... , this is not the case. Computers and new technology, like the internet, has taken the business world by storm and our personal daily lives have been enriched because of them. Businesses are now dependent upon them and most people can't live without them. Keywords: computers, technology, internet, business 1. INTRODUCTION The history of computers dates back to World War II, when a team ... can keep track of all of their clients, know which client buys what, how much they buy, and much more. Thanks to the rise of the internet the opportunities for businesses are endless. A company can use...

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... the world. Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can forge global relationships with their trading partners everywhere in the world. High-speed network makes geographical distance insignificant. Businesses can sell goods to customers outside traditional markets, explore new markets and realize business opportunities more easily. SMEs who cannot afford establishing overseas offices and strongholds can now ... sales data can help to reduce stock level and thus the operating cost. Detailed client information such as mode of consumption, personal preferences and purchasing power, etc. ca...

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... Everyone in the business world knows that time means money. The more time a company wastes, the more money they lose. No company is here to lose money. Businesses constantly look ways to cut costs and improve organization skills. Computers have proven to save corporations millions of dollars. Programs replaced the time consuming and sometimes confusing necessary paperwork to ... run a business today. Costume built programs were created for businesses and made it possible for them to be able to do profit and loss statements, create payroll sheets, inventory calculations, keep employee re...

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... in order to keep the rate of growth running smoothly and keep the four functions of management, planning, leading, organizing and controlling in line with the goals of the organization. Businesses must determine what the future holds, and effectively develop the tasks and employees to complete those tasks (Dessler, 2001. Section 1). The future of business lies in automation. With the advance ... this high-tech equipment has led to the advance of EDI, or electronic data interchange (www.onlinewbc.gov). This is the computer-to-computer exchange of business information that enables busines...

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... hours a day, seven days a week. Since the Internet can be accessed by millions of people all time, it would be a great incentive for businesses. The Internet can help businesses in number of extraordinary ways. First, the Internet is an excellent way to make business information available to possible consumers. Say a person hears about a ... to store and no negotiating with pesky salesmen would greatly help some. Technology today can deliver business to us and not make us travel to businesses. Another benefit of using the Internet would be the chance of curious people coming across you...

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... . First Chad's parents are responsible for him as he is still a juvenile. Proper monitoring of Chad's computer use may have avoided some damage. Second, Chad's father had a duty to the businesses he worked with to protect their interests. But both would most likely be thrown out due to foreseeabiliy. The results of Chad's actions were not the typical result of a 16 ... of online community service, setting up a town web site or community emailing lists would be adequate. Having Chad enroll in some computer classes and maybe even assisting some of the businesses he damaged by doing work wi...

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... follow the protocols of computer ethics. Many times they intentionally or unintentionally cost businesses money and lost time to fix the data that they have gained access to and to fix the holes that they come through. The government has created two organizations to help deal with hackers. Businesses must also defend themselves from attack by installing hubs, routers, firewalls, ... updating patches, and ensuring proper password authentication. Only through a combination of efforts and cooperation can businesses be better protected against the over one billion dollars in hacking deficit ...

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... hours a day, seven days a week. Since the Internet can be accessed by millions of people all time, it would be a great incentive for businesses. The Internet can help businesses in number of extraordinary ways. First, the Internet is an excellent way to make business information available to possible consumers. Say a person hears about a ... to store and no negotiating with pesky salesmen would greatly help some. Technology today can deliver business to us and not make us travel to businesses. Another benefit of using the Internet would be the chance of curious people coming across you...

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... in order to keep the rate of growth running smoothly and keep the four functions of management, planning, leading, organizing and controlling in line with the goals of the organization. Businesses must determine what the future holds, and effectively develop the tasks and employees to complete those tasks (Dessler, 2001. Section 1). The future of business lies in automation. With the advance ... this high-tech equipment has led to the advance of EDI, or electronic data interchange (www.onlinewbc.gov). This is the computer-to-computer exchange of business information that enables busines...

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... information, whether personal or business, to its intended receiver as quickly as possible. The computer has evolved as a communications super-tool, enabling people to do just that. Networking has given businesses, as well as individuals, the power to transfer ideas, reports, and files quickly and efficiently. These abilities have made networking invaluable to many people in many different areas; however, networking ... connection. A Wi-Fi network can easily be expanded to ten users or more. Wi-Fi networks also work well for small businesses, providing connectivity between mobile salesp...

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... in the country. But people can't look through their jealousy and envy to see what Bill Gates actually stands for. He has influences the way businesses, schools, and organizations operate, with the creations his programs, and operating systems (Windows). As well Bill along with his wife, Melinda; have ... year or so later the creation of BASIC arrived. BASIC is a simple, but commonly used programming language used by many high schools and small-scale businesses worldwide. With the creation of this new language, more and more people began taking interest in the computer world. Bill was now ...

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... computers, but the maintenance is guaranteed to be less expensive than the maintenance on a mainframe. When comparing PC's to Mainframes the first point of comparison is the price. For large businesses with thousands of employees, mainframe computers are the best choice especially if the company demands reliability and can afford it. PC's are the affordable choice for the small to medium ... sized businesses. They offer many networking options that establish the size of your business. When it comes to reliability, the PC does not compare with the mainframe. Mainframes require constant m...

