WITHIN a few months China will overtake America as the country with the world’s largest number of internet users. Even when you factor in (include s/t as a relevant element when making a decision) China’s size and its astonishing rate of GDP growth‚ this will be a remarkable achievement for what remains a poor economy. For the past three years China has also been the world’s largest exporter of information and communications technology (ICT). It already has the same number of mobile-phone users
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Definition of X- Internet Many people think the Internet and the Web are the same thing. They’re not. The Internet is a piece of wire that goes from me to you and from me to 300 million other people in the world. The Web is software that I put on my end of the wire‚ and you put on your end -- allowing us to exchange information. While the Internet (the wire) evolves gradually‚ the software on the wire can change quickly. Before the Web‚ other software was clamped onto the Internet. WAIS‚ Gopher‚
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Internet addiction Title: The problem of Internet addiction is clearly a serious problem and the group most susceptible to it are university students. Discuss Nowadays Internet takes up an important place in our society. Since its invention it has a big influence on our private and working life. Especially university students pass their spare time surfing the internet without knowing their limitations. Internet is a dangerous trap for young people. In this essay the focus will be on the factors
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Newspapers and Internet The mass media is an important part of our life. Now it is an information era. Everyone may get information from the media daily‚ such as news papers‚ TV‚ radio and the Internet. Over 55 million newspapers are circulated a day. Many people are accustomed to reading a newspaper when they eat breakfast or spend their spare time. However‚ more recently‚ with the Internet exposure‚ more and more people would rather surf the Internet to find information than read newspapers
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Imagine this‚ anyone‚ anywhere has the ability to connect to almost every computer in the whole world without even leaving this own home. Most of these computers are connected to the Internet which is‚ with the Internet’s growing popularity and widespread usage‚ one of the most susceptible targets to the continually growing hacking movement. The term hacker has caused much debate in regards to the actual meaning of it‚ but hacking by any definition is the art of thinking outside the box. In order
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Lives on the Boundary Mike Rose’s Lives on the Boundary is an Educational Autobiography. The book begins at the beginning of his life and we follow him up into his adult years. The book focuses on the "struggles and achievements of America’s educationally underprepared" . The Alien In order to understand Mike Rose‚ and his book Lives on the Boundary‚ you must first understand where Mike is coming from and examine his past. Mike was born to a first generation immigrant family‚ originally from Italy
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crimes have been committed. The advent of the internet has been accompanied by outcomes‚ good and bad. While the internet provides easy access to any information or person in any part of the world‚ it is the same advantage which has been misused for gaining undue advantage‚ in the form of various cyber crimes. One such crime among the plethora of cyber crimes‚ is the crime of defamation on the internet. The freedom of expression is a fundamental human right that has been recognized at both the international
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Internet Censorship For centuries governments have tried to regular materials deemed inappropriate or offensive. The history of western censorship was said to have begun when Socrates was accused "firstly‚ of denying the gods recognized by the State and introducing new divinities‚ and secondly of corrupting the young." He was sentenced to death for these crimes. Many modern governments are attempting to control access to the Internet. They are passing regulations that restrict the freedom
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Internet Addiction is a problem more common in society as Internet usage is increasing. The prevalence of Internet use worldwide is increasing. Along with the benefits the Internet brings‚ problems of excessive Internet use is becoming apparent. As a result‚ along with drug and alcoholic addictions nowadays‚ there is one more – Internet addiction‚ last but not least. The opinions on the methods for the solution vary‚ because the problem was not studied enough. One of the solutions is to attend support
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Green” Nowadays‚ we have faced some crucial problems caused by the environment destructions. Illegal logging‚ protected animals hunting‚ and mines exploitations are only a few examples of the environment destructions done by human beings. But of course‚ everybody wants to live peacefully. According to the U.S Census Bureau‚ the world population is growing at a mindboggling rate. The world reached 1 billion people in 1800‚ 2 billion by 1922‚ and over 6 billion by 2000. It is estimated that the population
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