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The boundaries of technology, science, and medicine seemed practically unlimited in the last decade of the twentieth century. Researchers were cracking genetic codes to fatal diseases to help find cures and save lives. The capacity of computer memory continued to multiply and little silicon chips were found in toys, remotes, computers and just basically everything. GPS systems were created and put inside cars to help give people information on where they're going and guide people on their way to…

There are so many ways to keep up with the world around us. Adults and children have been consumed by the media that surrounds them on a daily basis. Media that comes to them in many different ways. Kids these days are more attentive to their electronics like their iPads or cell phones rather than focusing on their homework. Not all media is bad though, in fact there are good forms of media as well. For example, the news is a good way of keeping up with political changes or what goes on in…

Almost every person has left a digital footprint on the internet, most being on social media sites. According to Merriam-Webster, social media is “forms of electronic communication through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content.” Internet started with the first dial up internet system in 1978. The first social media website was founded in 1997, sixdegrees.com with over one million users (Bennett). Today, there are over 200 well…

refers to the gap between demographics and regions that have access to modern information and communications technology, and those that don't or have restricted access. This technology can include the telephone, television, personal computers and the Internet. The digital divide refers to the separation between those who have access to digital information and communications technology (ICT) and those who do not. Many believe that universal access to ICT would bring about a global community of…

Firstly, the World Wide Web is not the Internet. The web is a feature of the internet, which is a network of computer networks whereas the World Wide Web is a series of interlinked HTML webpages connected by Hyperlinks. Therefore, “surfing” the Web and “surfing” the internet are two different things. Although the task of retrieving a webpage can be completed in a matter of seconds, it is actually a complex process. Firstly, your device sends a request to the Domain Name System through a router…

got started in the first place? We know that computer viruses are created by people. Someone has to write the code and test it. That someone also has to figure out the attack phase. This attack phase may come in the form of a silly message popping up on the screen, all the way to the destruction of the hard disk. But, for goodness sake, why? There are at least three good reasons why people do this. Some people do it for the thrill. It is the same kind of psychology that causes people to…

and web-based services make it possible to talk to people residing in the most distant parts of the world (provided that they have a stable Internet connection). At the same time, sometimes it is impossible to get in touch with some folks, especially people living in countries where certain web services are blocked or people who simply do not use the Internet. Therefore, only conventional landline and cell phone calls may help. Today, international calls are expensive, even if you use services…

History of VPN: Early VPNs were often set up to give individual employees secure remote access to their company networks, hence the name “virtual private network”. By connecting to the company’s network, an individual employee can access all the company’s resources and services as if the employee were inside the company. Since then, VPNs have evolved to provide the same…

ever making just about everything just one click away. The way technology has evolved has been a very helpful thing for us although it does make things a lot easier on us it could be effecting the youth in a negative way. Growing up as a kid in the 1990’s and growing up as a kid in the 2000’s has changed dramatically, with the improvement of cell phones and computers has opened doors for inventions such as tablet computers that were introduced in the early 2000’s by Mr. Bill Gates and Microsoft…

As cloud service allows users to access their resources from anywhere on any device through the Internet. The network becomes a risky part in the process. An immediate connection to the web implies that the cloud framework is inclined to outages and service interruptions which could happen amidst a task or transaction causing delays or loss of time sensitive data. 3.1.1 Our strategies to Protect: Use security SDKs to encrypt your data Security software development kit (SDKs) are a great way to…