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... people wanting to read and see the current weather forecasts. The result saw the server going down from the overload leaving nobody the ability to visit that site. With more businesses seeing the dollar signs that the web could produce they compete for advertising on the web because it is much cheaper then advertising on television or the newspaper and it ... faster. Another way to make things faster is to make sure that servers can handle the load applied to them. Internet providers want to make money just like all other businesses so they try fitting as many customers on to one server...

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... element of today's society. Large computers are used to track reservations for the airline industry, process billions of dollars for banks, manufacture products for industry, and conduct major transactions for businesses because more and more people now have computers at the home and office. As a result of our dependency on computers we as a society are susceptible to computer crime to ... to white, to tall. Definitions of computer crime have changed over the years as the users of computers have expanded into new areas. "When computers were first introduced into businesses, computer cri...

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... . Millions of people worldwide are using the Internet to share information, make new associations and communicate. Individuals and businesses, from students to journalists, to consultants, programmers and corporate giants are all harnessing the power of the Internet. For many businesses the Internet has became essential to there operations. It has became this way because of the ability to send ... Internet offers a new way of doing business. A virtual market-place where customers can, at the push of a button, selects goods, place an order and pay using a secure electronic transaction. Bu...

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... , buying, and selling of stocks. The Internet is also vital to the advertisement industry. The Internet has caused a revolution in the way business is conducted in the twenty-first century. Businesses all across the world are making money through trading and communicating within seconds on the web. Samuelson 68) says, "Almost everything on it is being given away or sold at ... a loss". If company's loosing a great deal of money they would not continue to advertise on the Internet. The Internet helps companies, businesses, and also individuals bring in different amounts of income. Many in...

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... in research to release the System/360 series of computers, which was the first computer system to be compatible with each other. These new developments in the computer world left businesses and students buzzing with excitement. Those that were able to get their hands on one and use it were viewed as very privileged. Every time a new computer accomplishment was made ... , it left people in awe. Still, up till 1972, computers were only available to schools, businesses, and wealthy people who could afford them. It was in 1972 when Intel came out with the 8008 chip and it was able to process...

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... agencies and banks (Salvatore 2). Anything can be found on the Internet; therefore, anyone can find anything, easily invading people privacy. According to Jason Catlett, "we are starting to see various businesses for which privacy is core part of their value proposition." (Jones 1). Some vendors are actually billing new online shopping tools to enhance privacy. Something like barcodes, so everyone is individual ... about computers networks and security databases are a range of topics. There are many issues do deal with when talking about privacy (Brandt 2). Some businesses are also tryi...

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... the costs of processing transactions. Second, it creates better supply-chain management. And third, it makes it possible to practically eliminate stock. Studies show that by purchasing over the Internet, businesses save from two to forty percent in differing industries. B2B commerce could reduce average prices across the economy by almost 4%. Lower costs encourage firms to produce more. Within a ten-year ... and the general public (tax payer) through filling tax returns and applications for permits and licences on-line. All of this proves that the consumers purchasing habits will increa...

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... the firm. If a company has a network, their memory would range on the applications required to run the system productively. A one to three gigabyte hard drive would be most common for businesses. To keep these applications on the computer, you need a fair amount of RAM memory as well as hard disk space. An application developed in 1993, probably will be to powerful ... wonderful things for you. Most of you have heard of programs such as Wordperfect, Lotus, Freelance, etc.. that are productive in helping the user perform functions that save time. In businesses, word processing is always ...

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... introduced still such as viruses allowing remote control of a system. This can be serious as someone could have access to confidential information etc Since the growing number of people and businesses getting viruses on their systems much more complicated ways of virus detection have been employed. The problem of viruses is an issue in many ... businesses and it is important to keep virus free. A virus infection could cost a business thousands and they demand some protection from the threat of viruses. Virus prevention techniques have been introduced. ... . New viruses are created all ...

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... E-mail system, and what type of impact E-mail has on our society. Today, more than ever before, society has a greater need to have communication capabilities that are fast and reliable. Businesses rely on these capabilities so they can maintain efficient and productive companies. They also have a desire to keep the amount of paper involved in communication transactions to a minimum. E-mail has ... wiretap statute that prohibits the interception of telephone calls. Although the ECPA protects all systems from interference by unauthorized users, the emphasis is on public service systems us...

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... . My father's friend, Sean Klee, has a major in Graphic Design along with a minor in animation. He works with a company in Chicago that deals with the Fortune 500 businesses. Fortune 500 businesses are the top 500 businesses in profit in the nation. This company also deals with short film animation and commercials. He works with both areas, receiving a higher salary. He does have to ... ...

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... and the cost of software is shared by the community through licensing We often take for granted, the advances in software technology that have allowed home offices and home based businesses to flourish. This has been possible because the cost of developing software technology can be shared through licensing. If software was custom made and the cost to the consumer was ... powerful tools are so readily available to the population at large. This being said, the knowledge to use technology effectively is not widely dispersed and many small to medium sized businesses still struggle, using t...

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... with a  processor and some memory (even a calculator). IT security specialists are almost always found in any major enterprise/establishment due to the nature and value of the data within larger businesses. They are responsible for keeping all of the  technology  within the company secure from malicious cyber attacks that often attempt to breach into critical private information or gain control of ... of providing information assurance is to have an off-site backup of the data in case one of the mentioned issues arise. Governments, military, corporations, financial institutions, h...

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