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Executive Summary

The given essay includes the general information about the internet based financial news and investment information website, MarketWatch.com. The information found comprises of general information about business profile of the company and scale of its operations (global). This section also informs about the information about the patron group and gamut of services provided by the company to its customers. Then there is information regarding the key personnel in the company including newsroom team, information technology team, and financial advisory team. Following this segment will be the information technology related information like basic network information, server information, internet domains, registry ...

Abstract

The paper explores the theme of smartphone addiction. Five published articles are used in order to support the main claim. The authors of the articles are mainly concerned with two main questions. First, they try to explain what causes the importance and the popularity of smartphones. Second, they shift their attention to smartphone addiction. Emanuel, R. et. al. provide statistics which shows that people are too dependent on this device. The researchers also explain the negative impacts of smartphone addiction. The problem of smartphone addiction is rather accurate and requires further investigation. Keywords: smartphone, device, Internet, addiction Since the ...

Coke

Coca-Cola is a well established company and one of world's most valued brands. In her new global marketing Campaign, Taste the Feeling, Coca-Cola addresses a global customer across six regions in one unified communication campaign (Moye, 2016). This expansion in marketing objectives is, if anything, reflected in company's corporate website. Specifically, Coca-Cola has a global portal for all six continent market presences namely, North America, Latin America, Europe, Eurasia, Africa and Asia Pacific. Thus, company's portal is, based on current region-based segmentized content, offers information about company's product offerings, corporate strategy, social responsibility, media information and financial position and ...

E-Business Strategy: Model Characteristics

The case for e-business cannot be overemphasized. In order for companies to perform sustainably in current business ecosystem, key characteristics are required for an integrated strategy. Further, an independent (but integrated) e-business strategy should be in place in order to manage products and/or service more effectively across different online and offline platforms and channels. For current purposes, focus is laid on key characteristics for an e-business strategy. Notably, an effective e-business strategy should cover main areas, namely: micro-targeting, personalization, content innovation, customized browsing experience, channel integration and investment in mobile (Evans). By identifying specific niche markets in an online ...

The prevalence of Internet use has often been the focus of various studies and articles. The benefits and probable harms of such advanced technology have been discussed in various platforms by various experts on various fields of study and the public. Among the large volume of works written in an aim to assess and weigh the effects of Internet is Nicholas Carr’s article titled Is Google Making Us Stupid which was published in the July-August 2008 issue of The Atlantic. Carr has written in length the probable negative effects of the Internet in people’s way of reading ...

For a young person who is searching for a job, the internet is a place they spend a significant amount of their time on a daily basis. Take for example, the case of a young man in search of an internship position during the summer holidays. His activities on the internet would be divided into the active job search and internet browsing for leisure. The beginning of the session daily is usually focused on the job search. First of all, the individual logs in to his Yahoo email account. He does this to check if there are replies for their applications from ...

ADT is a data collection and analysis company that provides subscription software tools to its customers. The main functions of ADT is to assist its clients in decision-making. It uses the large and consumer related data such as consumer profiles and purchase patterns etc. ADT provides an option to the clients to log into the portal where software for organizing the huge data according to their requirements. The clients can subscribe to the services of ADT by paying for usage time or annual fee basis.

The current information in the database of ADT is raw information. It is stored ...

Thesis

This paper is on the Interactive and Digital marketing strategies of Tesco and Amazon.com. The first section of this paper will analyze the websites of Tesco and Amazon.com on the basis of information availability, navigation, surprising facts and information and flaws of the site. The second section of this paper will analyze the difference between retailers that have websites and brick-and-mortar stores (TESCO) and retailers that have sold directly through the website (Amzon.com) and if Tesco encourages their customers to visit their physical shop or remain online shoppers. The third section discusses how both these stores communicate ...

Internet Marketing

Digital marketing is defined as a broad term that refers to the various promotional techniques that are used to reach the customers through electronic media .

Digital marketing has the following benefits: - Can be used anytime (24 x 7) and anywhere Digital marketing can be done anytime and anywhere through digital devices the are connected to the internet. The customers can shop on the website using the internet at anytime and anywhere. The convenience of anytime shopping and selling is one of the main benefits of digital marketing. - Quick transactions

The digital marketing involves quick transactions with the customers that save time and costs.

