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Firewalls: Necessary For Every Computer On The Internet
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5 pages in length. The threat to computer safety is quite significant in light of malicious hackers, myriad viruses and the very real potential of losing confidential information due to crashing. With so many potential risks for users to worry about, it is clear that every computer on the Internet needs to be outfitted with firewall protection – an isolating server system that effectively keeps the populace from entering – as a means by which to fend off these unwanted intrusions. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCfwall.rtf

Flat File and Relational Databases
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This 11 page paper looks at the difference between these two formats as information databases, the ways in which they work and their stability to specific applications. The paper achieves this by answering specific questions from a student. The paper includes two tables and one diagram and the bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEflatfi.wps

Floating Point Arithmetic in Computers
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6 pages. In understanding floating point arithmetic in computers it is necessary to understand that floating numbers are inexact representations of real numbers and that because of this the operations that are performed on them are also inexact. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JGAescon.rtf

Florida Dept. of Education Web Site
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A 12 page research paper that analyzes the content, design, and effectiveness of the Florida Department of Education web site. The writer, first of all, discusses the components of an effective web design and than summarizes the information offered on the sites of 3 different states before comparing them to Florida. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: khfldoe.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

Footing the Bill in Cyberspace - E-Commerce Payment Options
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A 20 page paper that looks at the various payment options that presently exist in the world of e-commerce. Payment options discussed are online credit card transactions, digital cash, online checks, and smart card technology. The features and benefits of each of these options are examined and the privacy and security concerns surrounding each are discussed. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: LCecash.rtf

Ford and Firestone Tires
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A 6 page paper discussing the issue of Firestone tires and their ability to make Ford Explorers roll over following a blowout. In 4 hot-weather US states and in 4 other hot-weather nations, Ford Explorers have been rolling in ways designers never intended. Firestone has recalled 6.5 million tires and Ford is authorizing replacement of any tires consumers want replaced, but none of these measures will satisfy the families of those who have lost their lives. The two companies have been partners for more than a century, but each has been reduced to pointing fingers at the other. IT systems likely will provide the truth, in that specific tires can be tied to specific vehicles and Ford has required suppliers to maintain such information for nearly two decades. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSFordFire.wps

Forensic Science and Criminal Investigation
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A 4 page overview of criminal investigation and forensics. The author contends that criminal investigators are more and more commonly relying on technology and the latest discoveries in science. Computers and DNA analysis are of particular importance. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPcrmFor.rtf

Frankenstein Web Sites
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A 3 page research paper that offers an example search of the Internet. The Internet is an incredibly varied electronic environment. While there is a wealth of information on the Internet, there are innumerable sites that simply take up space and make finding the informative sites more difficult. Using the topic of "Frankenstein" as a search criteria, this examination of the Internet demonstrates how the "wheat" can be discerned among the "chaff" that makes up the majority of Internet sites. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: khfrkweb.rtf