Abstract The writer gives details of available jobs in the high tech field and what level of education and expertise one must possess in order to find success in the growing field of computers and the internet. The writer shows how the skills necessary vary across the fields of design, database administrators and system administrators.
From the Paper "Web Designers are responsible for the layout and graphical design of Web pagers and training and certification is the next step for graphic artists who have published in print and in other media. This is also a path by which Web content managers can get the skills they need to design and create Web pages that meet an organizations corporate and marketing objectives."
Abstract This paper looks at various types of Internet connections including Dial-up, Ethernet, Cable, T1 Line Communications, and DSL. It discusses the characteristics and functions of each. It compares which connection is most suitable for specific needs - personal or office use etc.
Table of Contents
Ethernet
Overview
How Ethernet Works
Advantages
Disadvantages
Setting up Ethernet
Dial-up Modems
How Dial-up Modems Work
Dial-up Modem Advances
Dial-up Modem Standards
Cable Modems
How Cable Modem Works
Cable Modem Standard
Advantages of Cable
Disadvantages of Cable
Digital Subscriber Line
Advantages of DSL
Features of DSL
DSL vs. Dial-up
DSL vs. ISDN
DSL vs. Cable
Computer requirements for DSL
Disadvantages of DSL
T1 Communications Line
Characteristics of T1 Line Communications
How T1 Communications Work
Conclusion
Works Cited
From the Paper "Ethernet Overview
Ethernet is the most common way of networking today. Today's Ethernet networks are 10BaseT or 100BaseT, which allows data to pass at 10-100 Megabits per second. Ethernet is a good system because it has stood the test of time, it is easily available and it offers flexibility.
How Ethernet Works
When one Ethernet station transmits all of the stations in the medium hear the transmission. Today the Ethernet refers to both Ethernet implementation and the IEEE 802.3 standards. Ethernet devices attach to a common medium for the electronic signals to pass through. Today, twisted pair or fiber-optic cabling are the most common cables used. The stations or nodes communicate in short messages called frames. In the Ethernet the destination address is the most critical to identify who will receive the frame."
This paper examines how the tourism industry is turning to technology to build relationships and loyalty with their customers. This paper focuses on three areas: 1) database marketing 2) use of internet and email and 3) emerging trends.
Abstract The report focuses on three items and their impact on the tourism industry. First, how database and loyalty marketing has helped relationship marketing. Second, how Internet and email has affected how customers search for information and purchase. Third, best practices and trends used by companies to gain a competitive advantage in their industry.
From the Paper "Information systems are helping businesses better target their marketing efforts by storing information from customers received from surveys, invoice information, forms and contest giveaways. This allows Managers to execute complex communications programs that reinforce their name and build brand loyalty. Business owners know that to stay in business, some customers have to become repeat and loyal customers. According to an article in Ecom World (Shelton, 1999), customer loyalty is critical for three reasons:
1. Loyal, repeat customers cost less in marketing, support and advertising
2. Positive word-of-mouth from loyal customers brings new customers
3. Customers that have a poor experience will tell others."
Tags: computer, hotel, information, loyalty, management, systems
Abstract The paper makes the claim that entrepreneurship has a vital role in creating technologies for a sustainable economy. According to the writer, the entrepreneur is often the source of technological innovation. The paper shows the impact entrepreneurship has had on the economy in the United States and the ways in which the U.S. government has encouraged entrepreneurs.
From the Paper "We are living in the age of the entrepreneur and of technology. To be sure, this is an era defined by technologies of thinking and forward-looking technology strategies established to create competitive advantage in the fast-paced global economy?it is a time of boundless creative and inventive imaginations that lie in the heart of the entrepreneur, or the individual motivated by the risk of adventure and an insatiable desire to improve, modify, invent, and innovate. Notably, statistics show that entrepreneurial enterprises are the most important players in converting technology to goods and services, to profits and jobs, and that they often support much of the research needed to develop new technologies. As such, the U.S. government has made it clear that it is depending upon the entrepreneur to help increase our supply of technological innovations, a vital source of national security and prosperity (Gibbons, p. 11)."
This research examines various threats facing society from inadequate computer security, and ways in which companies can protect themselves from computer crime.
Abstract This paper addresses the issue of cybercrime and its effects on society. It begins by defining computer crime as illegal activity which uses computers as a means to an end. It then looks at motives for computer security violation and how software is at great risk from this form of crime, through worms and virus spread by malice. The paper then looks at various options available to guard against software threats, such as firewalls and other security techniques. The writer also addresses ethical considerations which need to be taken into account as well as issues of privacy. The paper concludes with a discussion about the future of this problem.
