Reliable Sources

The interenet can be a very unreliable source as most of its content is written by normal citizens portraying their thoughts and ideas on a subject, this cant be generalised though as lots of the content will be true but a vast amount of the content will indeed be false representation. The Internet is a great resource, but it is also a public forum, where anyone can make a claim or an assertion. If you find an article that provides relevant information for your research topic, you should take care to investigate the source to make sure it is valid and reliable.

Who studies computing subjects?

There are far more boys than girls who study computer related skills/learning at A level. This could be because males are more exposed to the use of ICT technology and put to practice its advantages at a higher level. Also males seem to have the ability to sit at a computer for hours and hours.

Computers for the homeless

Five ways in which computers could help the homeless:
1) It would allow them to search for jobs and arrange interviews, expanding their opportunities
2) They would be able to communicate with people easier e.g msn, e-mail etc
3) They would be able to keep up to date with the worlds news, allowing themselves to adjust accordingly
4) They would have unlimited access to information, this would allow them to be far more interlectual and would open up many opportunities for them.
5) It would make them feel less alienated in society and give them comfort to have the ability/access of a computer.

Without computer access the homeless can become very alone and isolated in society, it also means that they are less likely to succeed in life as ICT skills will prove essential to most jobs in years to come.

5 things that are more important to that person more than internet.

1) Survival
2) Family
3) Money
4) Health
5) Time

What did the world summit achieve

The aim of the World Summit on the Information Society is to come up with a global plan to ensure everyone has access to information and communications technologies.
3 things that where positive about the summit:

1)Increased interest in the development of LEDC’s
2)The UN is prepared to lead the operation
3)It has united a few more people in the reduction of the Digital Divide.

3 things that are negative about the summit:

1) Arguments over who should own the internet
2) Few major countries attended
3)Majority said was false hope

E-mail in the solomon

The main disadvantage solomon has to the development of its country is that it is high in violence crime and is prone to leading to damage of technological facilities. The people can not afford the computers and until people stop buying drugs and guns, then the countries money will be at waste and Solomon will not develop.

Wireless technology

Wireless technology has been so successful as it prevents the use of cables and is a cheaper way of providing the internet. It means reduced revenue of time as it takes far less than it would if you had cables to wire up. It has improved efficiency for people in LDCs as it means they can use the wireless without needing to make adjustments. The country would all benefit as it would be used in schools to help further generations in their knowledge of such equipment.

Changes in access

Vietnam has claimed its place in the growth of its technological use. During 2000, the number of dial-up Internet subscribers grew from just 42,000to over 100,000, a growth rate of almost 150 per cent. Vietnam has sustained an average fixed line network growth of 26.8 per cent, slightly ahead of China and one of the highest in the region. While the country’s domestic fixed-line network has grown rapidly, mobile communications developments are less impressive.
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/cs/vietnam/index.html
A Least Developed Country, the Kingdom of Cambodia faces a number of barriers that impede the development of the Internet. The country has the dubious distinction of having the lowest Internet penetration in South East Asia as well as the region's highest prices. http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/cs/cambodia/index.html

Reducing the divide

Income equality represents the people who can afford technology and electricity, as oppose to poor economies who do not have the technology. The advantage of the developed world is that it can build computers in large quantities so that the poorer countries could have the luxury. However, the people of these countries have next to no knowledge of ICT and it would cost lots more to train and to put in place the facilities.

Society and the individual

Society is crucial to us in the way that we live, however if we rely on society to a max then it will begin to take over our lives and individuals will become the norm and everyone will practically be the same. We need society when we need help but help is not necessary all the time so we must not rely on society to look after us, we must be individuals and thrive to live that way

Monitering Internet and E-mail use

The advantages of the monitering system is that it can prevent employees from being sidetracked and ensures that the employees are doing the work that they are being paid for. It makes all workers equal as it means that they all do the work the company sets as oppose to some working and some playing games, watching porn etc. The main negative impacts of a system such as this is that it may make workers feel an incrimination of their space and may demotivate them to work due to the strict working conditions in the environment. For the employees it is good as it means they know whats good and whats not good in the workplace and prevents individuals being singled out.
As far as the system is concerned, if a worker is being genuine in their search, the keywords that are seen as violating may be logged and certain non-harmful websites may be blocked even if the workers are searching without a secondary motive.
In my opinion the system is flawed and should be made far less incriminating as the workers will not work to their full potential if they fel they are not trusted/ feel they are being watched.

GPS tracking system

This system allows parents to keep a close eye on their son/daughters driving. Such information as speed cameras, speed limits and information of traffic jams etc will be sent via texts to mobile phones in order to form the best possible help for drivers and parents.

US passports and RFID

These RFID's contain small chips that contain the users information. These chips are like smart cards, but they can be read from a distance. This will be faster, easier and far more efficient for custom officials but the dangers outrun the advantages. Unfortunately, RFID chips can be read by any reader, not just the ones at passport control. The major downside of this is that travelers carrying around RFID passports are broadcasting their identity. This means that passport holders are continuously broadcasting their name, nationality, age, address and whatever else is on the RFID chip. The chips receiver has been known to work from up to 20 meters away, this is far too incriminating of personal identity.

