BY CHARLIE FRANKLIN
Hacking People, not computers, create computer threats. Computer predators victimize others for their own gain. Give a predator access to the Internet — and to your PC — and the threat they pose to your security increases exponentially. Computer hackers are unauthorized users who break into computer systems in order to steal, change or destroy information, often by installing dangerous malware without your knowledge or consent. Their clever tactics and detailed technical knowledge help them access information you really don’t want them to have.
How do computer hackers and predators find me? Anyone who uses a computer connected to the Internet is susceptible to the threats that computer hackers and predators pose. These online villains typically use phishing scams, spam email or instant messages and bogus Web sites to deliver dangerous malware to your computer and compromise your computer security. Computer hackers can also try to access your computer and private information directly if you are not protected with a firewall.
CYBER CRIME The sharp rise in the headline figures is due to the inclusion of an estimated 5.1m online fraud incidents and 2.5m cybercrime offences for the first time. The crime survey for England and Wales, which is based on people’s experience of crime, shows that the underlying crime rate, excluding cybercrime, continued to fall, by 8% to an estimated 6.5m offences in the 12 months to June.
PORTABLE GAMING
handheld game console is a small, portable self-contained video game console with a built-in screen, game controls, and speakers. [1] Handheld game consoles are smaller than home video game consoles and contain the console, screen, speakers, and controls in one unit, allowing
with popularizing the handheld console concept with the release of the Game Boy in 1989[3] and as of 2014 continues to dominate the handheld console market[7] with their 3DS systems. he origins of hand-
people to carry them and play them at any time or place.[2][3] In 1976, Mattel introduced the first handheld electronic game with the release of Auto Race. [4] Later, several companies—including Coleco and Milton Bradley—
held game consoles are found in handheld and tabletop electronic game devices of the 1970s and early 1980s. These electronic devices are capable of playing only a single game,[3] they fit in the palm of the hand or on a tabletop, and
made their own single-game, lightweight table-top or handheld electronic game devices.[5] The oldest true handheld game console with interchangeable cartridges is the Milton Bradley Microvision in 1979.[6] Nintendo is credited
they may make use of a variety of video displays such as LED, VFD, or LCD.[9] In 1978, handheld electronic games were described by Popular Electronics magazine as “nonvideo electronic games” and “non-TV games” as distinct from devices that required television screen.
COMMUNICATION Using technology in communication has become a necessity, its now part of our lives. People communicate through emails, faxes, Mobile phones, texting services, video conferences, video chart-rooms and social media channels. As time goes on, more emerging technologies will change the way we communicate and it will be up to us to embrace them or not. Let’s look at the impact or use of technology in communication both to individuals and businesses. Because technology has completely changed how these two parties are communicating? Impact of technology in communication to a business: Today, every business uses technology in its own way to reach the media and targeted consumers. Also businesses have embraced technology by easing communication with in companies and among investors and suppliers. Below are a few uses of technology in communication to a business.
Email The email message is replacing handwritten correspondence in business and personal interactions. Businesses use email to communicate with customers and staff. Schools often use email to communicate with parents, teachers and students. In addition, people can send an email message and quickly get a response whereas sending other written correspondence may require a longer turnaround time. One bonus of the email message includes saving on postage costs. Many providers, such as Google Mail and Yahoo!, provide free email accounts. The World Wide Web is an international online database that allows the sharing of linked multimedia documents. These documents can be authored in a non-linear, layered and linked format, which is referred to as hypertext or hypermedia. The development and spread of the World Wide Web in the 1990s marked a second period in the use of online communication in language teaching.
One the one hand, the Web allows additional modes of computer-mediated communication through Web-based chat rooms, bulletin boards, and discussion forums, thus making even more popular the kind of long-distance exchanges and computer-assisted conversation activities described above. In addition, the World Wide Web adds a new dimension to online communication and learning by allowing students to find and read online documents on a variety of topics from throughout the world and to author and publish similar documents to share with others. Some researchers have viewed the Web as an extension of an L2 culture or society; by engaging in Webbased activities, students can gthrough other forms of immersion in a cultureschauer, 1999).
WIFI WiFi is a technology that uses radio waves to provide network connectivity. A WiFi connection is established using a wireless adapter to create hotspots - areas in the vicinity of a wireless router that are connected to the network and allow users to access internet services. You may be surprised to hear that many people don’t actually know that WiFi is an abbreviated term. Even those who do don’t always know what WiFi stands for. There are a number of theories about what the term means, but the most widely accepted
definition for the term in the tech community is Wireless Fidelity. An Introduction to WiFi Wireless technology has widely spread lately and you can get connected almost anywhere; at home, at work, in libraries, schools, airports, hotels and even in some restaurants. Wireless networking is known as WiFi or 802.11 networking as it covers the IEEE 802.11 technologies.
The major advantage of WiFi is that it is compatible with almost every operating system, game device, and advanced printer. Once configured. WiFi provides wireless connectivity to your devices by emitting frequencies between 2.4GHz - 5GHz, based on the amount of data on the network.