- Easy information

The information is easily available through the digital marketing channels such as social media, websites and email.

- Ability to ...

Introduction

Internet has changed our lives in many ways; the information technology has made modern, well-developed and advanced world where life gets easier than ever before. People use internet technology for attaining information in the most inexpensive and easiest way. The study suggests that around 900 million people in the world are using the internet (Masci 1998, 14). This is one of the best medium of communication. However, the question arises, are there any challenges associated with internet privacy or security or not? The internet privacy is defined as a status in which individual’s information is not being accessed without ...

It is always a frustrating experience when my computer screen freezes, it takes too long to start up or it takes too long to open programs and perform simple tasks. The main causes are a fragmented hard disk, running heavy programs with little ram, too many temporary files and a full hard disk. It is always important to defragment the computer’s hard disk if one wants to optimize computer speeds. This is because a fragmented hard disk takes a lot of time to find data and thus reduces my computer’s speed.

Today there are many programs and games that I want ...

Nicholas Carr's article, "Is Google Making Us Stupid?", contends that despite the many benefits of the Internet to humankind, it has greatly affected how humans think and process information. According to Carr, the Internet works by rewiring the brain so that it enjoys the experience of reading, surfing, and scanning online materials, which includes magazines, newspapers, and books. Carr mentions Bruce Friedman, a pathologist who also works as faculty member of the University of Michigan Medical School who concedes that his thinking and reading skills have changed with the advent of the Internet. He insinuates that the way ...

My earliest memory of listening to and enjoying music was when I was traveling in my father’s car to visit my grandmother at the age of three or four. My father was a teenager in the early sixties, and he liked to revisit the popular rock n’ roll of that time. His favorite album to listen to on these journeys was a collection of Elvis Presley’s early hits on tape. Today, like my father, I also like to listen to music if I am driving. Another time when I listen to music is when I am at home ...

Introduction

Performance of computers is significantly reduced due to the presence of spyware software, viruses, disorganized hard drive and unnecessary files such as the temporary files that allow provide easier access to browsing sites. Viruses contribute in reducing the performance of the PC. Spyware applications enable unwanted personnel to view a user’s browsing activity. A number of spyware removal applications are available.

Spyzooka Software

This spyware removal software detects, removes and blocks all types of Adware and spyware threats. This software has the most updated features that allow it to fight spyware consistently. At a cost of $29.95 for one computer, Spyzooka provides ...

There is little doubt that the New iPad 3 is the best gadget in the industry when it comes to delivering unmatched and finest array of applications on a wide screen. The New iPad 3 offers improvements on its predecessor the iPad 2, making it brilliant in every sense of the description, be it reading, browsing, gaming, or entertainment. For instance, the Retina Display ensures that everything viewed on the screen appears superbly crisp (Apple). The A5X processor delivers maximum speed performance and exceptional graphics coupled with low-power system (Apple). The 5MP iSight rear camera improves HD video recording, photo ...

1) Summarize the major categories discussed in the review of the literature There are three sections in this study, the first section discussing mobile usage in class for texting, browsing and accessing the social media. Furthermore, texting is one of the most recent ways through which an individual can send information. The second category explains why students who use mobile gadgets in the classroom are finding it hard to retain what has been taught. For instance, while texting, the student’s attention is often divided, leaving him or her with very little concentration spans which eventually disrupts the ...

1.0 Introduction of the Book and Background Information Essentially, USA has become an increasingly capitalistic nation that concentrates on individuality rather than a community-based orientation. This condition is embedded in almost all aspects of the Americans’ lives that include social, environmental, and political activities. The alarming self-centeredness has raised a lot of concern from scientists, socialists, psychologists, and scholars in general. As a result, it has been investigated and researched widely in order to come up with ways of combating and reducing its levels in the social realms. In this line of thought, Twenge and Campbell (2009) addressed self- centeredness and ...

