... browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. Computer-Assisted Instruction (CAI) is a teaching process in which students gain mastery over a specific set of skills by executing training programs on a computer. Download is using the network to transfer files from one computer to another. Electronic Mail is ... classes mean that the class can see and hear the instructor via video. 2-way classes mean that the instructor is live in a classroom set up with microphones and cameras and can see and hear the classes and they him as well. . Another form of distance education is...

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... " may not be the best word to describe these theories. Furthermore, Galloway breaks up the Internet into its individual components (BSD, UNIX). He explains that "a computer protocol is a set of recommendations and rules that outline specific technical standards" (Galloway 6). This may be a metaphor of how society can be controlled the same way technology is controlled if there was ... , computers and the internet. However, his discovery does not lead to any illuminating conclusions or implications. It leaves one wondering what kind of purpose does the complex structure of technology serve...

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... the quickly advancing computer technology a cultural lag has been created. A cultural lag is a gap between the technical development of a society and its moral and legal institutions. The "Love bug" virus; a set of commands that change computer programming and sometimes destroy files, one example of a virus is a "worm, which is a self replicating program"(Pitchford pages 10-13). The "love bug" virus in ... )." So the hacker who caused damage of 15 billion worldwide could get away with a crime considered a felony in the U.S. Although computer crime and hacking have become a global problem...

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... be able to trust that their information is kept intact and remains secure during the transmission process. There are two standards that protect the integrity of online transactions. They are SET and SSL. The transaction information must be standardized so that everyone everywhere can read and understand the terms of the agreement. The OFX (Open Financial Exchange) was developed and presented ... ...

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