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From Orality To Literacy

Literate? Thousands of years have passed since our culture invented an alphabet to allow spoken words to be permanently recorded. This 'great leap' from orality to literacy had many consequences that will be discussed here. However, many other technologies have come into existence since the ...

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Software Licensing And Piracy

In 1993 worldwide illegal copying of domestic and international software cost $12.5 billion to the software industry, with a loss of $2.2 billion in the United States alone. Estimates show that over 40 percent of U.S. software company revenues are generated overseas, yet nearly 85 percent of the ...

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The Internet

has an enormous impact on the American Experience. First, It encourages the growth of businesses by providing new ways of advertising products to a large audience, and thus helps companies to publicize their products. Secondly, It allows more Americans to find out what goes on in ...

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Improving Cyberspace

Honors English III Research Paper Thesis: Though governments cannot physically regulate the Internet, cyberspace needs regulations to prevent illegal activity, the destruction of morals, and child access to pornography. I. Introduction. II. Illegal activity ...

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Hooked On The Internet

How do you know when you're addicted to the Internet? You tilt your head sideways to smile. You dream in HTML. Your wife says communication is important in a marriage, so you buy another computer and a second phone line so the two of you can chat…. The above list of "symptoms" can be heard in ...

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Hackers Misunderstood

Over the years, to this date, the media has distorted the definition of a hacker. It has been morphed and demonized to someone who terrorizes cyberspace. However, the true hacker is someone who seeks knowledge and information. When hackers hack into systems or networks, it is to explore an ...

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Software Licensing

In 1993 worldwide illegal copying of domestic and international software cost $12.5 billion to the software industry, with a loss of $2.2 billion in the United States alone. Estimates show that over 40 percent of U.S. software company revenues are generated overseas, yet nearly 85 percent of the ...

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Smart Cards

1. Technology Requirements of a Smart Card What is a Smart Card? Before I outline the technology requirements of the project, I think it is helpful to define what exactly a smart card is. The actual term smart card comes from France. It was during a period of national investment and modernisation ...

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Canada's Economy In 1996

To investigate the state of the Canadian economy, it is very useful to track Canada's six major economic goals: economic growth, economic stability, economic efficiency, economic equity, viable balance of payments, and low unemployment. At a given time, Canada is achieving some of these goals ...

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Gateway 2000, Inc

. Located at 610 Gateway Dr. North Sioux City, South Dakota, was founded in 1985, by two men Ted Waitt and Mike Hammond, in Sioux City Iowa. The company was formed for one purpose, to offer. They wanted people to have choices, a nice selection, good prices and a staff with a vast knowledge. The ...

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The Importance of Mathematics in My Life

The Importance of Mathematics in My Life Education should be started with mathematics. For it forms well designed brains that are able to reason right. It is even admitted that those who have studied mathematics during their childhood should be trusted, for they have acquired solid bases for ...

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3D Printing

Introduction 3D printing is "a process for making a physical object from a three-dimensional digital model, typically by laying down many successive thin layers of a material"(Oxford Dictionary). Now that 3D printers are dropping in price, they are going to start becoming a thing in the day to ...

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The 1990s

Overall the 1990s was a great decade for the American government and many advancements in entertainment for the people. Both presidents in office this decade were very successful by leading an invasion to liberate Kuwait from Iraq, and also being on budget and eliminating some debt from the ...

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Domestic Surveillance

Domestic Surveillance Julianna Barnard Soc 120 Ethics & Social Responsibilities Instructor Daniella Graves Aug 15, 2016 With today's technology we are able to do so much more and learn so much more than we have ever done before. How is the government using this technology, have they gone ...

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Computer Pornography

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.(Wallace: 3) A statement ...

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ISDN Vs. Cable Modems

1.0 Introduction The Internet is a network of networks that interconnects computers around the world, supporting both business and residential users. In 1994, a multimedia Internet application known as the World Wide Web became popular. The higher bandwidth needs of this application have ...

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Creative Story: Fast Eddie

Where do I begin... to write down my misadventure. I would have never picked up a pen and began had it not been for my host. He's the type of fellow who tells you what to do and his partners (soldiers) make sure you did just as your told. This hideout, this fortress has more weapons than I've ...

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The Search For Black Holes: Both As A Concept And An Understanding

For ages people have been determined to explicate on everything. Our search for explanation rests only when there is a lack of questions. Our skies hold infinite quandaries, so the quest for answers will, as a result, also be infinite. Since its inception, Astronomy as a science speculated ...

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Internet Censorship

As the end of the twentieth century nears, a new medium and tool has emerged as the future of communications, business, news, education, and entertainment. This tool is the Internet, a worldwide network of computers currently connected by phone lines. While it is still in its infancy, its power as ...

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Creating, Financing, and Marketing a Business

Creating, Financing, and Marketing a Business Student Professor BUS 100 Intro to Business Date There are many forms of ownership for businesses. One that is common ...

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