In nearly every corner of the world, one cannot enter a café or walk down the street without seeing someone talking, texting, or surfing the Internet on their cell phones, laptops or tablet PC. Information Technology (IT) is changing every aspect of how people live their lives. Technological advancement and IT development are the technological driving force for economic globalization. Over the past few decades advancements in information technology have had a marvelous effect on the global
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why things work the way they do, what makes them special? What I am trying to explain with this is that while the average internet user is satisfy with what they get out of their computers or portable devices I questioned what make the internet, programs, software’s possible? How they worked? What are their vulnerable points? The biggest nuisance and threat for the internet community of the world has to be hacker and spammers. Even the strongest security measures have not been able to contain this
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The internet has become a staple in most people’s lives. We can do everything from the comfort and safety of our homes, including grocery shop, pay bills, and keep in touch with family. While most of the time the internet is a helpful tool it has begun to cause a problem in our society. Internet addiction is becoming a larger and larger issue. The US Census Bureau estimated that $126,697 of the over $3 billion in retail sales was performed online in 2007 (Hou). Websites like Facebook and Twitter
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Americans in many ways including wireless internet which has given people, no matter where they are, access to huge amounts of information, and computer networks have made business and communication between people easy. All Americans should have or own some type of computer, and if they do not, there are many reasons why someone should go out and purchase one. Computers connect us to the world in a way that was never possible before. “The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer
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------------------------------------------------- Top of Form INTERNET Internet is the latest medium of communication. It is a computerized network of information system. It is now regarded as a milestone of the modern world of communication. Its uses and functions are easy and rapid. A computer and a telephone connection are required to get an internet connection. There are two types of internet such as broad band and dial up. The use of internet in the world still limited and costly. One can also go
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CONCEPT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY In the era of digital economy or the so-called information age, the words information and communication technology have become a byword or a common terminology. This is particularly true among users and enthusiasts where computers and telecommunication systems are part of the provisions of the workplace. The term information and communication technology refers to a collective and generic term that covers the broad range of systems, devices
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new communication technology would be required. They devised a communication protocol known as TCP/IP, or transmission control protocol/internet protocol. TCP/IP remains the fundamental way computer file are moved around the Internet today. Under TCP/IP a file is broken into smaller parts called "packets" by the file server. Each packet is assigned an IP (Internet protocol) address of the computer it has to travel to. As the packet moves through the network it is "switched" by a number of servers
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Facebook, which added a new social dimension to the web. While such networks have made people, communities and groups with shared interests stay more “connected,” Internet addiction and social network addiction in particular also started being recognized as psychological disorders all over the world. While several 90′s studies focused on Internet addiction, the next decade saw the growth of a new addiction related to all manner of social networking sites, especially the current king of the jungle: Facebook
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In more recent times, information communication technology (ICT) has become an integral part of everyday life for many people. ICT encompasses a large scope of technological resources “that are used to create, communicate, store, disseminate and manage information” (EDTK2030: Unit 1, p. 3). Examples of such include computers, computer programs, mobile phones, and televisions. Over the years ICT has become more prominent within the educational system; such technology is used for administrative and
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after work. Currently we do not have access to the Internet in our club. The only Internet access we do have is for management use only. As we found out about our clientele technology oriented work, we decided to have access to Internet for their convenience. We are sure that even tough they have their PDA’s accessible, it would be very convenient that they could also access Internet from a computer. We thought of it as an Internet Café and at the same time it would have a live band for entertainment
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