I do not think that collecting the information for the Internet is the best source of information as it is not always reliable and false information can easily be put on to the internet. However, the people who write the information on the websites must get their information from somewhere, therefore it comes from an original source that is unknown and therefore the facts could have been changed along the way and therefore may not be as reliable as it first was and therefore it is not always wise to trust the information. Whereas, a book is much more reliable, as not only has it probably been written by someone who understands the topic but it will have also been edited several times to ensure that the information is correct. Therefore i would use a book over the internet, as it is more reliable although information on the internet is more accessible.

DEFINITIONS-

VARIABLE COSTS-
A cost of labor, material or overhead that changes according to the change in the volume of production units. Combined with fixed costs, variable costs make up the total cost of production. While the total variable cost changes with increased production, the total fixed costs stays the same

COSTS-
Cost is the value that must be given up to acquire a good or service.

FIXED COSTS-
A cost that does not vary depending on production or sales levels, such as rent, property tax, insurance, or interest expense.

ICT at my library

The library in my local area has a large amount of computers that are avilable to any member of the public who holds a library card, that a very easy to apply for. Members are allowed to use the computers and printers and scanners for as long as they wish and for what they wish within reason. It has brought more people to the library and the library now has a nice atmosphere and has a made a great impact on library life.

ICT access in my local community.

We have very good ICT access in our local community, their are many computers for use in our public library which anyone can use. Children have a large number of computers they can use at their school, where they learn alot about how to work and use a computer. We have good internet access in the local area and people can also use computers in the community centre. Any disadvantaged groups in the area can easily get access to a computer and learn more about them.

wirless technologies

Its purpose is to make things easier to use and safer. It certainly does help the digital divide as it makes it increasingly harder for the poorer countries to catch up with the rest of the world. Its main target auidence is businesses and people who have an interest in computers and use them often . It doesnt really improve the way the computer works and can sometimes cause problems, when battries run out or the connection is lost. I dont think it has many certaing strength but not many certain weaknesses either. Improvments are constantly being made and they continue to for years and years, but i do not see any obvious improvements they can do with wireless technololgies as of yet.

who studie computing subjects?

Post 16 there are certainly more boys than girls studying computing subjects. Not mainly because it interests boys more than girls but girls tend not to understand their way around a computer as much as a boy does. A boy finds more interest in a computer as they play computer games and stuff unlike a girl does, as they generally just use word and the internet and learn about any other programmes when necessary. In todays world most jobs include using a computer and similar technologies and therefore this is why it is easier for boys to get higher paid jobs as they have studied computers unlike most girls, who then have to learn more about computers later on in life and find it harder than if they had learnt about it earlier on in their life. It ceratinly has an impact on society, as it makes men more superior again, as they can fix things and tend to be in the higher paid jobs because they know how to use a computer probably and have a qualification in it.

Impact of the internet acces for the homeless

Acces to the internet could help change the life of a homeless person, as they could use the internet to educate themselves more and improve their intelligence about things, such as english, maths, history and science. They can also look on the internet about ways in which they can restart their life, by finding somewhere suitable to stay, they can look on websites to help them find jobs and such things. Acces to the internet would be extremely useful for a homeless person.
When someone does have the internet it tends to put them on the wrong side of the social side of life and obviously this is extremely unjust but it is just the way things go into todays world unfortunately. Also, it is not as easy for them to find out information and such things.
Obviously , they are plenty of things that are more important to a person rather than having access to the internet. Clearly, you have family, friends and health and all that but after those sort of things, there is a phone and food and such things that people would find it hard to live without.

What did the world summit achieve

The Summit aims to connect people worldwide with learning opportunities and creative ideas from the UK, and to build lasting relationships between the UK and other countries.
While the Summit has done some good it has also caused harm to some things, however, i think it is a good thing to have in place as even when it does cause harm their reasoning behind it was to make a difference, they have good intentions and this something we shouldnt turn our noses up at. We should allow them to help us build good relationships with other countries, it will certainly help us in the long run and there are no reasons to be at war with the majority of countries.

Email in the solomons

The digital divide is currently really bad, with America and such countries constantly releasing and improving technology the other poorer countries are finding it increasingly more difficult to catch up, this is becoming more of a worry for the world. There are charities in place, computer aid, in order to try and help the less developed countries to get new technology that would be beneficial to them. Thd digital divide is having a big impact on the world but they are trying to overcome it but they just cant keep up and i think it is unlikely that they will.

