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    and all other commercial Internet companies, we are closer to all kinds of information, both useful and useless, than any other time in human history. In Nicholas Carr’s article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”, he admits how the immediate access to the rich store of online information benefits him largely as a writer (Carr, 589). While enjoying this positive influence of the Net, however, he brings up a side effect of the Internet which is hardly ever mentioned: The Internet is diminishing our capacity

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    3. Social In 2014, the population of New Zealand was around 4.5 million, with approximately 4 million internet users (Central Intelligence Agency, n.d.). Even though with such a small population, it might be a challenge to get a large number of customers, it is also an opportunity for New Zealand to establish and develop online markets since it can reach most of the population. Therefore, the website creators are able to perfect the quality of their service and get ready to expand their business

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    invention of the Internet, there has been an idea among the creators that information that was transmitted, would be treated fairly and equally. In the United States (U.S.), the debate goes on for Internet communications services that “must remain open for commerce, innovation, speech, consumers, innovations by application developers, content companies, expansion, and investment by broadband developers” (Friedlander 924). Since the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) 2015 Open Internet Order, net

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    Net Neutrality In just the past few decades, the internet has grown from a new technology, into a staple resource for billions. When anything grows from a service to a necessity, important decisions have to be made about regulating and limiting the control any given party has over them or risk abuse of power. When it comes to the internet, net neutrality is at the forefront of these regulations. Net neutrality, is the idea that access to the internet should be unrestricted and free; According to Emily

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    Digital Divide Australia

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    technologies have brought significant changes to improve countries across the globe politically, economically and socially and over the past few decades, there has been r in people’s reliance and use of the Internet. The gap between those who do and those who do not have access to the Internet is known as the digital divide. This is a major issue internationally because information and communication technology can empower and benefit society socially and economically to share facts and express their

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    IL. Growing up in urban city was too busy and stressful, but her parents have tough Sue to work hard, optimistic, and use effective communication. Sue expressed there was a lack of public transportation, trained healthcare professionals, and poor internet connection. Sue also pointed out living in the rural area is relaxing, quiet and she would never consider moving to the urban area. Chistina Moore, age 26, high school graduate, and working as a Retail Manager in Urban city of Detroit, MI, but

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    cloud computing and as a sub component, cloud storage is a term used to describe a large number of computers or a few very large servers connected to each other through some form of network usually a wide area network or internet link, this network is sometimes referred to as an internet area network. The evolution of cloud computing started by the original concept in the 1950’s of large servers which were accessible from terminals with no real processing capacity themselves which would allow for multiple

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    and the effect on those who do not have access to IT. Electronic information is available to us via Smartphones, PC’s, PDA’s, Tablets and Laptop’s. There are also advantages and disadvantages of the increased availability of electronic information. The increased availability of electronic information affects me and my family greatly in our day to

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    organization who is granted access to the information system for the organization. There are roles and tasks, responsibility, and accountability that go into an acceptable use policy for the user domain. Within the user domain is the access of LAN to Wan, web surfing, and internet. LAN to Wan is the activities between LAN to Wan and firewalls, routers, intrusion, detection, and workstations. Web surfing determines what a user can do on company time with company resources. Internet

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    In today’s modern societies one of the major concerns is to ensure increased access to higher education, and to include members of formerly under represented social groups and categories, such as women, ethnic and racial minorities as well as people who live in distant, rural disadvantaged areas or who have to combine their studies with full or part time employment. In order to accomplish this goal many institutions of higher learning have been hearten to diversify their methods of delivery. To begin

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