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How often do people use the internet?

Now that's a hard one to nail down! Since no one group monitors internet usage, many different organizations make educated guesses. If we narrow your question down to daily Internet users in the United States, I can find a number for you. The Pew internet and American Life Project conducted a study in December 2005 that tracked what Americans do online daily. About 94 million Americans log on to the internet every day. Can you guess what the top three activities were? Aside from general Internet use, 52% of users sent e-mail, 41% used a search engine, and 30% looked at the news online.

Should children be allowed to use the internet?

Young children should have access for the Internet, but it should be monitored by adults. You could use keystroke logger software to record kids online activities, and apply parental control software like web filter to block certain nasty websites.

Who is the best cable service provider?

Time Warner Cable without a doubt....here is a website you could check out...:)

www.timewarnercable.com

RCN has much more competitive prices for much better internet service. Currently they have a package that's 20mbp/s and 309 channels with 79 in HD for around 90 bucks. For the same amount of money you get 1.5mbp/s on Time warner. Expect to pay upwards of 130 bucks for worse service if you go with Time Warner Cable. The only catch is if RCN is in your area, since TWC has a strangle-hold on certain cities.

How do you buy things from the Internet with safety?

There are several things you can do to protect your credit card and identity while shopping on the internet. The first is to stick with the major, reputable web sites where possible. Second, make sure you are using a secured (SSL) web page connection when you are putting in your personal and payment information. You can verify this by making sure the page address begins with https and your browser shows the lock icon as a closed lock. This will be at the lower right on Firefox and just to the right of the address in IE7. There are also several plug ins or built in protection mechanisms for the various browsers. Third select a payment option that exposes you to minimal risk should it be compromised. Using your debit card is not an optimal choice. One of the best solutions is using a credit card that allows you to generate a new virtual credit card number for each transaction. That way if the vendor database is hacked and the credit cards numbers stolen you will not be at risk because it is a single use number. There are other protection options offered by the credit card companies, such as SecureCode by MasterCard. Lastly, if it just does not feel right then don't do it.

Is the world wide web only part of the internet?

The "Internet" is a massive network of networks, globally connecting millions of computers together. The "World Wide Web" is a way of accessing information over the medium of the Internet. So I guess the answer to your question must be yes.

How do you delete pictures from Skype?

Click on Skype - Click on your name - Go to your thumbnail image. Click on the image - you will open up the skype picture library within skype.

Click on the image you want to delete and then right click on it.. You will be given the option to delete.

Cheers!

Subhendu

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What is symmetric and asymmetric?

From another user: Symmetric cryptography uses the same secret (private) key to encrypt and decrypt its data whereas asymmetric uses both a public and private key. Symmetric requires that the secret key be known by the party encrypting the data and the party decrypting the data. Asymmetric allows for distribution of your public key to anyone with which they can encrypt the data they want to send securely and then it can only be decoded by the person having the private key. This eliminates the need of having to give someone the secret key (as with symmetric encryption) and risk having it compromised.

The issue with asymmetric is that it is about 1000 times slower than symmetric encryption which makes it impractical when trying to encrypt large amounts of data. Also to get the same security strength as symmetric, asymmetric must use strong a stronger key than symmetric.

Example of Business proposal for internet cafe?

An example of a business proposal for an internet cafe might include having an hourly rate for internet usage. The proposal would need to layout exactly what the plans for the internet cafe would be, how it would run, the rates, expenditures, and revenue projections.

When was the Internet invented and who by?

Hi, Answer from Shahid Zaheer, The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that interchange data by packet switching using the standardized Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP). It is a "network of networks" that consists of millions of private and public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope that are linked by copper wires, fiber-optic cables, wireless connections, and other technologies. The Internet carries various information resources and services, such as electronic mail, online chat, file transfer and file sharing, online gaming, and the inter-linked hypertext documents and other resources of the World Wide Web (WWW). = Who Invented the Internet? = Despite what he may have said, Al Gore did not invent the Internet. The Internet was invented in the United States during the late 1950s to the 1970s by a group of researchers and scientists at the newly formed Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) after the former Soviet Union launched Sputnik. Realizing that the United States had suffered a great technological blow by allowing the USSR to hold the first successful satellite launch, ARPA set out to create a brand new technology unlike anything that had ever been done before; and the Internet was the result of their hard work. Although there were many people working for ARPA on the Internet project, there are five individuals who can really be credited with actually creating the Internet. Among them was J. C. R. Licklider, the head of the Information Processing Technology Office at ARPA. In his position, he thought up the idea of the Internet itself as a way of potentially unifying humans from around the United States (and the world) through a universal network. Because Licklider's previous experience was not in actual computer programming, however, he had to recruit others in order to help create the Internet for ARPA. The obvious choice was Lawrence Roberts. Roberts went on to lead the team which would eventually develop ARPANET (the early precursor to the Internet) in 1967. He was the scientist to finally utilize the proposed method of packet switching first created by Leonard Kleinrock. The Internet still uses packet switching as its primary way of transferring data. After several years of work, a computer at the University of California, Los Angeles, became the first computer to connect to the Internet. In time, three more computers would be connected to the Internet in 1969, leading to the start of the Internet revolution. Despite the massive success that Lawrence Roberts had received while working at ARPA, he promptly quit his position in 1973 in order to form the world's first commercial network, known at that time as Telenet. However, in his place, he assigned Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf to continue working on the Internet at ARPA. Together, Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf worked to modify the original method of packet switching pioneered by Roberts and Kleinrock and eventually created what is now known as the TCP/IP protocols. It was at this point when ARPANET was finally changed to the more easily pronounced Internet. BY: SHAHID ZAHEER

Can you see someone through your webcam even if the person you are trying to see does not have a webcam?

