Computer Crime Bryan J. Doe CJ375 Research Paper COMPUTER CRIME One of the newest areas of crime is what we call computer crime. The at least seeming anonymity of computer technologies may actually encourage some people who would not otherwise be tempted to commit crimes to do so using the Internet. They may simply believe that they will never be caught‚ or they may not think about being caught at all. They may simply find the lure of committing virtual crimes too psychologically appealing to
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Computer Security Student Name University Abstract James works for a bank‚ and he spends most of his attending to bank clients and travelling. He always carries with him a laptop that contains confidential bank information. The Operating System of the laptop was last updated in May 2011. Some of the programs James uses are MS word 2007‚ MS Access and MS Excel. James’ computer is‚ however‚ not well secured. It does not have a firewall or an antivirus. In addition‚ the data in the laptop are
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Computer Packages 11 Graphic Packages: It is important to recall that the early graphics software performed creditably on production of simple bar graphs and funny little people made of squares. However‚ the modern day graphics software and hardware is so advanced such that it is sometimes difficult to tell if computer or trick photograph produced a picture. Computer graphics as often seen in advertisement‚ Logos‚ and sports broadcast on televisions are products of computer graphic applications
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Argument for using a computer With the popularity of computers‚ almost every family has one computer. Some parents‚ for various reasons‚ let children use computers for learning‚ relaxing‚ and so on. However‚ children between ages of 6 and 16 are in the growth stage. Simply playing for a couple of minutes is acceptable‚ while using computers for a long time should be discouraged for that it will do harm to children’s eyes‚ discipline‚ self-control and physical growth‚ which mainly reflects in the
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Horses Computer viruses are man-made program or a piece of code which can load onto your computer without your knowledge and cause damage to your computer system. The dangerous part of the computer viruses is they are attached to a file or program‚ which means the computer viruses will not running until you click the file or program‚ and even more dangerous type of viruses is one capable of transmitting itself across networks and bypassing security system. Worms are similar to computer viruses
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Computer a great and very usefull creation from 1801 by Joseph Marie Jacquard & In 1812‚ Charles Babbage.Was improved by John Atanasoff & Clifford Berry in 1930.lastly Bill Gates‚ one of the riches man now‚ a man who has his innovative ideas that enhance and created a high speed modern computers. Computer today is also known as “Artificial Intelligence”. It is the backbone of Information Technology whose major application lies in internet. Computers now in modern era is now rapidly influence
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requires a computer system to comepete in a travel market. as New London has a growing population and with the increasing use of internet in home and at work it is anticipated that the business of NLT will expand. As transport links improve it is anticipated that potential customers from several smaller towns in the area will also visit or call NLT to book holidays. Currently NLT has no computers and as a result it is not being able to access on line sales. one of the benefits using computers and having
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Computer Memory Basics Although memory is technically any form of electronic storage‚ it is used most often to identify fast‚ temporary forms of storage. If your computer’s CPU had to constantly access the hard drive to retrieve every piece of data it needs‚ it would operate very slowly. When the information is kept in memory‚ the CPU can access it much more quickly. Most forms of memory are intended to store data temporarily. As you can see in the diagram above‚ the CPU accesses memory according
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of malware. They spread over computer networks by finding operating system vulnerabilities. Worms typically cause harm to their host networks by consuming bandwidth and shorting out web servers. Generally‚ the intent of the worm is to be malicious. There are some worms however‚ which do not have malicious intent. They are referred to as anti-worms. Computer worms are classified as a type of computer virus‚ but there are several characteristics that distinguish computer worms from regular viruses
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What are the Parts of Computer? The Parts of a Desktop Computer are: 1. System unit The system unit is the core of a computer system. Usually it’s a rectangular box placed on or underneath your desk. Inside this box are many electronic components that process information. The most important of these components is the central processing unit (CPU)‚ or microprocessor‚ which acts as the "brain" of your computer. Another component is random access memory (RAM)‚ which temporarily stores
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