... year 1991 brought the GP1 virus, which is "network-sensitive" and attempts to steal Novell NetWare passwords. Since their inception, viruses have become increasingly complex and equally destructive. Examples from the IBM-PC family of viruses indicate that the most commonly detected viruses vary according to continent, but Stoned, Brain, Cascade, and members of the Jerusalem family, ... sources of weakness in passwords are easily guessed passwords based on knowledge of the user (e.g. wife's maiden name) and passwords that are susceptible to dictionary attacks (i.e. brute-force guessing of...

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... set up for users to access the hypermedia. Browsers such as Netscape allow me to "surf the net" and search for the hypermedia of their choice. I have found millions of examples of hypermedia on the Internet. While "surfing" I also found art, photos, information on business, the government, and colleges, television schedules, movie reviews, music lyrics, online news ... almost reason enough to become computer literate, but there is still much more that computers can do. One of my favorite reasons for having a computer is for playing video games. With a PC you can play card games, simulati...

• Word Count: 1342
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• Grade Level: High School

... will explore the threats posed to international security from and non-state entities in cyberspace. The essay outlines some of the most prominent examples of cyber warfare from Industrial Espionage, Propaganda and censorship to the Stuxnet Worm, in order to illustrate the seriousness of the threat ... tools used to carry out cyber-attacks are available to all internet users. 'Cyber warfare' is a recent term: the Oxford English Dictionary gives its first use as 1994. "Actions by a nation-state to penetrate another nation's computers or networks for the purposes of causing ... espiona...

• Word Count: 858
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... examples from all forms of media as the internet encompasses themes and styles that run through film, music, art and advertising. I will first outline culture in its general terms and compare these observations with the emergence of "cyberculture". Culture n. 1. the appreciation and understanding of literature, arts, music, etc. 2. the customs and civilization of a particular people or group. (Oxford Dictionary definition ... the film and the computer contained completely opposite aesthetics. The modernist values of clarity and functionality echoed in the design and projected ideology of...

• Word Count: 2286
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... the "information superhighway?" Signing on refers to the act of connecting to the Internet in this context. Before this digital era, signing on meant to engage by written agreement (www.dictionary.com). The information superhighway is "the name coined by US Vice-president Al Gore in the early 1990s for the emerging high-speed global communications network capable of carrying voice ... "being there?" Educators are not referring to physical location anymore because the VC has done away with time and space restraints. While technology has been increasing classroom boundaries, teachers and st...

• Word Count: 1739
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... Reality and its existence in our every day lives. The dictionary definition of "Virtual Reality" reads: an image or environment generated by computer software with which a user can interact realistically using a helmet with a screen inside, gloves fitted with sensors, etc. This is the most stereo typical description ... telephone we are experiencing virtual reality, where we are in the space between to points of communication. Perhaps one of the easiest examples to understand is act of day dreaming, in which many of us get caught up in a world of our own consciousness ... Nicholas Mirzo...

• Word Count: 1544
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... should have the right to. In fact, the First and Fourth Amendment protects this right. As defined by The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, privacy is the quality or condition of being secluded from the presence or view of others. ... include genetic, psychological, and drug testing. The following discusses all forms of monitoring as well as what can and cannot be done when dealing with workplace privacy. Electric Monitoring Since the 80s, electronic monitoring is rapidly becoming popular in today's workplace. "According to a survey by the American ...

• Word Count: 1823
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate