Technology
Te c h n o l o g y O n - L i n e B o o k Kandell A. Mendoza Feb.5,2014 3rd Period
Introduction • What is technology ? Your cell phone, microwave oven, washing machine, and plastic cups are microwave all the result of scientific discoveries combined with engineering that have allow people to invent products that have improved the way people live.
Fraud • Identity TheftSomebody taking your personal information pretending to be you.
6 ways identity fraud happens • Mail thief • Dumpster diving • Don’t give • Stealing a information to purse or unknown callers. wallet • Protect your social • Scheming security number. • Vising • Check your credit report once a year. • Shoulder • Beware of your surfing surroundings.
Social Media
• websites and applications used for social networking. • While traditional social media offer a variety of opportunities for companies in a wide range of business sectors, mobile social media makes use of the locationand time-sensitivity aspects of it in order to engage into marketing research, communication, sales promotions/discounts, and relationship development/loyalty programs.
Internet Basics • There are two types of computer networks: Local Area Network (LAN) : A LAN is two or more connected computers sharing certain resources in a relatively small geographic location (the same building, for example). • Wide Area Network (WAN): A WAN typically consists of 2 or more LANs. The computers are farther apart and are linked by telephone lines, dedicated telephone lines, or radio waves. The internet is the largest Wide Area Network (WAN) in existence.
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The Internet is the largest computer network in the world, connecting millions of computers. A network is a group of two or more computer systems linked together.
Copyright • Copyright is protected by federal law, which allows use of copyrighted materials by other only under certain • The majority of resources (e.g. books, circumstances.
journal articles, web sites, images, music, etc.)are owned by someone.
• As such, that resources is copyright, which gives the owner of the information legal rights over it use. • If the intended use can be considered “fair use” Under the copyright law, then the materials may be used without permission or paying royalties to the copyright holder.
Plagiarism • Plagiarism : “to steal and pass off(the ideas or words of another) as one’s own: use (another’s production) without crediting the source: to commit literacy theft: present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source”. • Plagiarism and copyright are not the same . • You can give proper attribution and still be infringing on someone’s copyright.
Conclusion •
How do science and technology benefit society?
• Science and technology benefit society in a variety of ways. Science generates ideas which are the guiding principles for technology. New technology allows increased productivity, such as the wheelbarrow for agriculture and paper money for commercial success.