Understanding Cybercrime: Types and Threats
What is Computer Crime?
Computer crime, also known as cybercrime, is an act performed by a knowledgeable computer user, sometimes referred to as a hacker, that illegally browses or steals a company’s or individual’s private information. In some cases, this person or group of individuals may be malicious and destroy or otherwise corrupt the computer or data files.
What is Computer Sabotage?
Computer sabotage (also known as cyber sabotage) is recognized as malicious acts that disrupt the normal processes
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Mobile Phones in Social Life
June 2007: Mobile phones in social life.
a) Now, everywhere you look—on trains, on buses, in shopping centers, in restaurants, at wedding receptions—what a miracle! What a transformation! So many happy people talking away into their mobile phones.
b) If you really have to either make or receive an urgent call during a social occasion, you should explain the situation to the others at the outset. Perhaps apologize. If you come across a situation where using a mobile
Read MoreBolshevik Revolution & Stalin’s USSR: A Deep Dive
The October Revolution and the Rise of the Bolsheviks
Revision of October 2nd: In October 1917, Lenin returned, provoking the October Coup, which marked the Bolsheviks’ seizure of power. Through a military coup, aided by workers, they took the Winter Palace and created the new government’s Council of People’s Commissars. This Bolshevik-led council established the Soviet state and issued several key decrees:
- Decree on Peace: Sought to end Russia’s involvement in World War I.
- Decree on Land: Redistributed
Alice Munro: Life and “How I Met My Husband”
Alice Munro
Alice Munro grew up in Wingham, Ontario, and attended the University of Western Ontario. She has published thirteen collections of stories and a novel. During her distinguished career, she has been the recipient of many awards, including two Giller Prizes, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Man Booker International Prize. In 2013, she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Her stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s Magazine, The Paris Review,
Read MoreSuperstitions, Phrases, Health, News, and More Vocabulary
Superstitions
- If a black cat walks in front of you, you will have good luck.
- If you walk under a ladder or open an umbrella in the house, you will have bad luck.
- If you break a mirror, you will have seven years of bad luck.
- If you carry a lucky charm, like a rabbit’s foot, it will bring you good luck.
- If you see a shooting star in the sky, you can make a wish.
- If you want a good thing to continue, you should touch wood.
- If you spill salt on the table, you should throw it over your shoulder.
Describing People
Appearance:
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Understanding Wages and Salary Structures
A wage (or salary) is the total economic benefit received by workers, in cash or in kind, for the professional provision of labor services for others. It includes compensation for actual work. The salary structure includes:
- Base salary (or salary group recruitment)
- Fixed remuneration per unit of time or work
- Wage supplements
Salary may be paid in several ways:
- According to the method of payment:
- Cash
- In kind
- According to the calculation method:
- Salary per unit of
American Literature: Revolution to Early Republic
The Birth of a Nation
The most memorable writing in the 18th century was done by the Founding Fathers, the men who led the Revolution of 1775-1783 and who wrote the Constitution of 1789. Their most typical product was the political pamphlet. They shared the Enlightenment belief that human intelligence could understand both nature and man. They wanted to create a happy society based on justice and freedom.
Benjamin Franklin
The writings of Benjamin Franklin show the Enlightenment spirit in America at
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Literal Meaning and Translation
- The term ‘meaning’ is especially elastic and indeterminate when applied to an entire text.
Dictionary Definitions and Context
- In the case of words, it is this basic literal meaning that is given in dictionary definitions.
- A dictionary definition imposes, by abstraction and crystallization of a ‘core’ meaning, a rigidity of meaning that words do not often show in reality.
- Once words are put into different contexts, their literal meanings become even more flexible.
Number Systems, Pointers, Arrays, and MIPS Registers
Number Systems
Data types:
int: 4 bytesfloat: 4 bytesdouble: 8 byteschar: 1 byte
Format Specifiers:
%d: int%f: float%p: pointer%c: char
Converting Base-R to Decimal
Example: 1101.102 = 1 * 23 + 1 * 22 + 0 * 21 + 1 * 20 + 1 * 2-1 + 0 * 2-2
Converting Decimal to Base-R
For Whole numbers: Repeated division by R until the quotient is 0. The remainders form the answer, with the first remainder being the least significant bit (LSB).
For Fractions: Repeated multiplication by R until the fractional part is 0. The
Read MoreHistorical Development of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Historical Development of Gerontology
Historical Development: For Aristotle, life is lost in old age by reducing internal heat; therefore, senescence is a progressive cooling. Old age was accepted if there was no disability. Moreover, Plato advocates Gerontocracy; the greater presence of elderly people in power during this period ensures care for the elderly. In Roman society, Cicero’s noteworthy work De Senectute proposes measures to retain strength at a much earlier age, including making healthy,
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