ID cards

The new ID cards, set for relaese in november, will be issued to all immigrants who wish to stay or extend their stay in this country. the cards will hold fingerprints, pictures and personal information of the cardholder. I think this could be successful as it may control the amount of immigrants and will ultimately make the border more secure. As the card will hold the crad holders past, it could be hard to identify the immmigrants past information such as GCSE's and colleges attended etc. I dont think this will work as many people will see the cards as incriminating as they hold a lot of identification of an individual, this could cause identity theft to rise.

Managing information overload

Spreadsheets: Although you can use a spreadsheet to set up tables of just textual information, its real usefulness lies in its ability to calculate formulas - and recalculate them automatically when values change. Spreadsheets are great for budgets, financial statements and other tasks that require calculations.
Data mining tools: Data mining is the process of sorting through large amounts of data and picking out relevant information. It is usually used by business intelligence organizations, and financial analysts, but is increasingly being used in the sciences to extract information from the enormous data sets generated by modern experimental and observational methods.
Simulation software: Simulation software is based on the process of imitating a real phenomenon with a set of mathematical formulas. It is, essentially, a program that allows the user to observe an operation through simulation without actually running the program. Simulation software is used widely to design equipment so that the final product will be as close to design specs as possible without expensive in process modification.
Exception reporting tools: A computer-implemented technique that allows a per element mixture of “concrete” XML elements and “virtual” XML elements that are generated dynamically from external data sources. http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2006/0248092.html

Grandma

I have researched some of the cheap and efficient mobiles available, i have come to a conclusion of the phone for you, it is a samsung B130 black. This phone does not contain all the high quality features that you do not need. this means the price is very low. the phone retails at £9.95 and at £19.95 when bought with £10 credit. This is a good phone for you as it will be reliable and has all the basic funtions that you require.

Computer Games

Computer games are so appealing and so popular because they offer unlimited hours of fun as there is always a game to play and improve on. they have become an alternative to parenting for many families which is a potentially bad thing for the children as they could see violent computer game characters as role models as oppose to their parents. However, this does not mean that games should be labelled the cause of violence, as it is the parents allowing too much time, or just people who cannot control their emotions and take it too seriously. Games should be seen as a way of relaxing and enjoying free time. Computer games only make you isolated if you let them, however if you balance your time between socialising and going out, then there should not be a problem with isolation. constant use of networked games can make you isolated as you may begin to think you are socialising online, but this is not very interactive, it just adds to the gaming experience, not your social skills.

Pirate content

By downloading legal music you are guaranteed that the quality will be of a good standard and it can be trusted to use again. it also prevents you from being prosecuted if you were to be caught downloading illegal material off of an untrusted site. Pirated content is normally cheaper or is free. With music the quality may not be far off but with movies, the quality could be severely far from the movies original quality, also such added qualityies as surround sound and effects may be cut out where it could be a recording or unofficail copy. Nowadays, it is hard for people to succeed in the entertainment industry as many profits are lost to the sale of copies or immitations. this ,akes it unfair for producers, musicians etc as it becoming harder for them to make as much profit as they could.

Reliable Information

The hoax websites often appear to be badly designed, with colours and pictures overlapping in the background. information provided may be false to entice the reader of the website. such as the 'jackalope' at http://www.sudftw.com/jackcon.htm. clearly a fake as all images appear to be photoshopped in and facts appear to be made up and contradictive. the user/website visitor should be able to decide whether a website is trustworthy or not by judging its ads and disads

Business communications

Face-to-face is still a valuable tool for imparting and building trust, negotiating, enthusing.
Video-conferencing allows some of the benefits of meeting in person without the travel - especially if the purpose of the meeting is transactional
Telephone - personal but loses the nuance of body expressions - a major part of communication. Voicemail and ’call waiting’ have generated enormous revenues although their effectiveness is debatable.
Mobile phone - if a conventional call is to a location, a call to a mobile is to a person. Some people think that the major use of this is as a tool for making calls...
Letter - still an excellent tool for contractual and complex communications, also for drawings.
E-mail - quicker and cheaper than a letter, the biggest danger here is that too few people re-read what has been written before hitting the ’send’ button. Also a point of danger for systems - you won’t get anthrax but some e-mails will be as terminal to your office systems if you aren’t careful.
Fax - the last ’big thing’ before e-mail usurped it; is still an excellent tool for getting pictures sent quickly.
Text -For the worst of all worlds, SMS ("Texting") to a mobile ’phone is high on impact but often low on clarity and personalisation.
Computer systems can talk directly to each other - settling invoices direct between company accounts for instance.
Websites - largely aimed at one-way communications, the Internet has transformed the way that we can get hold of information.
WAP phones - the internet on the move.