From the Paper "From personal computers in the home used to track checking accounts and keep household inventories in databases to large supercomputers that control space missions and run the world's largest companies, computers have become commonplace. The number of individuals who have access to the information on those computers has increased as the communications industry has undergone a revolution in recent years, and uncontrolled access to information presents a very real threat in most business and some government information. Because of the highly significant role that computers play in modern life, there is a need to keep information on machines secure from tampering, from unauthorized dissemination, and from unauthorized removal. "
Abstract This paper analyzes how the Internet and associated technologies of mass communication and interaction are effecting the war in Iraq. It discusses how the internet leads to a self-informed public, how various activist groups use the internet as a powerful organizational infrastructure and how reliance on the Internet may expose America and other nations to new forms of attack. Specific coverage is given to general public knowledge and the protest response.
From the Paper "However, not only the anti-war faction, but also pro-war support groups are finding the internet to be a useful tool in promoting their causes. In a recent poll, twenty-nine percent of online Americans responded that they had used email to communicate pro-war sentiment and twenty-five percent said that they had used it to send or organize prayer requests related to the war effort (Choney). The efficiency with which the pro-war movement utilized the internet cannot be determined accurately. The rallies for the war are significantly smaller than the anti-war protests; it is hard to determine if this is simply due to a lack of organization and infrastructure or due to a lack of underlying motivation."
Abstract The paper traces the beginnings of Dell Computers through the personal skills and motivation of its founder, Michael Dell who had created a company worth $70 million by the age of 23. The paper examines the strategies followed by Dell to obtain success. It then explores the computer industry in general, including social, economic, technological and competitive factors. Finally, the paper discusses Dell Computer's place in the computer market and how the company should expand internationally to the Far East.
From the Paper "The Japanese computer industry is in the same state of flux as the United States industry. In 1996, foreign firms and especially US firms had about 75% of the Japanese market, but there is a strong possibility that percentage figures could be reduced as Japanese firms with government support allocate more resources to this industry.
Several studies that hypothesized Japanese production methods were applicable to hardware manufacturing would prove quite competitive have come true, and because of that competition, the Japanese computer industry and the American computer industry have begun functioning in a series of comparative trade agreements, which are helping both industries within both countries."
Abstract This paper proposes research to develop an e-mail training program for a parole officer who is a field supervisor in the Department of Corrections. The purpose of this training program is to exploit the advantages of remote interactive messaging technology to enable field supervisors to meet their communication and information-management needs in a more timely and productive way. The research hopes to set forth the purpose of the program and make a needs assessment for the training, then discuss the training objectives, method and materials to be used for program implementation, as well as evaluation and reinforcement strategies.
From the Paper "Evaluation of the psychological impact and features of e-mail messaging is essential. That is because computer-driven communication alters the entire communication process. E-mail by its very nature does not allow senders and receivers of messages to evaluate nonverbal cues. Sometimes e-mail writers fall into the trap of making statements in e-mail that they would not make if the receiver of their message were face to face with them (Sussman, Golden, & Beauclair, 1991). Messages typed and sent in haste or anger can lead to misunderstanding or conflict. Thus managers should be alert to complaints from recipients of supervisors' e-mail messages and should be ready to intervene as necessary to bring e-mail communications in line with organizational policy and protocols."
Abstract Computers have been slow to become part of American public schools, becoming common only after they had become an integral part of the business world and, later, the home market. However, they are now so widely accepted, that they are an important factor in all educational plans for the new millennium. The paper looks at how computers provide an invaluable and sophisticated tool for teaching. It shows, however, that they must be used effectively, by teachers trained in computer technology and by students skilled in taking full advantage of their diverse benefits. The paper shows the advantages of the presence of computers in the classroom, such as giving classrooms access to distant sources of information, allowing students to learn at their own pace, and permitting teachers to connect curricula in unique and creative ways. The paper shows, however that computers can also limit educational opportunities, perpetuate misinformation and isolate their users.
From the Paper "Computers can serve a number of specific purposes in the classroom. First, they can allow students to learn at their own pace, allowing them to proceed quickly through material they are able to grasp easily and to slow down, repeat, or seek clarification when they need additional help. Computerized lesson plans can include mini-tests at almost every step, to assure that students are actually mastering the material, rather than simply scrolling through the information. Computers can be used to teach both basic skills and complex, advanced concepts, using a wide variety of audiovisual examples, soundbites, and links to related lessons."
Abstract Intelligent systems are becoming increasingly important in deep space missions, especially missions to Mars. This paper covers three intelligent technologies: (1) The intelligent space ship 'Deep Space One' and its autonomous navigation system; (2) The Mars global surveyor and the deep space terminal and (3) The 'Sojourner' and Rocky 7 and 8 rovers.
The paper includes illustrations.
From the Paper "Deep Space One marked the first mission of NASA's New Millennium Program which is aimed at testing highly advanced technologies for low-cost planetary missions [3]. The key component being tested by the mission was its AutoNav system. AutoNav is made up of three main tools: the Nav Main (simply Nav), the Nav Executive (NavExec) and the Nav Real-Time (NavRT). Nav and NavRT have architectures very similar to those of expert systems where decisions are based on algorithms built on sets of well defined rules. As well its decisions are supported by information gathered autonomously. In that respect it is very similar to the path planning software used in planetary rovers, which will be discussed later."
