Claude Shannon pioneered a theory of information, explaining how information was created and how it might be encoded and compressed. ... In the nearly 50 years after his death, as the name of Turing has been invoked repeatedly by artificial intelligence researchers, as he became a sort of patron saint of computing genius, his theory was never fully tested. Like teaching an elephant how to swim, Turing's hypothesized child machine was rejected as impractical, impossible, and ill considered by those he must have most wished to reach - the scientists who sought to give machines real skill wi...

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In Physics, they included Alan Fowler who pursued investigations that led to the founding of a new branch in Physics, the "Two Dimensional Gas" theories, describing phenomena related to the behavior of electron in solid interfaces separating different materials, such as those existing in semiconductor devices. ...

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THEORIES OF ENFORCEMENT With individuals trying to discover the best way to govern the Internet there are many different theories of the best way to govern. ... IBM who is the largest manufacturer of computers is currently partaking in internal checks within a system to ensure security regarding adequate identification procedures for individuals communicating with the computer by keyboard terminals. [6] Other possible solutions to computer fraud involve a pen that will examine the personal signature to verify the user. [7] With regards to the prevention of computer and Internet f...

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In 1993 worldwide illegal copying of domestic and international software cost $12.5 billion to the software industry, with a loss of $2.2 billion in the United States alone. Estimates show that over 40 percent of U.S. software company revenues are generated overseas, yet nearly 85 percent of...

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Software Crimes: The Ethical and Economical Downfalls In 1996, worldwide illegal copying of domestic and international software cost $15.2 billion to the software industry, with losses of $5.1 billion in North America alone. Some sources put the total up-to-date losses due to software crime as...

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Therefore, in today's business where business enterprise is operated for value maximization according to the theory of rational choice, it is natural to suppose that MIS offers economic value and that this value overcomes the costs. ...

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