Computer hacking is the act of modifying computer hardware or software‚ in order to cause damage to sensitive data on a computer or to simply steal confidential information. Computer hackers often target home and office computers that are connected to the Internet. The Internet is a gateway for a computer to connect to the world‚ which also makes it vulnerable to attacks from hackers from across the globe. What are the consequences of computer hacking? Let us find out. Computer hacking is a breach
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It is an undeniable fact that computers have had an enormous impact on the 21st century. Computers have introduced today’s society to “instant getification‚” a term which represents how people are able to shop‚ listen to their favorite songs‚ find an old friend or get information on virtually anything they desire at the touch of a mouse click. Long gone are the days of depending on phonebooks‚ encyclopedias or the Dewey Decimal system; and rightfully so‚ especially when there is Google. Despite the
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What are the Effects of Computers? Computers have become part of our lives. Our life is better since we have computers. A very important aspect in the development of science and technology are computers. The science has made great achievements in the bionical creativity engineering‚ which is very helpful for people with disabilities. In particular‚ people are deprived of their limbs. About one hundred years ago people only could dream to visit space‚ and always thought if it’s possible. All of these
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Internet effects on students Since the last 30 years‚ there have been many technological changes and development. During that period‚ computer and internet are among the fastest developed technologies. But in that particular period‚ there have been similar dawns. Films‚ radio‚ records‚ broadcast television‚ audiotape‚ videotape‚ programmed learning machines‚ etc. These changes of technologies have also affected our learning institutions such as school‚ college and universities. In fact the impact
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status or class on the academic performance of the pupils. Therefore‚ the objectives of the study are: i. To find out whether there is any relationship between pupils academic performance and parent’s economic background and the extent to which socio-economic status of parent can influence the academic performance of pupils. ii. To investigate the effect of socio-economic background on the academic performance of pupils and the cause of differences in the academic performance of pupils and the cause
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MOI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW TOWN CAMPUS ANNEX TITLE: DELIMITATION OF ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES IN KENYA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY A RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF MOI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW FOR THE AWARD OF A BACHELOR OF LAWS (LLB) DEGREE BY NDUBI ELIKANA MOKUA REGISTRATION NUMBER: LLB/036/09 SUPERVISOR: MR.JOHN OSOGO AMBANI APRIL 2013 1 DECLARATION I‚ NDUBI ELIKANA MOKUA‚ ADM NO. LLB/O36/09 do hereby declare that this thesis is
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COMMENTARY The Effects of Computers on Education Thursday‚ March 22‚ 2007 By Joseph Bonsu-Akoto PhD DBA CA Education has been identified as a strategic resource in helping a nation to reduce their dependence on foreign professionals. Educators and economists have not always recognized the close relationship between their disciplines. But now‚ as reported in The Economist: “All over the world educational achievement and economic success are clearly linked – the struggle to raise the nation’s
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Any circumstances that may have affected your academic performance in high school (e.g.‚ family‚ work‚ personal‚ economic) may be included below. (Maximum 4‚000 characters.) Circumstances that have affected my academic performance in high school are the English language and cultural differences. Although I acquired U.S. citizenship‚ I didn’t know how to speak English; I could only say “How are you?” Also American culture shook up my values. In august 2009‚ I had my first international trip from
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HISTORY: The scientific study of media effects has led researchers down the road of video game effects. From both a social and psychological standpoint‚ video games have the ability to influence their players both on implicit and explicit levels. The popularity of video and computer games has grown exponentially in recent years‚ yet empirical research is still relatively limited when compared to the study of other media.[1] In 1982‚ the U.S. Surgeon General lamented the lack of such evidence (Selnow
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Computer Crime and its Effect on The Society What is computer crime? Computer crime or cybercrime refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network‚ where the computers may or may not have played an instrumental part in the commission of the crime . Issues surrounding this type of crime have become high-profile‚ particularly those surrounding hacking‚ copyright infringement‚ here are also problems of privacy when confidential information is lost or intercepted‚ lawfully or otherwise.
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