Digital Imaging

                                                                       

Digital imaging is creating images by using digital technology.

Search Engines

A search engine represents a program that searches documents for keywords and creates a list of documents where these keywords are found.

Information storage and retrieval

Information storage and retrieval
Information storage and retrieval, the systematic process of collecting and cataloging data so that they can be located and displayed on request. Computers and data processing techniques have made possible the high-speed, selective retrieval of large amounts of information for government, commercial, and academic purposes.

Information Technology

"Information technology is the application of computers and telecommunications to the collection, processing, storage, and dissemination of voice, graphics, text, and numerical information "- Stephen Flowers, Success in Information Processing (1988). In 1958, Harold

Computer Industry

computer, device capable of performing a series of arithmetic or logical operations. A computer is distinguished from a calculating machine, such as an electronic calculator, by being able to store a computer program (so that it can repeat its operations and make logical decisions), by the number and complexity of the operations it can perform, and by its ability to process, store, and retrieve data without human intervention.

Hackers and Hacking

Hackers are individuals who use their knowledge of computers to infiltrate and compromise the security of other computer networks. There are a number of reasons why people are inclined to hack into computers, from the benign to the malicious – anything from playing a simple prank to stealing millions of dollars.

Computer Viruses

computer virus, rogue computer program, typically a short program designed to disperse copies of itself to other computers and disrupt those computers' normal operations.

Internet Commerce

Global E-Commerce: A Portal Bridging the World Markets

Global e-commerce is expanding rapidly and several trillion dollars are being exchanged annually over the web.

Internet and Education

The Internet is recognized as an important tool in education. It is widely used to facilitate studying and help communication between teachers and students.

Children's Online Privacy Protection

I. ON-LINE PRIVACY: THE DIGITAL PERFECT STORM

From the founding of the United States to the present, Americans have jealously guarded their natural right to privacy. How times have changed. Today, we are no longer concerned with our right to privacy against British troops in our homes, but our on-line rights to privacy from cookies in our personal computers--particularly as these rights relate to our children.