Internet terminology

Army Counterintelligence (CI) field started in the Revolutionary War, when President George Washington first practiced the art of CI in the Continental Army. After the Revolutionary War, the government viewed the CI field as being necessary only during the time of war, and soon decommissioned the field. This method of activation and deactivation continued even throughout some of US history’s greatest wars: Indian War, War of 1812, Civil War, World War I, and World War II. With each activation CI…

Assignment 2 ITC431 - Networks and Communications Sidharth Arangadan House Jayarajan 11538368 1 1. Define and explain the following terminologies:  Computer networks: A computer network is a group of computer systems or other hardware computing devices which are linked together through a channel called communication channel to establishing communication between wide number of users and also for resource sharing between them.  Personal area networks (PANs): A personal area system - PAN - is a…

Why Wikipedia Should Be Allowed in Schools By Pedro Torres Wikipedia is used by everyone. It is the 7th most used site in the world, with an average of around 800 million views per month (as of March 2016). The site has what is one of, if not THE largest database of information available to mankind. Yet, in most schools across the country, it’s not allowed to be used for research in an essay or project. Why? Many teachers claim that Wikipedia is “unreliable and factually incorrect”. Since…

alternative to face to face instructions at the collegiate level is the virtual classroom. Many universities offer online courses as part or all of their requirements for degrees in various subject areas. To offer online classes robust interactive internet based software is required allowing students to interact with fellow students and the instructor, complete and submit assignments as well as receive grades. In general sales revenue from virtual classroom software is growing at a rate of 20%…

Social Networking “Tweeting”,”uploading”, and “posting” has become popular terminology in the mouths of human beings all around the world. With the help of smartphones, tablets, and the internet, social media sites have been on a rise. But the rise may also raise concerns. Social sites have many pros, but with every pro comes a con. Is social networking helping or hurting today’s society? Because social networking sites spread information faster than any other media source, everyone seems to…

How is RFID technology related to Wal-Mart’s business model? How does it benefit suppliers? Wal-Mart’s basic business model is “low cost.” RFID promises to reduce supply chain costs and improve the availability of items on store shelves. The world’s biggest retail chain wants RFID readers installed at store receiving docks to record the arrival of pallets and cases of goods. Software uses sales data from its point-of-sale systems and the RFID data about the number of cases brought out to…

get priority over another. All receive the same amount of electricity. Yet people still seem to not understand what the internet truly looks like and how it really operates. An article from WIRED magazine has broken down the internet so that we can understand what the internet looks like when making decisions concerning “net neutrality”. According to this article, the internet isn’t neutral right now and never will be. The article goes on to say that “The net neutrality debate has got many…

1. I have chosen Abita Springs Elementary School in St. Tammany Parish. 2. A) What information does the Report Card provide? The report card provides information about the school’s population, students who come from low income families, special education, and performance of students. The progress of students was not available. B) What does the information in the report card tell you about the school? The report card tells me that the school is doing a good job of keeping students on track. An…

Influence Matters: Becoming Who We Are “Be careful what you say and do, you never know who is watching you!” "Be careful who you look up to, you will begin to mimic their actions and attitudes!" We all have had someone say these words to us throughout our lives, but sometimes we wonder if it is true. Does influence truly have an impact on me? Is there really anyone that is watching me and looking up to me? Whether we realize it or not, influence plays a huge role in our everyday lives. Others…

In the classroom of interest, the grade level being taught is third grade with the students’ ages varying from seven years old to nine years old. The location of the school is in Gainesville, Florida and is called Stephen Foster Elementary School, which is a public magnet school, composed of grades kindergarten through fifth. Forty five percent of the students at Stephen Foster Elementary School are African American, 32% of students are Caucasian, 8% of students are Hispanic, and the rest of…