Executive summary and an overview of the company

With the explosion of the internet or the World Wide Web in the last decade, many businesses and organizations have realized the need to tap into the internet resources to improve their businesses. There are many e-business ideas that are aggressive and geared towards improvement of products and services provided by these companies. Some of the companies have partially adopted the use of e-commerce strategies for some of their services and products, while some are purely e-commerce driven businesses. One such business is Amazon.com. Amazon.com is an American e-commerce company that is based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in ...

In this modern world, technology has developed a device that keeps the lives of the people easier. This device plays a very important role in every person who embraced the fast changing phase in technology, Smartphone. Smartphone is one of the products of technology that has a great impact to people in the society. It has positive and negative impacts or advantages and disadvantages that should be analyzed independently. Smartphones merely changed the way people communicate, and its functions are more than just a phone. Even though people become addicted to smartphones and users become slaves to this device, still smartphones are significant ...

The windows 7 operating system can be better maintained through the control panel where the operating system status can be monitored. In this section, backups to create an alternate location for information to be stored can be configured. This will allow for automatic backups to another location such as a drive. When set, information and other sensitive data will remain safe in case of virus attack at one drive or any other location within the operating system. In other cases, reliability and system history can be used to configure the operating system to enable it perform optimally. The following ...

Introduction

LinkedIn is a social networking site that operates in an industry characterized by high levels of competition. However, in the past years of operation, the company has maintained a steady and stable growth in not only its revenue collection, but also on its size of society served. The current operational strategy of LinkedIn, as a company, is good enough to sustain its existence in the market. However, following the growth of the industry and rapid rise in internet technology, LinkedIn requires a set of new strategies that can be incorporated in the system. It’s worth noting that other social media sites are ...

Technology nowadays are accelerating, becoming more mobile and creates smaller devices. People could now access the internet and uses several applications using improved computers such as laptops. Industries also developed mobile computer equipped with phone-like features such as tablet. Laptops and tablets are becoming more affordable nowadays. Choosing what to buy between the two are difficult for the consumers since it could offer different and distinct advantages over the other. The objective of this essay is to distinguish the key features of a laptop and a tablet and discuss how their characteristics could influence the individual in their decision in buying ...

Introduction

Spotify is a music provider company that provides music online. The users need to register to Spotify either by connecting it through facebook or by registering their e-mail id. There is a vast choice of music available that can be streamed to computer of any smart gadget in minutes. All the tracks are legally available and the music that is unauthorized to be broadcasted in a particular geographical region, it is eliminated through Digital Rights Management (DRM). The users can choose free tier or a Premium tier by paying around £3.19 and get music advertisement free and at a higher bit rate. The users ...

In the digital disconnect, McChesney describes the digital age in the contemporary society in two in the perception of the two kinds of people. He terms those who calls for digital technologies to advance global democracy and nurture innovations worldwide as celebrants. Contrary to the celebrants are the skeptics who worry about the changes that are brought about by the technology. The skeptic’s argument is that the technology is recreating to think in a particular way hindering their creativity or lowering the level of their intelligence. According to him, the two outlooks are flawed since they both do not ...

Summary and Synthesis of the Article, “A Model of Scrolling of Touch Sensitive Displays”

(Student’s Full Name) Summary and Synthesis of the Article, “A Model of Scrolling of Touch Sensitive Displays”

Summary

The article, “A Model of Scrolling of Touch Sensitive Displays” essentially discusses the significance of conducting research on users’ behaviors while scrolling on touch sensitive displays. Zhao et. al. argue that although panning and flicking of touch sensitive displays are similar to traditional scrolling methods used on devices which do not possess touch sensitive displays, they, in essence, require a multi-step method that is not as simple as using indirect input techniques such as “rolling the mouse wheel or dragging the ...

Abstract

Internet is becoming a most usual thing in every household. Many internet enthusiasts support the use of internet in household, but there are also some internet alarmists who think that internet is not good for the cognitive, social, and psychological development of children. Internet is like a sea of knowledge and data. As the sea contains many types of fishes, some of them very little, some very big, and some of them very dangerous and lethal, internet is the same kind of technology where there are many good and bad resources of media and data. In this study, we will try ...

