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…BOOKS OR THE INTERNET? Today, information is more readily available than at any other time in History. As well as books, we can now look up the Internet to find information about virtually anything. This essay will give you examples of both…

…The essay topic I have chosen to write on, is comparing a dial-up connection to a high speed connection to the internet. Dial-up and high speed access can be both used to connect to the internet, they both perform the same function. Which…

…Filtering the Net Over the last several years many attempts have been made to put a limit on what can be viewed on the Internet. In 1996, it was the Communications Decency Act and in 1999 the Child Online Protection Act. Both were shot down because…

…INTERNET ACCESS 1/4/97         It would be helpful to provide a brief historical summary of the Internet before jumping into the different means of accessing 'The Net'.         The Internet was developed primarily by Vinton Cerf…

…The uses made of the information The Internet is a very large database, which allows people to share information. There are no supervisors on the Internet which means people are attracted to it. Wide ranges of people use the net from businessmen…

…Internet censorship, should it be allowed ore does it break governmental law? ACLU Cyber-Liberties: Online Censorship in the States A court ruling granted the highest level of First Amendment protection to the Internet when the Communications…

…no doubt about it: the computer already plays an important role in our lives and that role is likely to expand as more advancements are made. However, new innovations mean new controversies. The Internet, for example, has transformed the way people…

…Censor the Internet? The freedom of speech that was possible on the Internet could now be subjected to governmental approvals. For example, China is attempting to res5trict political expression, in the name of security and social stability…

…Child pornography, hackers reading how to hack into your web site or personal computer and children reading explicit details in the Starr Report; these are all examples of harmful information available on the Internet that should be regulated…

…The History of the Internet In 1973, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) initiated a research program to investigate techniques and technologies for interlinking packet networks of various kinds. The objective was to develop…