The Chinese Room is basically the idea that someone can be perceived to understand Chinese without actually knowing any Chinese at all, much like how the computer program ‘understands’ questions it is asked by a human. This is done by placing someone who has no knowledge of Chinese in a room, with countless volumes that teach them in English what to do and write when they see certain Chinese characters in…
machine the Enigma. With the "Colossus", he saved up to ten to twenty-one million lives. He's a hero of World War 2 and a hero to countless people who could've been a victim of the war. Turing was famous for many things, but mostly famous for being a computer scientist, designer, mathematician, cryptanalyst, and an ultra distance runner. Turing was born on June 23, 1912 and was a victim of suicide on June 7, 1954. His father was Julius Mathison Turing and his mother was Ethel Sara. Alan…
On this website, you can find out how to become a better Forensics Investigator. You can read the paragraphs to find out how to further your skills by learning about strengthening your brain and how it processes things and how crime scenes are best secured and photographed. Scroll down even further, and find out how to collect certain types of evidence with our Forensics Videos! One of the keys to becoming a better forensics investigator is to train your mind to better organize your new…
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was established in the year 1999 when Bill Gates combined three charitable family foundations. Today, it is the largest private foundation worldwide, and “the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world” (Bates, 2010). The foundation is worth an estimated $40 billion, which makes it the richest charitable trust in the world. The foundation follows a guiding principle “…that every life has equal value”, and, therefore, focuses its…
In 2003, Bill Gates earned $23,148 a minute, $1.38 million an hour, leading to a total of $33.3 million a day (Roche). Growing up, he always had an interest in computer technology. While attending Lakeside School, he met Allen Paul who went on to be his co-worker. After high school, he briefly attended college, then dropped out shortly after receiving an excellent job offer. He formed Microsoft and its success exceeded his, and others, expectations. Microsoft windows evolved and its popularity…
people are very protective of, data which some people are very keen to access. This can be anything from a Bennington student’s enrolment records to every picture on Instagram. The AWS security team I plan to intern with is tasked with protecting the files and programs stored on those servers. This is an amazing opportunity for someone my age to participate in something so complex and…
History of operating systems COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS (OSes) present a collection of capabilities necessary along with seeing that used by almost all application DEALS having a LAPTOP OR COMPUTER, plus the back links was needed to take care of along with synchronize processing products. Regarding the first personal computers, without key method, each software necessary the full elements spec to operate the right way along with attain usual obligations, as well as unique owners intended for…
malicious computer code that can be used to invade or attack computers. Evaluate their relative threat and potential for damage. Unit 2. Nothing brings more fear to an individual when learning that a malicious code has been entered in his or her computer. This fear is the same feeling one experience when their credit card is stolen or compromised. The feeling of security quickly diminishes. Just what is a malicious code? Simply put, malicious codes are programs just like any other computer…
every time I was on my computer. I would have pop-ups appear all of the time and random videos would play suddenly. Eventually I got so sick of it I just bought a new laptop with a new security system. The creator of a virus can take many things from your computer. It has the ability-as mentioned before-to take passwords and credit card/security numbers. It also has the capability to shut down your entire computer system. It affects the hard drive and your computer is practically done.…
competitions several times a year. These competitions are an integral part of CyberPatriot, a national computer security education program for high school students. For nearly the entire six-hours, I focus on securing a Linux system by using command line, editing server configuration files, and digging through the Linux filesystem, while my teammates complete networking quizzes and work on securing Windows systems. During competitions and weekly meetings, we made frequent use of technology and…