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safe when browsing the website. Hacking A hacker is someone who gains access into a computer system or data without permission of the owner. They can achieve this by cracking codes and passwords. Usually a hacker hacks into your computer to access important data such as customer payment details, date of birth, bank details and other personal information, they can also damage your computer…

will this epidemic affect the world as time progresses? According to Katina Michael (PC World) Feb 23rd, 2017 “It is estimated there will be 2.67 billion social network users by 2018”. That is a huge population in todays world nearly everyone who has access to technology equipments that…

Vulnerability Analysis of IT Infrastructure Vulnerability as a concept and as a process has been defined as a weakness that can be exploited to gain access to data (Liu and Cheng, 2009). Vulnerability refers to a deficiency or a security hole. There is a general consensus that computer systems and networks are inherently imbued with a number of weaknesses that may compromise their security. Weaknesses…

increasingly present and with that more and more people have access to information. It takes only a few seconds for someone to search a question on google or open up a news app and read up on current events. One of the main themes conveyed in both Jenkins and Smith’s work is access. Today’s more readily available access to technology allows a greater part of society to keep up with the world. Social media is just another aspect of access we have with today’s technology. While being able to so…

that the faster the person on the pc’s connection speed is, the quicker text and images will load. If we look at a website that hosts videos like YouTube, the quicker the clients internet speed is, the quicker the video can be rendered, and in a larger quantity with high definition quality. If someone has a slower internet connection, their experience with the website would be worse compared with someone with a quicker speed. Something that affects this is the actually quality of the person’s…

Emerging technological developments and forms of communication such as the Internet and smartphones are changing the way that popular culture is both produced and consumed. Our social world is becoming shaped by these emergent technologies through such widespread use of devices such as smartphones and tablets. Through these devices and technologically advanced gadgets, the use of such applications like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter and so on, are becoming the main source of information of what…

Technology and the Internet Today the world that we live in is very advanced. The main reason for this is the advancements in technology. Today we have technology that one thought could never possibly be invented. We now have a phenomenon called the internet. This mechanism is a global communication network that allows technology devices worldwide to connect and exchange information. The internet is a very good thing because of all that it provides and also because it makes everything easier to…

practical creative solutions to many of the worlds most pressing social issues. Initially everyone spent a few hours brainstorming ideas after that we were split into groups five with similar areas of focus. The general theme of our group was internet access in Africa, which is at a shockingly low 13.5%. Initially we made very little progress as a team, everyone one wanted their own idea represented and didn’t like theirs being discarded, we were going no where. Having just read the book “Think…

In today society we all have encountered different ways to communication with others, especially throughout the years we have communicated through newspapers, television broadcasters and the internet. Technology has affected how communication is conducted internally and externally for example, we use text messaging, blogging, tweets and other devices such as cell phones, cameras and videos. The media has become reliable because many people gain information and knowledge about events and issues…

and boredom relief” (Whiteman 17). The latest statistics show that 74% of American Adolescents use social networking sites such as facebook, twitter, instagram, snapchat, and pinterest ("Social Networking ProCon.org."). Allowing 24 hour media access has caused the amount of time people spend on social media to rise dramatically. Some people say that today’s eight to eighteen year olds will devote an average of seven hours and thirty-eight minutes a day but, will manage to pack a total of…