Introduction

Hake is a financial services provider that offers homebuyers mortgage options which are considered to be cheap. It is a privately owned company managed by its founder and CEO, Alan Hake. The focus of this enterprise is to allow consumers to get access to home loans at a low interest rate. These goals can be achieved with the design, development, and implementation of an efficient computer network with the intention of controlling expense by keeping labor costs low. The company’s system will need to meet tight security guidelines. The security and privacy of the consumers’ personal information will be at the ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

This report has covered the major marketing concerns that need to be undertaken by the new company, to flourish their operations in an effective way. Report has considered the most important aspect of marketing that is branding starting with an overview of global airline industry and its current operations, in the first part. While discussing the issues and importance of branding, it has recommended the desired brand identity for a new airline company. Second part has focused on strategies, to launch the airline service internationally, nationally and regionally. This part includes justified marketing mix for the airline company. Followed by ...

- Purpose Linux has different versions that are free to distribute and use. The liberty accorded to the distribution of Linux operating system has created a situation where the users have developed their own versions of the operating system. It is this public access and modification that is referred to as distributions. Linux distributions are made for various purposes and are tailored to solve and address several issues and problems. Some Linux distributions were developed to be used in network servers that receive heavy traffic this include web servers. Others were developed to be used by networks that ...

With the rise of technology adoption worldwide, internet connection is also on the rise due to the need to stay connected. Most people own unique gadgets like computers and cell phones that can use internet. It is, therefore, a routine activity for people to stay connected through internet. People spent most of their time in the internet either through checking their mails or browsing. Some have social networks account where they can communicate with other people globally (Macho, pg 45). I am arguing against online social networking for children because most children have a tendency to spend most of their time ...

[Writer’s name]

Facebook is not only the most popular social media website but statistics have shown that it is also the most visited website in any given day. It is being used by people of all ages and all countries. It has gained popularity for entertainment purposes as well as for boosting a person’s business. But what are the causes that have made Facebook so different and popular? What effects does Facebook’s popularity have on an individual and society? The most important and effective cause for Facebook’s popularity is that is has no hidden charges. ...

Company researched, Apple Inc.

Apple Inc. is a multinational company that deals with manufacture and distribution of consumer electronics, both hardware and software products. The hardware products personal computers, iPod music player, iPhone smartphone, andiPad tablet computer, while the software products include the OS X and the IOS operating systems, the iTunes media browser and the safari web browser. Apple Inc. was incorporated as Apple computer Inc. on January 3 1977. However the word computer was removed from its name on January 9 2007, on the eve of that day Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone reflecting its focus in consumer electronics. Current statistics indicate ...

Introduction

Computer use in the contemporary world has become widespread. Computers have first penetrated into they society due to their efficiency in terms of data management storage and accuracy .Internet on the other has made the use of computers even more fascinating .Organizations and individuals are using computers and the internet to connect with their clients and other people around the globe. Geographical distances have been greatly shrunk by the use of internet .Social platforms such as Facebook, twitter and Skype have extremely made communication very easy. However, not every good idea lacks enemies. As specialists are working around the ...

Scenario 1

In this scenario, there is a need to install a firewall. The home computer will need to have a firewall. This will filter the packets that enter into the home computer. There are different types of firewalls. The type of firewall which is applicable in this scenario is packet-filtering firewalls which use protocols, the destination and source of the packet, the port numbers of the source and destination, the time range, and the Differentiate Service Code Point (DSCP) and the many parameters of the header section. They are known to use Access Control Lists (ACL) on routers and switches; they are also ...

- Introduction - Thesis - Security concerns on the internet and possible solutions - Body - Ways through which Internet security is carried out - Hacking the internet - Protection of the internet - Installation of the firewall software inside the computer - Preventing fraudsters from accessing information without authorization - Placing the server of the database separately from the web secure the browsing session - The best way to ensure the browsing session is secured - Using a strong signal to encrypt the information that is sent from the ...

