Computer Issues What are the problems in computer security? ... However, virus and worms has been criticized many software vendors, internets server and end users over the period of decades. ... The difficult for users prevent this matter when Mydoom virus generates emails with a spoofed from people you know. ... Even though the users clean their computers, the infection still remain if the back doors still open. ... This worm does not infect typical end user machines at all .Therefore, it only infects computers running Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or MSDE 2000. ...

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Advertising spyware logs information about the user, possibly including passwords, e-mail addresses, web browsing history, online buying habits, the computers hardware and software configuration, the name, age, sex, etc of the user. As with spam, advertising spyware uses CPU, RAM and resources of the users computer, making the user pay the costs associated with operating it. ... Often these ads are pornographic and make no allowances for underage users who may be using the computer. ... What steps can a user take for protection? ... Before selecting any products for protecting you and ...

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Computer porn is a major concern for parents of a household that have their children surfing the Internet in today's world. ... The user is free to browse and or transfer information with others and there are some very easy ways to protect the user from future problems. ... Many ISP's allow their users to select their own homepage on the ISP's computer for the whole Internet community to view. ... It is possible for someone to write a program using Java that transfers data from the user's computer back to the website without the user ever being aware of anything being taken...

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In the 21st Century, many computer users turn to the internet for their daily activities and it eventually became a part of their daily lives. ... While there has been an increasingly amount of computer users on the internet, many have had their piracy invaded by many strangers. ... Although junk mail can always be deleted, this exposure does not protect us from computer viruses. ... In order to ensure that more be done to protect the privacy between computer users and websites, there should be laws that prevent marketers from having access to cookies, or any other information on any of thei...

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When a user revisits a Web site, the computer automatically "serves up" the cookie, which launches the user's identity and there is no longer a need to re-enter the information. ... Any information about the user, can be found by searching for specific data about the user. ... This means that our computers are actively extracting (pulling) information from the Internet. ... Push means that new information is delivered or retrieved automatically from a remote computer to the personal computer so that information does not need to be updated manually on a regular basis. ... Pull technology i...

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(www.britannica.com) 81% of Net users are concerned about threats to their privacy while online. ... files onto computer hard drives. ... The first is if there is suspicion that the sender is attempting to damage the system or harm another user. ... Another major concern within computer security is electronic attacks by computer hackers on government and business computers. ... Even though it may seem immediate, an e-mail message travels from one's computer to several computer hosts across the world before finally reaching its destination. ...

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Text In getting started with E-mail you need to have a basic E-mail system which requires a terminal or personal computer from which a user can access the sophisticated E-mail software running on a host computer. ... Since the major payback for E-mail often comes from increased use of less expensive leased telephone lines, the effective system is tailored to the users" needs and one in which the user will feel comfortable in using. The users must feel they have benefited from the change. ... There are a variety of different types of E-mail systems available today from comput...

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It all began with a computer network called Arpanet. ... Here is christian the user name and cybercity.dk is the mail server. ... Every time the user is going to check or send mail he enquires the post office (the mail-server). ... I have bought roller-skates and computer games. ... Today most private users pay per minute they are online. ...

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Electronic mail's purpose originally was to directly transmit a message from one user at one computer to another user at another computer. For the original email to work, both computers had to be simultaneously on and ready to receive and send email. ... Thus, computers were born and then the internet. ... Secondly, because of too many users using email at once, we have to watch out for Internet overload. ...

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It is brought to your computer screen by converting analogue telephone signals into digital computer signals. ... It can circulate freeware and shareware that a user can download to his or her computer. The Internet can provide entertainment to the user with interesting sites or online games. ... You can also "chat" with other users and it can be a place to meet new people. ... The Internet is becoming more and more accessible to the user with now access from almost every computer and things such as WAP Mobile Phones and personal organisers. ...

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This first network, known as ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency NETwork), was very primitive by today's standards, but a milestone in computer communications. ... The Department of Defense in 1969 commissioned ARPANET, and the first node was created at the University of California in Los Angeles, running on a Honeywell DDP-516 mini-computer. ... The theory was tested on Xerox PARCs computers. 1974 saw the launch of TELNET public packet data service. ... In 1979 the first MUD (Multi-User Domain) was created by Dr. ... In 1995, Compuserve, America Online and Prodigy opened up Intern...

