What You Need to Know About Networking by Alex Lakatos
Because networking is a relatively young science, it borrows language from other disciplines. Many networking terms come from the realm of physical transportation—terms such as bridge, hub, port, routing, and switching. That borrowing is apt. Just as the transportation revolution, and especially... A printer attached directly to a computer via a parallel or USB cable does not comprise a network; it becomes a network if the printer and computer are both attached to a switch or router. ... The Net Impact Study 2003, sponsored by Cisco Systems and conducted by Momentum Research Group found...

Computer Training and IT Certifications by Natalie Aranda
In the competitive world of the internet, computer training is necessary to gain skills and knowledge in order to get the validation you need to be recognized as an expert IT professional confronting all those opportunities and career challenges that have never been greater than today. ... There are many other institutes offering computer training online and computer based training products and courses for Web Development, Microsoft Office, and various Information Technology certifications among others.

The Ten Common Myths of I.T. by Tim Bryce
"A company runs on information, not data." - Bryce's Law INTRODUCTION You've heard them all before. They particularly arise whenever quality work is required or when organization and management control is imposed. Of course, I'm talking about the ten common myths of I.T. ... Those who do not understand the differences between information and data are probably the same people who do not understand the differences between an information system and computer software. ... The belief that technology, not management, will solve problems is just as prevalent today as it was when the computer...

The Speed Of Life: Can Wireless Data Keep Up With Us? by Brendon Kirk
If you are a part of the modern information age today, you would have noticed that everything these days is moving at a blistering pace. It wasn't that many years ago that we were tethered to our walls if we wanted to talk to someone that wasn't within earshot. ... Removing the constraints of 'where' we can access information means that rather than slowing us down while we gather it, information can be fed to us as we need it. ... When I connect wirelessly to other people in the world and race around a track in Mario Kart, there is barely time to reflect on how amazing this technology...

Agent Oriented Information Systems In Enterprises by Shazia Tabassum
Introduction The term “agent” has been used in AI & in cognitive science as a synonym for “intelligent systems”. Over the past few years, researchers in various fields of computer science have adopted this term as a common abstraction that subsumes several important research issues. ... This technology is able to capture many of our best intuitions & goals for advancing computer science & information technology. ... Information Systems as Agents The ‘agentification’ of an information system by adding further state components & by implementing support of an agent communication language...

Upgrade Your PC With These Computer Parts by M Johnson
Like most people after buying a new laptop or desktop computer the like-new feeling goes away very quickly. Why? One reason is technology changes so quickly it is almost impossible to keep up, or is it? Instead of buying a new PC every year or so a better idea is to upgrade the computer... The RAM memory is the measured speed that a computer uses to retrieve information. ... The computer motherboard is a very important computer part, but usually it does not need replacing unless something has broken, or short circuited.

Decision Support Systems(DSS) - Is it becoming a Decision Making Systems(DMS)? by Sandeep Kautish
As we know, decision making is the fundamental job of managers and there are various information systems i.e. Management information systems (MIS), Executive information system (EIS) that are helping managers in decision making process. Our central consideration point of this article is DSS and... DSS attracts practitioners, scholars and students from a range of fields including information systems, operations research/management science, computer science, psychology and other business disciplines.

Has Technology Actually Made Us Worse Off? by Chris Jacob
I will give you time to ponder the title question as I give you two examples. Heart disease and heart related problems are one of the leading causes of death in this country. Everyday in offices, homes, planes, on the road, etc. people are suffering heart attacks and inevitably requiring someone... We have made things more efficient, we have more entertainment options, medical science is able to cure more ailments, we can travel most places easily and we are able to access and information and communicate better.

ITIL: Understanding and Using IT Service Management by Alan Calder
‘ITIL’ is a term that is fast gaining currency around the IT world. It is often wrongly described as ‘IT governance’ – in fact, on its own, it certainly isn’t this. ITIL is a collection of best practices that helps companies implement an IT Service Management culture. ... Examinations and certification in Europe are managed through two independent bodies: EXIN, the European Examination Institute for Information Science; and ISEB, the Information Systems Examination Board. ... ITIL was originally developed during the 1980s by the UK’s Central Computer and Technology Agency (CCTA), a...

History of the Computer - Computers and Technology by Michael Cooper
The volume and use of computers in the world are so great, they have become difficult to ignore anymore. Computers appear to us in so many ways that many times, we fail to see them as they actually are. People associated with a computer when they purchased their morning coffee at the vending... To say a person had a typical computer doesn't necessarily narrow down just what the capabilities of that computer was. ... Children are being taught basic computer skills in the classroom in order to prepare them for the future evolution of the computer age.