ANALYSIS OF BBY CURRENT FINANCIAL POSITION

Best Buy (BBY) is a multinational company operates entertainment products, computing and mobile phone products and related services. Current financial position of the company, as at 30th April 2013, stands at: total assets-$14.3 billion, total liabilities-$11.4 billion and total equity of $2.92 billion. In addition to the total assets, liabilities and owners’ equity, the company has $ 160 million total cash flow and a working capital of $1.43 billion (Gowthorpe & Catherine, 298).

Best Buy has $2.92 Billion in total equity and $2.92 Billion in common stock equity as reported in the filings for their most recent quarter. Additionally, the company ...

Introduction

During the past three decades, companies operating in various sectors of the economy have experienced various changes in the scope of their operations. The service and manufacturing sectors have encountered dramatic changes in their business environment. Competition from companies operating in the same industry whether in the same jurisdiction or in global markets has resulted in situations where companies embark on revolutionizing their management to enable companies to remain relevant and competitive in today’s extremely competitive global environment. Consequently, a considerable reduction in product life cycle due to advancing technological trends has posed a considerable test to meet customer’s ...

Assignment – Digital Exhaust and Privacy

‘Instructor’s Name’ Technology has shrunk our world and has offered us comforts and life style which was unimaginable even as early as a few decades ago. Technology was first perceived to be a tool to boost the capability of humans, to solve a problem or construct a new thing (like a hammer), and later it branched out to encompass the knowhow of creating things or enhancing an existing product (like creating a nuclear bomb). Technology’s evolution as a culture happened after the Second World War II, and is heavily connected with the invention of computer and internet. Today technology and culture are so ...

Computer technology has evolved over the last decade in terms of development of internet browsers. Internet explorer, Google chrome, and Mozilla Firefox are among top browsers that take the lead in technology and market. One may not know exactly which one to indulge with since some of them release 72 new versions every week. (Kern & Phetteplace, 2012, p. 213). Conversely, Internet explorer has been restructured to be finger-friendly hence has made it compete other browsers. Although all these browsers may work flawlessly, the author of this paper believes that Google chrome work superbly than all other browsers. First, ...

Introduction

Apple Inc is one of the largest multinational corporations in America. With its headquarters in Cupertino, California, the company has enacted a massive revolution in the technological world through its non-ending innovations. Apple was founded by the late Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniack in 1977, and today it is the leading producer of technological gadgets in the world. Apple’s products range from computers, smart phones, televisions amongst others. Two of the most renowned Apple brands are the iPhone and the iPod Touch.

The iPhone

Loving it is easy-That’s why so many people do! Product positioning statement Designed for ...

The article, "Is Google Making Us Stupid?", by Nicholas Carr, argues that although the Internet has become an avenue for dissemination of information as well as source of myriads of data, it has slowly affected how man processes information. Especially when it comes to reading, the Internet has slowly rewired man's brain to enjoy surfing and scanning online sources such as books, newspapers, and magazines, among others, instead of savoring each word or sentence and focus on the message at hand. Carr cites examples such as Scott Karp who claims he refrained from reading books even though he was a ...

Abstract:

The issue on privacy in the 21st century is a current dilemma for the public as everything can now be seen online and is on digital format. May it be simple personal profiles to highly sensitive data such as grades, credit card information, and security clearances can be accessed online. While automation and digitalized data is now common to improve a person’s daily need for information, privacy becomes a serious topic to consider since anyone can get the information they need and for some, they would take steps mimic a person’s identity and steal sensitive data for fraud and crime. Recorded ...

Abstract The following paper discusses three offenders from three recent incidents. The discussion will strive to analyze the behavior of these offenders and their justification for their behavior from the available details regarding the incidents.

Girl who shot herself in leg at Grady High out of jail

The details of the incident can be found at http://waga.m0bl.net/r/1fa2kd. Morgan Tukes a senior at Gradys High School is only 17 years of age and is accused of several charges including accidentally shooting herself in the school parking lot. The 17 year old was also accused of hit and run charges in October. Her charges involved fleeing and attempting to elude, ...