No, you cannot. Your webcam (which is connected to YOUR computer) can only record what is in front of it (that's you.) If the other person does not have a webcam, there is nothing to record their face. However, the other person will be able to see you (since you have the webcam.)

Advantages of flatbed scanner?

A flatbed scanner is a type of scanner which uses a flat, glass surface for scanning documents. Some of its disadvantages are scanning is done page by page, too much desk space is taken and not suitable for film scanning tasks.

How much does it cost for a laser hair removal?

Cost depends on the area that you want to be treated. Consult the salon of your choice for the prices and how many sessions needed for this treatment. Laser hair removal may cost as little as $70 up to thousands of dollars for this kind of treatment.

What is a file or picture sent along with an email or message?

I believe you are referring to attachments? They are computer files which is sent along with an e-mail message. The file is not a separate message, but now it is almost universally sent as part of the message to which it is attached.

Where would it be possible to download films for free?

Films can be downloaded for free on a torrent software. A good torrent software one can use is called Utorrent. It is a free software that allows the user to share different files with other users.

The default gateway is configured incorrectly on the host what is the impact on communications?

You can communicate only with hosts on your own physical network and with hosts on networks for which an explicit route exists, but not with hosts which are beyond the gateway and where no explicit route exists. Or, you can reach local machines but you can't reach Internet machines.

What does a decibel measure?

Decibels measure a ratio of two values of the same unit.

Answer:

A decibel is measure of loudness of sound although it can be applied to other applications. The base unit is the bel and a tenth of that the decibel. In the real world a decibel of sound is about the weakest sound a person can hear - as an example the rubbing of your finger and thumb together at arms length.

Can you email iTunes?

well yes. It won't be exactly itunes, its a music file(ex. mp3, wma, aac, etc.)

To be in iTunes the person who you are sending it to has to have itunes software and they have to add it to their itunes, by drag and drop or some other method.

Can Cat 5 used with dial up internet?

You can have a Cat-5 line coming from another telephone jack or the Network Interface Device, but the Cat-5 line must connect to a jack, to let you connect an RJ11 phone line to the modem.

How do you make a home page?

Home page is such a terrible term. This term was made popular many years ago and has been mis-used since. A home page refers to the initial main page of any web-site. What you are looking to make is a web-page.

To create a web-page you can use various methods. But in order to publish this web-page you must have a server (a computer which can host this web-site so that others may view it at any time.) There are various free web servers:

list-of-free-web-hosting-services

Once found many of these will come with free services that help you build the web-site. Other options after finding a server include learning HTML and CSS, and once you are more comfortable you can opt into more advanced web-site creation tools such as scripting languages, both server and client. A great way to start is the following location:

http://www.w3schools.com/

How do you change your user name and password on your computer when you log in?

Assuming you are using Windows XP, click on the Start button, then click on Control Panel. Select User Accounts Click on Change An Account Click on the account you are now using You will then have the option of changing your log on name, or password, etc. BE CAREFUL on changing passwords. If you make a mistake or can't remember the new password, there is no way of obtaining the password you entered. You would then have to re-install windows with the resulting loss of all data on the hard drive when you do the re-install. WRITE DOWN THE NEW PASSWORD AND DOUBLE CHECK IT BEFORE MAKING THE CHANGE.

Communications standard used to transfer pages on the Web?

http:// = hypertext transfer protocol = which is also the URL

6 types of technology?

The seven types of technology are:

  1. Construction technology - technology used in the design, construction, and maintenance of physical structures, such as buildings and bridges.
  2. Communication technology: technology used to facilitate communication between individuals or groups, such as smartphones, computers, and the internet.
  3. Medical Technology: technology used in the healthcare industry, such as medical equipment, devices, and software.
  4. Energy and Power technology: technology used in the production, distribution, and consumption of energy, such as renewable energy sources, power plants, and batteries.
  5. Transportation Technology - Technology used in the design, construction, and operation of vehicles and transportation infrastructure, such as cars, trains, and roads.
  6. Agricultural Technology - Technology used in agriculture and food production, such as farming equipment, irrigation systems, and genetic engineering.
  7. Manufacturing Technology - Technology used in the manufacturing and production of goods, such as automation, robotics, and 3D printing.

Where do you get free audio books?

The best place is librivox.org. They have over 3000 free audio books recorded by volunteers. All the audio books are in the public domain so they're all completely free to you me an everyone.

You can also use an aggregation website like librophile.com to search and download free audio books. You can scroll through the bookshelves easily plus they have images along side the book titles.

YouTube has thousands of online audio books! And they make the characters have different voices!