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- 171: Computer Networking
- Computer Networking There are many kinds of networks, however this paper will be about networking computers. As we move further and further into the paperless society, the need for people to be connected and able to ... fast as they could by handing a paper to someone increases. This can be accomplished by having a group of computers connected by a network, so that as soon as data is entered into one computer, it can be immediately accessed by someone else on a connected computer, no matter how far away it may be (though usually it is in the same building). There is much work involved in this and it in includes a lot of math, from equations to ...
- 172: Digital Cameras
- ... Beach, Calif., a small, affluent Orange County community with a population less than 70,000, the police department is using digital cameras to collect and prepare fingerprint evidence. The beachfront community has its share of crime, mostly car and home breakins. "The digital camera saves an incredible amount of time in preparing fingerprint evidence," says George Reis, photographer for the Newport Beach Police Department. "The bottom line for our community is ... statewide criminal fingerprint database - in an hour, rather than the eight hours required using conventional means. "You get a better quality fingerprint image and get it into the system quickly to catch suspects faster, cutting crime and making citizens happy," Reis says. Reis primarily uses his camera to take pictures of fingerprints collected by traditional lifting methods. With conventional black powder lifts, the camera provides clarity and detail allowing print enhancement capabilities and enlargement. On some occasions though, pictures have been taken directly of fingerprints at crime scenes. The department uses a scanner to input fingerprint images lifted from objects with tape. "The lift tape picks up a lot of stray powder, surface texture and other background material," Reis says. "Photographing ...
- 173: Crime and the Death Penalty
- Crime and the Death Penalty For most crimes committed in the United States a fine, sentence of time in jail or execution is the punishment. However, the death penalty is the most questionable punishment. Is it morally right? Is it effective in deterring crime, primarily murders? Weather or not you agree if it is moral or not, one issue remains. The death penalty is not an effective way to deter crime. The death penalty has existed as long as humans have existed. The quote "an eye for an eye" is found in the Bible. In the middle ages fines, public humiliation and imprisonment were appropriate ...
- 174: Marketing Project
- Marketing Project Introduction In the ever changing technological era of the soon to be 21st century, electronic advancements have amazed us all. Unfortunately, the educational gap for the common man/woman as a computer end user has left many far behind. There are those who know and those who don't. This gap is the anchor of the computer industry. One question comes to mind. "Why would I buy a computer, investing thousands of dollars, when I don't know the first thing about them?" If it were as easy as plugging it in and it guiding you through every nook and cranny answering every ...
- 175: Study on Juvenile Psychopaths
- Study on Juvenile Psychopaths What is the "super predator"? He or she are young hypercriminals who are committing acts of violence of unprecedented coldness and brutality. This newest phenomena in the world of crime is perhaps the most dangerous challenge facing society and law enforcement ever. While psychopaths are not new, this breed of super criminal exceeds the scope of psychopathic behavior. They are younger, more brutal, and completely ... unspeakably brutal crimes against other people, often to gratify whatever urges or desires drive them at the moment and their utter lack of remorse is shocking.(9) Studies reveal that the major cause of violent crime is not poverty but family breakdown - specifically, the absence of a father in the household. Today, right now, one-fourth of all the children in the United States are living in fatherless homes - this adds ... out of school, twice as likely to have children out of wedlock, and they stand more than three times the chance of ending up in poverty, and almost ten times more likely to commit violent crime and ending up in jail. (1) The Heritage Foundation - a Conservative think tank - reported that the rise in violent crime over the past 30 years runs directly parallel to the rise in fatherless families. ...
- 176: Marketplace For System Analyst
- ... increase, they need more information, and they need it faster to help the organization compete. This distribution of information has resulted in an unprecedented dependence on information systems. From 1984 to 1994, the number of computer jobs grew 150%.7 The sector is expected to grow another 150% in the next eight years.7 There are more that 190,000 unfilled Information Technology positions nationwide, and the need for computer specialist will increase 91% by 2005.7 Worldwide revenue for Information Technology professional services was $118 billion in 1995 and is projected to grow at 16.9% to $258 billion by 2000.6 A recent ... 9 The U.S. Commerce Department's Office of Technology Policy report, America's New Deficit: The Shortage of Information Technology Workers, indicates between 1996 and 2006, more than 1.3 million new systems analysts, computer scientists, engineers, and programmers will be required to meet industry's demands.3 The demand for "networking" to facilitate the sharing of information, the expansion of client/server environments, and the need for specialists ...
- 177: Virtual Reality Technology and Society
- ... from the artist Myron Krueger, the scholar Howard Rheingold, and the novelist William Gibson. The technological components used in virtual reality systems include the following: video display, audio input, tactile response, interactive input, and the computer hardware and software. Although a complete compilation of all the devices involved in this arena are beyond the scope of the paper, a discussion of the general areas of equipment, along with several examples of ... the other hand Rheingold dove more into what actually makes up virtual reality. He states: "that the idea of immersion (using stereoscopy, gaze-tracking, and other technologies to create the illusion of being inside a computer generated scene) is one of the two foundations of virtual reality technology. The idea of navigation (creating a computer model of a molecule or a city and enabling the user to move around, as if inside it) is the other fundamental element" (Rheingold 1991, 202). It is important to remember that these definitions ...
- 178: Study on Juvenile Psychopaths
- Study on Juvenile Psychopaths What is the "super predator"? He or she are young hypercriminals who are committing acts of violence of unprecedented coldness and brutality. This newest phenomena in the world of crime is perhaps the most dangerous challenge facing society and law enforcement ever. While psychopaths are not new, this breed of super criminal exceeds the scope of psychopathic behavior. They are younger, more brutal, and completely ... unspeakably brutal crimes against other people, often to gratify whatever urges or desires drive them at the moment and their utter lack of remorse is shocking.(9) Studies reveal that the major cause of violent crime is not poverty but family breakdown - specifically, the absence of a father in the household. Today, right now, one-fourth of all the children in the United States are living in fatherless homes - this adds ... out of school, twice as likely to have children out of wedlock, and they stand more than three times the chance of ending up in poverty, and almost ten times more likely to commit violent crime and ending up in jail. (1) The Heritage Foundation - a Conservative think tank - reported that the rise in violent crime over the past 30 years runs directly parallel to the rise in fatherless families. ...
- 179: Crime and Punishment: Protagonist and Antagonist Essay
- Crime and Punishment: Protagonist and Antagonist Essay Crime and Punishment is considered by many to be the first of Fyodor Dostoevsky's great books. Crime and Punishment is a psychological account of a crime. The crime is double murder. A book about such a broad subject can be made powerful and appealing to our intellectual interests if there is ...
- 180: Crime and Punishment: Protagonist and Antagonist Essay
- Crime and Punishment: Protagonist and Antagonist Essay Crime and Punishment is considered by many to be the first of Fyodor Dostoevsky's great books. Crime and Punishment is a psychological account of a crime. The crime is double murder. A book about such a broad subject can be made powerful and appealing to our intellectual interests if there is ...
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