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Today's world is rapidly becoming increasingly dependent on computers and the internet. ... If the user did wish to remove him or herself from a mailing list, upon opening the email there should be a link that would fulfil this task. ... Signing up for various opt-in email distributors such as post master or kool email direct allow users to take advantage of this system. ... Even if, somehow, an unwanted advertisement is received, users can easily delete it with the simple click of a button. ... With the increasing dependence on computers, it's only natural for there to be a tende...

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To many users, what was radical just years ago may be becoming monotonous. But the computer industry is looking to change all that. ... For most users, the Internet experience will change dramatically over the next year or two. ... Also, lots of companies will jump on to the trend to make better computer products. Computer-game maker Electronic Arts is the first company to test the capabilities of the new connectivity. ...

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Window NT and Unix can communicate with different types of computers. Also, they can secure the important data and keep the unauthorized users off the computers. ... These programs are also free but not very user friendly. ... Unix users have reported that it can run over one year without rebooting. ... Then, it uses user permissions, group permissions, or other permissions to set up the user account. ...

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Spam is a burden to the person who gets it and to the network of computer systems that deliver it. ... Once received the unwanted message has to be stored until read and deleted by the user. ... Although the cost of a single spam message to an individual user is small, the combined cost of wasted time for an organization can be huge. ... Many spammers are using techniques to disguise e-mail and to trick users into opening messages. ...

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If everyone would just think about how much a computer helps us, we would appreciate it more. I can do so many amazing things with a computer. ... Computers are becoming more smaller, faster, and better everyday. What makes a computer so great is the World Wide Web or the Internet. ... People can do almost everything on a computer. ...

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They are both forms of computer-mediated communication. ... The Designed Tourism Web page is information based (it may contain email facilities) which enables to user to gain easy access to the facts. ... The web page is dealing with a wider but specific audience using a user-friendly manner. ... For instance, large offices often have interoffice email systems that enable employees to communicate within the office computer network, partly replacing interoffice telephone communications. ...

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Their project called the ARPANET was created in 1969 and initially connected computers at four universities. ... The Internet connects computers all over the globe and supplies information to people of all ages and interests. ... Your computer connects via modem over a regular old phone line to the ISP's computer, which in turn connects to the Internet backbone with a high-speed link and then routes data between your computer and the Internet backbone. ... This pay-as-you-go model is usually significantly less expensive for all but the most frequent users of the service. ... Distribut...

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On the internet, there are many hackers who invade the privacies of many computer users. When online, hackers can enter through "back doors" of your computers and gain access to information such as, their addresses and their phone numbers. ...

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With the explosion of the World Wide Web several years ago, almost anyone with the proper computer knowledge was able to publish his or her ideas to the world. However, with the recent carving up of the internet domain by the corporate world, amateur internet users find themselves being forced out of a market that was intended for all. ...

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What privacy I ask there seems to be no privacy left in anything you do when it comes to computers and the net. ... THE COMPUTERS HAVE EYES: HOW PRIVATE IS PRIVATE IN THE DIGITAL AGE? Bacard: Learning to run a computer program can take a bit of work, but James Bond skills aren't needed. ... When the common criminal becomes computer-literate, America will be in trouble. ... First, use PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) software to encrypt your e-mail (and computer files) so that snoops cannot read them. ...

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The Division I was assigned too had installed the software Windows NT too better monitor what users were viewing. Administrators were assigned to monitor computer usage of the internet and websites service members were using and also blocking those that were not in the interests of the division. ... They monitor email that enters their system by using software that that records information and or activity on a computer and then sends the information to the person or company that installed it. ...

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In the article "The Virtual Community" by Barry M Leiner, the author asserts that the Internet is "a mechanism for information dissemination, and a medium for collaboration and interaction between individuals and their computers without regard for geographic location." ... For example, Pasadena City College offered many computer courses online. ... They argue that this "cyberspace" doesnt exist in reality because the basic elements that build up this virtual world are only electronic signals and computer programs, which cannot be used to substitute for the warmth and emotion involved in real h...

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Most people today own a computer and have access to the internet. ... "Unsuspecting internet users can fall victim to criminal elements who meddle with their emails or do something nasty with their credit card information. ...

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The Internet and international business is an interesting topic- discussing an area of business that will probably be around for many years and possibly centuries to come. Since its earliest days, the Internet has been a means of communication, an essential tool in almost instant communication. Peop...

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