Abstract This paper asks and answers three separate questions, all related to nursing. Firstly, it asks for a comparison of theory-based nursing practice and skills over nursing interventions. Secondly, the paper proves that the ability to reason and provide explanation is central to the development of nursing knowledge. Finally, the writer is asked to write a letter to Hildegarde Peplau describing nursing in the year 2010. The writer emphasizes the important implications of technological advancements.
From the Paper "Nursing theory provides the conceptual structures on which hang innumerable specific, practical tactics for intervention. Thus the manner in which the nurse assembles a skill set implies the manner in which he or she will make caregiving and intervention decisions. This calls for cognitive and communication abilities associated with processing and decoding information, whether that information is provided by a patient or is retrieved via observation and insight."
Tags: treatment, care, technology, future, clinic, patient, health
Abstract An analysis of the move of "USA Today" from a newspaper that had a distinct non-elusive image of being both easy-to-read and easy to peruse into a semi-interactive internet site. This brief, yet coherent, analysis of the problems is divided into three parts: a) The efficacy and power of the "USA Today" print branding; b) The loss of that efficacy and power by a misunderstanding of interactivity on the World Wide Web, and c) suggested implementable options available to "USA Today" management to rectify the problems.
From the Paper "The "USA TODAY" print publication counted its circulation growth by using total number of copies sold, which accounted for its 2.2 million circulation figure, a figure, which, by the way, allowed it to charge premium rates to advertisers. A second way in which "USA TODAY" online differs from "USA TODAY" offline, is in the viewer usability. It must not be forgotten that no special equipment is necessary for reading the offline version (standard print) while to read the online version, the reader must have a) a computer, b) a modem, c) Internet Connectivity, d) a Web browser, and e) patience."
Abstract This paper reviews the literature and study conducted on the advantages of Netscape's "Navigator" program over Microsoft's "Internet Explorer". Statistics provided show that worldwide use of Internet Explorer, is up while Netscape's share of the market has plummeted from 33.43 percent in February 1999 to 13.90 percent in June 2000. The study compares Netscape Navigator 6 with the Microsoft 5.5 release using a simple property font code to show the differences that still exist. The paper includes a look at the differences and similarities between the two programs with comments on their abilities to perform.
From the Paper "Part of this problem is still related to the fact that both Netscape and Microsoft still rely for the most part on HTML scripting, even though both are making bold and blatant overtures to the growing XML groups (Yager 2000). Microsoft, in October of this year plans to begin sending out copies of its new Microsoft.NET program that is its first venture into a fulltime commitment to XML."
Abstract This paper examines the issue of rapid prototyping in which is one attempt at expediting the process of prototyping and combines computer-aided design (CAD) with computer aided manufacturing (CAM) to produce prototypes faster than traditional methods. It looks at how companies rely on having efficient and rapid development cycles in order to remain profitable.
Outline
Introduction
Importance of Topic
Description of Rapid Prototyping
Approaches to Rapid Prototyping
Benefits of Rapid Prototyping
Drawbacks to Rapid Prototyping
Industries and Businesses Using Rapid Prototyping
Outlook
Conclusion
From the Paper "Prototypes have long been a valuable part of manufacturing and machining processes. The simplest form of a prototype provides a non-working model of the finished product that allows possible design flaws to be noted and corrected prior to investing in an entire production run. Materials, dimensions, production difficulties and other aspects of a product can be evaluated in a "real-world" environment prior to moving ahead with a new product. The benefits of prototyping are that companies are able to evaluate products without necessarily committing to them, and designs can be optimized in small lots so that resources are not spent inefficiently ("The Solid," 2001)."
An examination of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that companies will encounter when conducting global commerce by way of the internet.
Abstract This paper discusses how the internet has unleashed a vast amount of opportunity for business and organizations seeking to expand their customer base beyond the borders of their home countries. It demonstrates how the internet's possibilities are virtually limitless as it has the power to connect anyone, anywhere at anytime to people on the opposite side of the world in just seconds. While there are many benefits of using the internet as a vehicle for international business, the paper focuses on two of them, the capability to reach potential customers worldwide and the ability to lower costs, which helps to streamline operating expenses.
From the Paper "The Internet has forever changed the way the world conducts business. The possibilities are endless and the opportunities for both buyers and sellers are vast. Any business with a web site or any individual posting goods for sale via the Internet is automatically a member of the global marketplace. A small clothing boutique in Indiana with an online store has a potential customer base of people from all over the world. The benefits of using the Internet for international commerce are many; a S.W.O.T. analysis reveals both the pros and cons of conducting international commerce via the World Wide Web. The most attractive reasons for Internet commerce usually are an increased customer base and the opportunity to reduce operating costs. The most significant weakness if using the Internet for international business lies in the fact that not all goods and services can be sold via the Internet and some firms may be at a disadvantage if they try to sell a product over the World Wide Web which sellers usually prefer human contact in order to close the deal."