Amazon.com is an American internet retailer based in Seattle, WA. It is currently the largest online retailer in the world, and has separate retail websites for Unites Stated, Canada, United Kingdom, France and more. The company was founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos. Since then Amazon has grown to become a popular global brand. It began as one of the original dotcoms, and over the last decade it has grown to serve a customer base of approximately 30 million consumers. As one of the first online retailers Amazon was pioneer of online technologies and e-commerce. Amazon started out as an ...

Institutional

Differences between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 Paradigms Web 2.0 is a program with many advantages. It enjoys collective intelligence; it has a beta and long tail. The essence of the software as a service and is rich in client performance. The web designs of the two versions differ. Whereas web 1.0 has double click, mp3.com, screen scraping, page views and personal websites features the web2.0 has features like Google Ad sense, Wikipedia, wikis, syndication, tagging, blogging and napster features. The web 2.0 posses’ gravitational core while web 1.oo posses’ hard boundary. This is a very distinct difference between the two ...

Research In Motion (RIM) Limited, trading using ‘BlackBerry’ as its brand name, is a wireless equipment and telecommunications company from Canada. Its best-known brands of tablets and Smartphones were the infamous BlachBerries in the year 1999. Its headquarters are in Canada, Waterloo, Ontario City. The founder was Mike Lazaridis, and he served as a co-CEO of the company alongside Jim Balsillie. He founded RIM in 1984and named it after “Poetry in Motion”, a term he encountered in the recent past in a newspaper article that related to football. The current CEO of the company is Thorsten Heins (Balsillie, Lazaridis &McQueen, 2012). RIM ...

One of the reasons for the superiority of Google ads over the traditional advertisements in TV and radio is that the cost advertising in Google is relatively cheaper. Many advertisers find it easier to advertise as the process is simpler. The traditional advertising methods are costly. In the modern times, there are many people who access the internet when compared to those who watch TVs and listen to radio. The target market for the adverts are not always watching TV or listening to the radio. They are busy with other activities. The activities which make them busy are more ...

Introduction:

The growth and upsurge of the internet has brought about privacy issue for users. The term cookie in technological term has been used to refer to files that enable websites get specific information about a user on their website. This has grown to bring up many issues specifically about the user’s privacy. This research is aimed at finding out the intricacies that define the work of cookies and their uses. In this research paper, I will be discussing the topic on cookies and their importance when it comes to privacy on the internet. I will discuss the general meaning ...

1. The Cybercrime press release distributed by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (Exercise 6.1) discusses the prevalence and impact of cybercrime in the United States. According to the article, twothirds (67%) of all businesses detected at least one cyber crime in 2005, most notably cyber theft, computer viruses, spyware, adware, phising and spoofing. How would you define the following terms?

Computer virus: is a program installs itself resulting to a slow performance of the computer.

Spyware entails the utilization of software that has the capability to spy on the browsing activities of a computer user. Adware is software that generates advertisements ...

Introduction and Background

As of the year 2006, the Global wireless market had staggering 2.7 billion wireless subscribers making it one of the most promising and yet relatively lucrative investment platform worldwide (Carayannopoulos 18). It is further noted in the works of Carayannopoulos (18) that an expert analysis of the market trend posits that the industry was anticipated to grow to 3 billion subscribers by the end of year 2007 with the fastest subscriber growth being experienced in countries like China, Japan, U.S. India and Russia among other markets (Carayannopoulos 18). Of these, two categories of purchasers were evident as terms like ...

(i) Persuasive E-Commerce

It describes the use of adaptive technologies based on models and profiles of users, to predict user behavior and subsequently design or issue interactive messages that would respond or create the user’s needs to gain a commercial end. The persuasive e-commerce choose varied means to initiate a change in behavior or attitude, through the identification of distinct strategies that may be implemented separately and then predict the most likely decision depending on the users’ choices (Kaptein & Eckles, 2011). Persuasion profiles/models are based on behavioral data, personality, time; demographic characteristics of the user to create interactive technologies that ...

Introduction

People are the key constituent of any organisation. They help organisations in achieving their long term goals. However, managing people is a difficult task. People have their own aspirations and desires, have different priorities and motivations, possess diverse skills and handle situations in their own unique way. As the number of employees in an organisation increases, the complexity of managing people increases multi-fold. It is because the needs of people are varied and different techniques need to be used for ensuring motivation and performance in employees. Also, variability in prevailing circumstances and nature of manpower employed play an important role ...

