... be done or what problem has to be solved. A careful analysis of that need should involve both prospective users of the information and one or more trained systems designers or programmers, who can perceive the full nature of the information need and how the computer can be used to respond to it. This is obvious since a programmer cannot begin to work toward ... in machine language. With the present generation of computers, programs are now written in special programming languages. These programs, however, must still b translated into the machine languages of the computer before the progr...

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... drum as the potential victim but follows and unanticipated path."(Blumenthal, 1:2) There is no actual profile of a computer criminal because they range from young teens to elders, from black to white, from short to tall. Definitions of computer crime has changed over the years as the users and misusers of computers have expanded into new areas. "When computers were first introduced into businesses ... , computer crime was defined simply as a form of white-collar crime committed inside a computer system."(2600:Summer 92,p.13) Some new terms have been added to ... the computer criminal voc...

• Word Count: 1726
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• Grade Level: High School

... drum as the potential victim but follows and unanticipated path."(Blumenthal, 1:2) There is no actual profile of a computer criminal because they range from young teens to elders, from black to white, from short to tall. Definitions of computer crime have changed over the years as the users and misusers of computers have expanded into new areas. "When computers were first introduced into businesses ... , computer crime was defined simply as a form of white-collar crime committed inside a computer system."(2600:Summer 92,p.13) Some new terms have been added to ... the computer criminal vo...

• Word Count: 1739
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows XP, Novell, and OS/2 on the same computer. Unlike Windows, Linux is a capable of running on a large variety of computer systems, one of them being Intel Based PCs, which is what most home users prefer. Windows can only run on Intel Based PCs. Linux has the capability of ... running on the Digital Alpha systems so it can reach the advanced users in the bigger companies. Another computer system that can be run with Linux is the Macintosh Power PC, which is generally used by graphical designers, press companies and ... Windows. In Linux, there are not anno...

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• Grade Level: High School

... distribute copies of copyrighted material without authorization, except for the user's right to make a single backup copy for archival purposes. Any written material (including computer programs) fixed in a tangible form (written somewhere - i.e. printout) is considered copyrighted without any additional action on the part of the author. Therefore, ... a total retail value exceeding $2,500 or more. According to federal law duplicating software for profit, making multiple copies for use by different users within an organization, and giving an unauthorized copy to someone else is prohibited...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... organization's finances, records, and information on the World Wide Web (WWW). On this network formally called the Internet, any person with a home computer or even one at their place of business, can access data, information, records, logs, and databases of organizations". With this ability come those ... has broken into a company electronically through the Internet with very highly sophisticated equipment. Some can see any information you have on your computer if your computer is connected to the Internet. I will try to give you examples and make you aware of this terror that has come...

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... and use the accounts of others or make fake accounts. When online, these account "pirates" many times trick other users into giving their passwords to them by impersonating an employee of the online service. Others can hack into the online services mainframe computer and steal thousands of accounts. Probably the most common method of getting online without paying is the use of ... names into his/her database then he would not have committed and unethical act. One conclusion from studies sponsored by the National Institute of Justice is that persons involved in computer crimes get form s...

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• Grade Level: High School

... delivered by the World Wide Web. In addition, a number of educational providers have launched various forms of virtual schools, where some or all of the educational content is delivered by computer to a more geographically distant learner. The university won't survive as residential institution. It makes it more convenient to adapt to variety of people. Today, this technology is ubiquitous ... . One of the major forces behind the exponential growth of the Internet is a variety of new capabilities in the network -- particularly directory, indexing, and searching services that help users d...

• Word Count: 1948
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate