friend, or even to make new friends. ...

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The results of the survey determined that many cardholders were dissatisfied with not being able to access their account information via the World Wide Web (WWW). ... Once functional, the web-site will allow cardholders to access their account information 24 hours a day, pay their monthly bill on line, request credit increases, update personal information and report lost or stolen cards. ... Secure And Private Transactions 5. ... Secure And Private Transactions: This site will maintain security and privacy for its clientele during and after transactions. Personal information and data will ...

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Another example of web as a source of information is that people can get references via web. ... Finally, information for traveling can be accessed on the web. ... One of the most important roles of web on education is all the information it holds. ... The most common disadvantage of web nowadays centers on the potential public accessibility of private and important information and online fraud. ... Another downfall of World Wide Web is that not all information it holds are reliable. ...

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Packet switching is the breaking down of data into data grams or packets that are labeled to indicate the origin and the destination of the information and the forwarding of these packets from one computer to another computer until the information arrives at its final destination computer. ... IRC was started in the late 1980's by an employee of the Department of Information Processing Science, Jarkko Oikarinen. ... Using your nickname (handle) you can enter a channel (Chat room) or chat privately. ... By entering keywords in the filenames, Archie has the ability to search for matc...

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Finally, by allowing people to access vast amounts of information easily, it will change how they make decisions and ultimately also their lifestyle. ... IRC is a multi- user chat system, where people worldwide can convene on "channels" (a virtual place, usually with a topic of conversation) to talk in groups, or privately. ... In times when information from abroad is hard to acquire, it becomes clear how essential the Internet can be to global understanding. ... Through the Information Superhighway, our everyday living standards will be greatly improved. ... The information can be...

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How would it feel to know that any source of information is at your fingertips at the press of a button? ... During the Internet's creation, its creators sent packaged information over wires from computer to computer. ... IRC is a multi-user chat system, where people worldwide can convene on "channels" (a virtual place, usually with a topic of conversation) to talk in groups, or privately. ... With the sheer amount of information available, whole libraries are available through the Internet. Also, the information is easy to search, unlike searching through libraries. ...

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In fig 1.1 is an example of an Information Overload; that is when too much information is retrieved, and the user cannot handle it. ... Information filtering or Selective Dissemination of Information is a "tool- that must be used when finding information on the Internet. ... There are many information filtering "agents- that can be used to assist the user in filtering through information. ... Selective Dissemination of information: 2.1 What is Selective Dissemination of Information? ... It is Information rich VS information poor. ...

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Two other notable events this year include the release of ARCHIE by Peter Deutsch, Alan Emtage, and Bill Heelan at McGill, and the first remotely controlled machine to be linked to the Internet; a toaster (controlled by SNMP). 1991 was the year what WAIS (Wide Area Information Servers), was released by Brewster Kahle, of Thinking Machines Corporation; Paul Lindner and Mark P. ... In 1995, Compuserve, America Online and Prodigy opened up Internet access portals, and hundreds of thousands of commercial users flooded into what had previously been the private domain of veteran computer users. ...

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As the end of the century draws near we are coming into a new technological era where business relies on information and consumer controlled content. ... With that, they created the first actual working Intranet (IntrAnet - A small private network of computers; usually used in business). ... In his book Darwin Among the Machines: The Evolution of Global Intelligence, George Dyson writes: Although difficult for our fish eyes to see, we are in the bowl of a transition, a period of vast change from a materials-based to information-based economy. ...

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