1950s 1957 USSR launches Sputnik‚ first artificial earth satellite. In response‚ US forms the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)‚ the following year‚ within the Department of Defense (DoD) to establish US lead in science and technology applicable to the military (:amk:) 1961 Leonard Kleinrock‚ MIT: "Information Flow in Large Communication Nets" (May 31) First paper on packet-switching (PS) theory 1962 J.C.R. Licklider & W. Clark‚ MIT: "On-Line Man Computer Communication" (August)
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Internet fraud is a problem that has become very widespread in recent years. Internet fraud was first monitored by the Internet Fraud Watch organization in 1996. The Fraud Watch has stated that each year after its inception internet fraud has increased. In 1998‚ the Securities and Exchange Commission established the Office of Internet Enforcement to fight online securities fraud which was another sign of how large the problem is becoming (Clausing). Despite the SEC¡¦s efforts this problem has
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Internet Trends March 18‚ 2008 mary.meeker@ms.com / david.joseph@ms.com / anant.thaker@ms.com Morgan Stanley is currently acting as a financial advisor to Microsoft Corp. ("Microsoft") in relation to their proposed offer to acquire Yahoo! Inc. ("Yahoo!")‚ as announced on February 1‚ 2008. The proposed offer is subject to definitive documentation‚ due diligence‚ the consent of Yahoo! shareholders‚ required regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. This report and the information
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Peter Kimbrell Dr Beth Gibbs Microcomputers CIS146 October 21‚ 2014 Internet Filters When browsing the Internet‚ users may encounter a filter. Filters are programs that remove or block certain items from being displayed. Four widely used Internet filters are anti-spam programs‚ web filters‚ phishing filters‚ and pop-up blockers. An anti-spam program is a filtering program that attempts to remove spam before it reaches an Inbox or forum. Spam is an unsolicited email message or posting sent too
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Internet Privacy The concern about privacy on the Internet is increasingly becoming an issue of international dispute. ?Citizens are becoming concerned that the most intimate details of their daily lives are being monitored‚ searched and recorded.? (www.britannica.com) 81% of Net users are concerned about threats to their privacy while online. The greatest threat to privacy comes from the construction of e-commerce alone‚ and not from state agents. E-commerce is structured on the copy and
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The Dangers of the Internet By: Mia Bloomer The Internet can be a place to learn‚ to express yourself‚ or to just have fun. But‚ the Internet can also be a very dangerous place. As teenagers we tend to ignore the warnings our parents give us‚ and act as though nothing bad will ever happen to us. But‚ the truth of the matter is that bad things happen to ordinary people- especially when we look for it. In the May 22‚2002‚ issue of the New York Times‚ reporter Corey Kilgannon wrote: By day
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The disadvantages of internet uses for children Today‚ internet is one of the most powerful tools through the world because it is a collection of various services and resources for people to search. But‚ even though it provides the massive benefits‚ the disadvantages of internet uses are also concerned by most parents to their children for seeing the possible cab consequences happening through different areas. First‚ some parents do not realize the dangers involved when their children log onto
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Net neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers and governments regulating the Internet should treat all data on the Internet the same‚ not discriminating or charging deferentially by user‚ content‚ website‚ platform‚ application‚ type of attached equipment‚ or mode of communication. In one article it analyzes the impacts of net lack of bias regulation on investment incentives to web access suppliers and content providers‚ and their meanings to social welfare. Concerning those ISPs’
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society the internet has made one of the biggest impacts in our time. It’s a place where very close to almost anything can happen with something as quick as a click of your finger. Some people manage their business through the internet‚ others utilize it to socialize on networks such as Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Myspace‚ and plenty more. Then there are others who use the internet to create online bonds sometimes with complete strangers. There’s many ways you can meet people through the internet and create
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Parminder Jeet Singh‚ author of‚ "From a Public Internet to the Internet Mall" is an article on the rise of the Internet Mall and the fall of the public internet. Arrangements are being made by internet companies and telecommunications to give priority to certain providers. This is creating “Internet Malls” the author explains that it gives access and priority to providers with goods and services who will be able to pay them to a large degree or sustainably. In the article the author supports his
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