... These large computer systems can host thousands of users simultaneously. When a computer user purchases an account from the company they recieve a screen name and a password. The user then can use his or her screen name and password to log on and use the system. Most of the online systems have chat rooms where users can chat in real time with one another. some users even think of on-line services as a community. The second catagory involves Bulletin Boards or (BBS's). These services allow the user accounts like their larger on-line service cousins. These BBS's have less users because they run on small ...

... install it onto your roof, but you might have reinforce your roof to handle the extra load. Do not forget the small fortune it would take to buy one, anywhere from $1,000 to $2,500, just for the dish itself. That did not include all the connection fees and other equipment to make the system work. Then in the mid nineties, a company came out with an affordable smaller satellite dish that hit the market called Direct TV. It was only eighteen inches high by eighteen inches wide, weighed under 10 lb, and had the same capability as the larger models. Normally your local cable company (Jones Intercable) would set ...

... accuracy, and reliability that computers have become known for. But not all companies are large enough to benefit from the use of computers. First a company must research the impact a computer will have on keeping track of its accounts. Then they must choose the correct hardware and software to best suit their particular needs, while at the same time making themselves familiar with the new enhancements that increase productivity. Finally, the company must allow time for installation and training. When evaluating the need to convert from a manual accounting system to a computerized accounting system you also ne ...

... are imperative for the enhancement and achievements of students in special education. Exceptional Student Education or Special Education is instruction that is specially designed to meet the unique needs of children who have disabilities. This is done at no cost to the parents. Special education can include special instruction in the classroom, at home, in hospitals, or other institutions. Over 5 million children ages 6 through 21 receive special education and related services each year in the United States. Each of these children receives instruction that is specially designed: to meet the child's unique ne ...

... It was to be used in the event of a nuclear attack in order to keep communications lines open across the country by rerouting information through different servers across the country. Does this mean that the government owns the Internet, or is it no longer a tool limited by the powers that govern. Generalities such as these have sparked great debates within our nation's government. This paper will attempt to focus on two high profile ethical aspects concerning the Internet and its usage. These subjects are Internet privacy and Internet censorship. At the moment, the Internet is epitome of our first amendmen ...

... monitor how you would look in a certain outfit you are considering to buy. Imagine traveling over the entire mall in a comfortable in front of your computer. Push a button and the entire stock of a store will be at your finger tips. When you do go to a store to shop you will not use money. You will use either a credit card or debit card which will automatically deduct the amount if you purchase from your bank account. Our homes will be run by computers. Computers will adjust the temperature. Home appliances will be linked to the computer. Imagine driving home from work and calling your computer and having it s ...

... who was connected to Internetwork. Resons of security made Internetwork anarchistic.It wasen`t supose to be any cental computer wich controlled Internetwork and the computertrafic was supose to direct it self so if a thought road suddenly wasen`t accessible the trafic should find a new way by it self. Because of this the enemy couldent in war strike out Intenetwork by bombing individual servers and main computers. In the end of the 1970`s was almost all american Universities and majority connected to it so called protocol TCP/IP wich to day is the main glue in Internet. In 1985 Internet h ...

... speed. Cable modems share a line with tens of other users; as more users join a line, the capacity available to any one inevitably drops. The top speeds of both technologies will not be usable for years anyway. Internet server speeds, network delays, and personal computer limitations will hold usable rates at or below 2 Mbps for some time. ADSL offers higher security and reliability profiles. Both technologies are at about the same state of maturity and integration. Cable modems may offer a less expensive network solution because of its shared architecture, but that differential is more than offset by infrastructur ...

... is not likely to result in a positive manner. When an employee has a high readiness level and a definite desire to attempt working in the home, for some reason or another, many factors should be considered. What kind of schedule does the employee feel constitutes telecommuting? Generally speaking, telecommuting is defined as spending at least one day out of a five day work week working in the home. Is one day home enough for the employee? Or, too little? How does the employer decide how many days to allow? Does the employee's job lend itself well to telecommuting? Some jobs, obviously, can't be accomplished using a t ...

... industry, like every other business or industry, face Y2K problems. The complex problems of the water, electric, and telecommunications utilities will leave parts of the industry falling short of Y2K compliance. In the water, electric, and telecommunications utilities lays a far deeper, more involved problem than that of the other utilities. Each of these utilities have a high dependency on devices that have a high probability for not being Y2K compliant. These devices very nearlyd waste) are very much affected by Y2K. Problemed areas are found throughout the water infrastructure. Most obviously water ut ...