In information technology, history lists and bookmark lists provide quick means for users to access a web resource. A history list refers to a list of recently visited web sites by users. On the other hand, bookmark lists provide lists of the favorite web sites or sites that users often visit. In most cases, web browsers provide the history lists. This keeps track of sites that users have previously accessed. This differs from the bookmark list that users create at their own discretion.

Body

A history list contains a list of web pages a user has visited recently. This list has associated data that ...

Delivering Value through the Marketing Mix (4Ps)

In January 2010, Apple Inc. introduced the iPad, a multi-purpose portable gadget for reading and sending email, viewing photos, browsing the web, watching videos, playing games, listen to music, reading e-books, and among other functionalities (Apple, 2011). This product was developed using Apple’s Multi-Touch technology that uses a simple interactive interface to enable customers to connect with their applications and content. With the iPad, customers are capable of accessing the iTunes Store whereby they can download video and audio files, in addition to thousands of other varieties of digital content and applications. Other than the accessories available to Apple from ...

Designing an Ideal System for a Home Office or Small Business

Computer System Configuration: Designing an Ideal System for a Home Office or Small Business

Now, in my home office I use a notebook computer with 1.86 GHz processor, 1 GB of operating memory, 250 gigabytes of hard disk space. From peripheral devices I use inkjet printer and scanner, combined in one device. I set up a wireless access point for my Smartphone and for more convenience. I have some problems with such computer system, because nowadays it does not have high enough characteristics, which are needed for performing all tasks that arise. Problem is that sometimes, while web browsing few ...

Introduction

There has been an increase in security incidents in the computer industry in the recent past. The complexity of threats that have been experienced have been increasing daily and regularly in the computer and networking field. There has been need therefore for efficient and effective means to counteract these acts of insecurity. Of major target have been data centers and networks. Datacenter managers need therefore to be well armed with the necessary tools and skill to tackle the problems realized in the industry. This paper discusses some of the security issues in computers and networking industry (Stallings, 2007).

People security Problem

There ...

Undeniably, Apple Inc. has introduced a good number of advanced technology devices. Some of these devices include; iPhone, iPod, as well as the iPad. iPad was first introduced in the market in April 2010. Within a period of 80 days, the company sold approximately three million iPad devices, (Natalie 2010). Additionally, it has been approximated that 14.8 million devices of this product were sold in the entire globe. In the early 2011, the company produced iPad 2 and by March, above 15 million pieces had already been sold. By the end of 2011, it is projected that Apple will be having ...

Mobile phones and the society

Introduction

Mobile phones are currently some of the devices that are widely used in the society for various purposes. These devices have become an important technology to the society due to their various useful uses that enable the society to function more efficiently and harmoniously. The mobile phone has also evolved to play an integral part in the improvement of the society, and it has played a very important role in the social and economic development of societies all over the world. This paper seeks to explore the role that the innovation and development of the mobile phone has led ...

Graphs are important representations of real-life phenomena (Gelfand, Glagoleva, & Shnol, 1996). They help a mathematician or physicist to visualize and have a clear picture of things. For instance, in a medical research facility, doctors may want to know the effect of a drug on a certain disease. They may collect a lot of data but for them to clearly see the effect of the drug on the disease, they need a visual tool such as a graph.

In my life, there are many variables that can be described by a function which can later be plotted on a graph. For instance, the amount of time I spend on ...

Introduction

Invading the privacy of businesses, institutions, and people, social engineering creates criminal acts using telephones, illegally accessing private information via computer accounts called "hacking", stealing bank account information, as well as eavesdropping are social engineering crimes. Two types of social engineering exist, including, human and technological based (Peltier, 2010). Social engineering uses deception, manipulating people into giving them personal information including social security and bank account numbers (Halles, 2008). Social engineers use tactics to extract private information including appealing to people's vanity, authority, look, over peoples' shoulders while entering pin numbers, and eaves drop. In his article, "Mitigating the ...