Fiber Optics
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A 4 page paper dealing with fiber optics. Included is a description of fiber optic cables and their use in medicine, telecommunication and other fields. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Fiberopti.wps

Fiber Optics / Use in Communications
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A 6 page overview of development in fiber optics technology and their applications in communications. A 1 page Roman Numeral outline is also attached. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Fibopt.wps

File Processing Functions: UNIX v. Windows
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Windows is said to give programmers certain advantages over UNIX, particularly in the area of usability. However, Kirch (1999) refutes this statement, stating that UNIX offers a GUI interface and all the Windows advantages. According to Kirch, the reason the myth lives on is an unsolved mystery since there is no evidence that programming in Windows is any different from programming in UNIX. However, there is evidence of differences in the file processing functions between the two products, which only proves, as in all things, each system has its advantages. Bibliography lists 4 sources. jvProcsg.rtf
Filename: jvProcsg.rtf

Firewall Software and Routers for Enterprise Business Security
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This 6 page report discusses information security of enterprise businesses with a focus on firewall protections. Firewalls are computer network devices that protect a network from other “less trusted” networks. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BWfirewl.rtf

Firewalls and Intrusion Detections
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This 8 page paper describes why it's necessary to protect computer systems and the kinds of attacks they may experience, and how firewalls and intrusion detections systems work.
Filename: HVNetSec.rtf

Florman's "The Existential Pleasures Of Engineering" And Rifkin's "Declaration Of A Heretic" – Comparison
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12 pages in length. Technology has become an inextricable component of contemporary society; its presence – both ominous and valuable at the same time – is perceived as a dichotomy of grand proportions where mankind's progression into the twenty-first century is concerned. While Florman (1996) looks with great anticipation toward future technological achievements, Rifkin (1985) casts a far more wary eye upon the potential threats that placing too much dependency upon technology can create. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCMachines.rtf

Folding@Home
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A 4 page paper about this project at Stanford. This paper presents a brief description of the project, its purpose and reason. The paper identifies the strengths of the project, finds no weaknesses, reports technology that will present more opportunities and identifies two threats to the project.
Filename: PGfldhm.RTF

Frude's The Intimate Machine
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For any who have endured the history of robots on television, the possibility of artificial intelligence in conjunction with the needs of society is very real. This 5 page paper explores the opinion of Neil Frude in his essay, The Intimate Machine, when he argues that the computer is certainly capable of evolving to the point where it does, indeed, take on human characteristics. When this happens, people will embrace the machine as friend, confidant and advisor. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTintmch.wps

Fuzzy Logic
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This 9 page paper examines the use of fuzzy logic in computer systems with special attention its use with fuzzy logic controllers (FLC). The development of fuzzy logic is shown with a three stage model and the value of neural networks to help system learning is discussed. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEfuzzylo.rtf

Gathering Information for Business Process and System Change
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A 4 page paper presenting a plan for gathering information regarding a planned system change at estate appraisal company DEF Corporation. The system the company currently uses appears to be adequate for its own needs for the present, but alteration of processes has the potential of greatly improving customer response capabilities, which in turn positively affects DEF Corporation’s competitive advantage while also increasing DEF’s productivity. The paper discusses hierarchical decomposition of the current IT system, and interviewing stakeholders using a questionnaire to ensure uniformity and completeness of response. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSitInfoSysChng.rtf

Gender Differences with Computer Anxiety
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This 6 page paper considers the way that gender may influence the occurrence of computer anxiety. The writer reviews three primary studies where aspects of age, culture and experience were correlated with computer activity in order to identify influencing factors. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEcomanx.wps

Geocast Network Systems and Change
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This 5 page report discusses Geocast Network Systems and the problems it encountered as it introduced a new concept and product for data transmission. Given the dynamic nature of the business environment, companies must never make the mistake of thinking that strategies that have proven successful in the past will be effective for all time. Geocast failed to understand that having developed a bold new technology was not enough to deal with environmental change and shift its business thinking to keep up with such change. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWgeonet.wps

GIS Functionality and the Web
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This 7 page paper considers the functionality, what information is can provide, the collection storage and retrieval of that data as well examples of its' practical use and limitation when accessed through a common gateway interface (CGI) on the internet. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
Filename: TEgisfun.wps

GIS Questions
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This 6 page paper looks at four issues concerning Geographical Information Systems (GIS). The first part of the paper defines what is meant by GIS and looks at it's' components, the second part of the paper considers different sources of data for both vector and raster data. The third part of the paper considers the differences that will be seen in an object orientated database compared to a relational database. The last part of the paper discusses at the three types of projections used; cylindrical projection, azimuthal projection and conical projection. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEGISbase.rtf

Global Impact Of Information Technology On Society
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A 5 page paper. Information and communication technology has led to significant changes in the way businesses operate, in how people learn and in how people and businesses communicate with each other. This essay discusses some of the many ways in which information technology has impacted society on a global level. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGglIT.rtf

GOVERNMENT RED TAPE AND CORE-CT
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This 15-page paper discusses government red tape and computerized systems, with particular emphasis on the state of Connecticut's Core-CT system. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MTcorect.rtf

Government Surveillance
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This 6 page paper consider how the increase surveillance carried out by the government may impact on society. The paper looks at the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) and the issue of privacy and the Human Rights Act 1998 (UK Acts) and the fears of how the powers may be misused or may create a fragmented society with little interaction. The bibliography cite 7 sources.
Filename: TEgovsur.rtf