1. Computer Basics
Technology’s Impact

2. The Impact of Technology on Education
Internet
Distance Learning
Computer-Based Learning
Simulations

3. The Impact of Technology on Science
Artificial Intelligence
Genetic Engineering
Virtual Reality

4. The Impact of Technology on Work
Global Economy
Electronic Commerce (E-bay)

5. The Impact of Technology on Our Lives
Daily Lives
Voice recognition
Space travel
Smart cars
Electronic shopping

6. Exploring Technology Careers
Business and Office
Administrative Assistant
Desktop Publisher/Graphic Designer
Network Support
PC Support Specialist
Network Manager
Web-Based
Web Developer
Web Master

7. History of the Internet

8. What is a browser?
The software program that you use to retrieve documents from the World Wide Web (WWW) and to display them in a readable format.
Examples:
Internet Explorer
Firefox
Google Chrome

9. Background of the Internet
Early origin in 1960s
Closely tied to a networking project started by the Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Original name: ARPANET
Created so that scientists were able to share information on military and scientific research.

10. Features of the Internet
The World Wide Web
Began in March 1991 when Tim Berners-Lee wrote a small computer program for his personal use.

11. Electronic Mail Addresses
The address consists of three parts:
The user name of the individual
symbol
The user’s domain name
Example:

12. Computer Crimes
A criminal act committed through the use of a computer or theft of any computer equipment.

13. Types of Computer Crimes
Computer fraud
Conduct that involves the manipulation of a computer or computer data in order to obtain money, property, or value dishonestly or to cause loss.
Computer hacking
Involves invading someone else’s computer, usually for personal gain or just the satisfaction of invasion.

14. Other Computer Crimes Theft of computer time
Using a company’s computer for personal use such as running a small business or keeping personal records.
Data diddling
Changing data before or after it is entered into the computer

15. Piracy
The unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
Music, movies, software…anything digital!

16. Computer Viruses
A virus is a program that has been written to cause corruption of data on a computer.

17. Types of Viruses Worm Time Bomb
Makes copies of itself, resulting in the consumption of system resources that slows down or actually halts tasks
Time Bomb
Virus that does not cause its damage until a certain date or until the system has been booted a certain number of times

18. Viruses Logic Bomb Trojan Horse
Virus triggered by the appearance or disappearance of specified data.
Trojan Horse
Virus that does something different from what it is expected to do

19. Activity
Open up Microsoft Word
Computer Impact Essay Handout

20. Activity
Go onto my website and open “History of the Internet WebQuest”
Answer questions.
You may work with a partner.

21. Career Current Event
Find a news article online related to the job that you researched. Using the Current Event document on the wikispace, complete it and summarize the article.
When you finish, send it to me through Moodle.