Dangers of Social Networking in the Workplace Kenneth Morrow University of Maryland University College 18 March 2012 Abstract Facebook‚ Twitter‚ LinkedIn‚ YouTube‚ MySpace are all social networking sites that the majority of today’s society have heard of and more than likely use on a daily basis. These sites can be useful tools for a plethora of information and do have added quality in the workplace. However‚ if employers and employees do not use these sites properly or more importantly understand
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Computer Networks NETWORKING CONCEPTS Network A network is basically an interconnection of various points to make a connected system e.g Road‚ Telephone‚ Social Data Network A computer network therefore refers to an interconnection of computers and other peripherals by use of a communication link Peer to Peer Networks In a peer-to-peer network‚ all computers are considered equal; they all have the same abilities to use the resources available on the network. Peer-to-peer networks are designed
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Facebook a danger to our privacy facebook called social tool was created for various purposes such as meeting new people‚ make friends‚ maybe get love‚ keep in touch with people you already knew‚ and perhaps find people who had not spoken with one in years‚ a web site that is used by most of the world’s population creating a giant network in which all who are in it may know and see what’s happening with you‚ allowing people that one knows or total strangers knowing one’s life Facebook is
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Computers in Education The typical school has 1 computer per 20 students‚ a ratio that computer educators feel is still not high enough to affect classroom learning as much as books and classroom conversation. Some critics see computer education as merely the latest in a series of unsuccessful attempts to revolutionise education through the use of audio- and visually-oriented non print media. For example‚ motion pictures‚ broadcast television‚ filmstrips‚ audio recorders‚ and videotapes were all
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INTRODUCTION Computer networking is the engineering discipline concerned with the communication between computer systems or devices. A computer network is any set of computers or devices connected to each other with the ability to exchange data. It is sometimes considered a sub-discipline of telecommunications‚ computer science‚ information technology and computer engineering since it relies heavily upon the theoretical and practical application of these scientific and engineering disciplines
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Soon after the conclusion of World War II in 1945‚ Communism posed a threat in the United States. This threat‚ also known as the Red Scare‚ was triggered because of the tension between the Soviet Union and the United States. The tension between the two superpowers led to the beginning of the Cold War in the late 1940s. Because the Soviets were a communistic country‚ many Americans feared Communism because of the influence that it had in America. Many intellectuals supported Communism in the U
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Albert Einstein said that unless we change our "modes of thinking" about political issues‚ we are headed toward "unparalleled catastrophe." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? I would have to say that such truer words have never been spoken before. If we as a global community continue to think in the same mindsets that we have in the past‚ then we will never be able to work together to accomplish goals such as eradication of diseases‚ homelessness‚ and other social problems. Not only
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Is it Morally Right? By Nikhail Mainra Euthanasia. A word that brings many questions to one’s mind. A word that many people avoid. What is Euthanasia? Why is it illegal? Is it morally right? For some‚ euthanasia should not be part of one’s life but to other’s it is a way to rid of unbearable pain. Good morning teachers and fellow students. Before proceeding further‚ I need to explain the difference between euthanasia and assisted suicide. The definition of euthanasia is the "Deliberate
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Old enough to die‚ too young to have a drink “We prefer world law in the age of self-determination to world war in the age of mass extermination” (John F. Kennedy). Give me a drink when I’m back from war. The legal drinking age is 21‚ but you can fight for your country at 18 years old‚ you are sent off to commit government approved murder‚ but you can’t have a beverage of your choosing. The legal drinking age should be lowered to 18 to reward bravery and prevent mass underage drinking. Addiction
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Texting and Driving Texting and driving kills 5‚000 people a year. It is a very dangerous thing to do. Statistics show that most of the people dying while texting and driving are teens. It can lead to very horrible accidents on the road. Texting while driving is dangerous. It is dangerous because while you’re reading a text‚ you’re eyes aren’t looking at the road for at least 3 seconds‚ maybe even more. An accident can happen in under a second. While you’re looking at your messages‚ someone could
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