Hw #7 Best Key Terms:

1. GUI: (Graphical User Interface) ” Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to type in text commands. “, by http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/GUI
   
2. MS-DOS:” short for Microsoft Disk Operating System) is an operating system commercialized by Microsoft. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems and was the main operating system for personal computers during the 1980s.”, by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-DOS
   
3. IPCONFIG: (Internet Protocol Configuration) in Microsoft Windows is a console application that displays all current TCP/IP network configuration values and refreshes Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP and Domain Name System DNS settings.” by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipconfig
   
4. Scribd: “ is a document-sharing website and top 20 Social Media site.Scribd currently has more than 50 million monthly users and more than 50,000 documents are uploaded daily “, by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scribd
   
5. Spyware:” is any technology that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without their knowledge. On the Internet (where it is sometimes called a spybot or tracking software), spyware is programming that is put in someone's computer to secretly gather information about the user and relay it to advertisers or other interested parties.” by http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid14_gci214518,00.html
   

Hw #7 Passwords exposed on ComCast

In the article “Passwords of 8,000 Comcast Customers Exposed” by Brad Stone posted at http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/16/passwords-of-8000-comcast-customers-exposed/ in the New York Times. He states that some passwords information for the users of the Comcast were revealed online, which could cause a lot of problems to the users due to the fact that users could have the same passwords in other accounts such as emails. He explains as an example that someone could get access to someone email account and stealing personal information from there such as credit cards. He also, states that Comcast did apology to their customers and remarked that it was not their fault that he was a phishing scheme. What do you think? can we trust in this company?

Hw #6 Another Five more Key words:

1. Sxipper: ” is a free Firefox add-on that saves you time by keeping track of an unlimited number of usernames and passwords as well as the personal data you share every day over the web “, by http://www.sxipper.com/
   
2. VOIP:” is a general term for a family of transmission technologies for delivery of voice communications over IP networks such as the Internet or other packet-switched networks.”, by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voip
   
3. Trojan:” in the context of computing and software, describes a class of computer threats (malware) that appears to perform a desirable function but in fact performs undisclosed malicious functions that allow unauthorized access to the host machine, giving them the ability to save their files on the user's computer or even watch the user's screen and control the computer.” by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_horse_(computing)
   
4. Telnet: “is a deprecated protocol used to remotely log in to another computer or some communication equipment (usually running some UNIX variant) over a network. The telnet protocol offers no security, sending all communications, including passwords, over the wire in plain text “, by http://wiki.dreamhost.com/Telnet
   
5. Denial-of-service:” attack is characterized by an explicit attempt by attackers to prevent legitimate users of a service from using that service. Examples include attempts to "flood" a network, thereby preventing legitimate network traffic” by http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/denial_of_service.html
   

Hw #6 Police take the fight onto the web

In the article “Police Take the Fight onto the Web” by Brad Stone posted at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/technology/08stream.html?ref=technology in the New York Times. He states that the police is using the internet to find people who commit crimes. He informs that a lot of police agencies are using the web to fight crimes. For example;” posted on Facebook images from a surveillance video that showed three teenagers vandalizing the spa at a local Hilton.” He explains that some teenagers were arrested because they committed a crime and posted on facebook web site. So, with the help of facebook that was easy for the police to find the teenagers who committed the crime. Therefore, the police agencies are using the web as a tool to fight against crimes from wherever point in the globe they are.