Wireless Networking Phenomenon Today's world is faced with a myriad of challenging and complex issues that require advanced technological solutions. As technology becomes increasingly user-friendly and focused on the consumer, it is evident that users have become more dependent on wireless technological devices as mechanisms that promote convenience, survival, and economic prosperity. Devices such as cellular phones, laptop computers, and personal digital assistants have become absolute essential components for many consumers

Transmission media, which is also known as communication media, refers to a means with which information is broadcasted from one location to another. The transmission medium in a data transmission system is regarded as the physical pathway between the sender and the receiver of a message or information. Generally, transmission media in computer communications are divided into two categories i.e. bounded and unbounded media. Bounded media are the physical pathways

In addition electronic purses can be reloaded using ATM machines or traditional tellers (if the card is connected to a banking account). Additionally, electronic purses are usually based on smart card technology and necessitate a card reader to fulfill a transaction. Equipment including point of sale (POS) terminals, ATMs, and smart card kiosks can be outfitted with card readers (Misra et al., 2004). Every time the user utilizes the card

Computer Hacking, Electronic Surveillance and the Movie Sneakers Sneakers Sneakers (1992), directed by Phil Alden Robinson, begins in December of 1969 as college students Martin Brice and his friend Cosmo are hacking into government and other computer networks and manipulating financial accounts by transferring funds from the Republican National Committee to the Black Panther Party and so forth as what is later termed a "prank." When Brice leaves to get a pizza

Studying a sample of 153 top commercial Web sites directed at children under 13, the CME found that COPPA has spurred changes in Web sites' data collection practices. Web sites had limited the amount and type of information (e.g., name, postal address, phone number, age) collected from children, and there was a three-fold increase in the posting of privacy policy information explaining sites' data collection practices. A few sites

These "stepping stone" computers can be located anywhere in the physical world because real-space is irrelevant to activity in cyberspace (Brenner, 379)." The use of stepping stones can make it difficult for law enforcement to find where an attack actually originated. As was previously mentioned in this discussion, Hackers are often used by companies to develop stronger security. Hackers often perfect their techniques at conventions that also feature hacking competitions.