The success of wireless technology

Wireless technology has been very successful as more people are willing to have such technologys as they now do not have to wires everywhere making things safer and have a better appearance. Wireless technology has helped considerably in the digital divide, as it is even better for poorer countries as they do not have much electricity and plug sockets and this allows them to use technology with minimal use of plug sockets which are limited in their countries anyway making life much easier for them.
I think the growth of wireless technology will certainly make a significant difference in toadys world but it ceratinly will not solve any problems but may just help them on their way to a solution. I think it will certainly have affect on the social side of things but not necessarily for the good, as it will become a sort of competition between people over who has the best technology and so forth. I also do not see that it will dramatically improve eductaion as they would be able to use the technology for education whether it was wireless or not. However. it will also do not harm to it either. Wireless products come at a much higher price, ovbiously effecting our economy, which isnt good. I think cultural it will not be good as it means that the digital divide is getting wider and wider as the poorer countries cant even afford the basics not matter about wireless.

Reducing the divide

The advantages for the developed world briding the digital divide are that it is better for everyone and makes us globally better prepared for things. It will also give other and less developed countries the use of equipment that can help them find out when hurricanes and earthquakes are near in order to alert people this would be great and cause less upset and problems for the world. It also gives them the chance to learn about more things using the internet and so forth, this is better for the world also.
There are of course many advantages for the poorest of countries. It means they will be able to educate themselves better and once again be better prepared in a time of crisis and just altogether be better off in their way of living as having technology will enable them to gain power and money hopefully.
I do not think Clinton was right as levels of internet access can be seen as more useful than levels telephone access and i do not see that any of this will affect income equality. There is no reason why it should, anyway.
I think charities such as computer aid do more good than harm, as they try and most often succeed in putting new technology and mainly computers into poor countries. The problem is there are so many poor countries that do not have technology that it is impossible for them to get computers for all of them, however, they certainly try and have already made a significant difference.

Impact of access to telecoms

In the UK we have 33.682 million main telephone lines, this is a very large for a small country and s a siginificant difference to the amount they have in other countries. Central African Republic had only 12,000 and this are such a larger country with a greater population the difference between the access to telecoms the UK have compared to Central Africe is astonishing. Costa Rica have 1.437 million this is a large amount also compared to Central African but still a small and insiginificant amount compared to the UK access to them . Once again Singapores has a lot of access but not much in comparison with the small country of the UK, Singapore has 1.859 million. This all shows the vast difference between the countries and the different styles of living. It clearly demonstrates the difference in technology across the world, which is quite astonishing.

Data response

Some of the reasons for the lack of ICT is the lack of electricity in these places and the simple fact that they do not have the funds to invest in the upto date technology.
Computer-aid projects have been very successful due to the fact that they cant afford to give the countries the most upto date technology as it is constantly improving and even when computer aid projects send computers over to these countries, the people do not know how to use one or how to build it into their normal lives to make things easier and do not know how to put them to good use. It would be necessary for the people of these countires to also recieve some much needed help and advise in how to use a computer and how to put it to good use for business use, it is important for them to get this help to help them move over to the other side of the divide.

Wrong side of the divide

Some countries are on the wrong side of the digital divide due to many factors, such as. they do not have sufficient funds in order to catch up with the technology the rest of the world now have. They have to put their money into housing and food before things such as the digital world. Also, for some coutnries they can survive without, unlike man y countries who are just greedy and are never happy and continue to improve things. So the matter of their countries economy not being developed enough can be a reason for them being on the wrong side of the digital divide. Also, the countries that are on the wrong side tend to be countries that are very small and do not have a massive population and stricken with poverty. Also, such countries do not have great electricity supply and this is necessary in order to run the majority of current technology. Although to a certain degree techinology may help these countries it isnt a necessaity and they are fine sitting on the other side of the divide for the moment and even if they transfer over to the other side they will never be able to keep up with the ever growing and improving technology in todays informtaion age.

Investigation ICT Legislation

The main provisions of the Data Protection Act are :
Data must:
-Be processed within the law
-Only be used for specific purposes
-Be adequate, relevant and not excessive
-Be accurate and up to date
-Be kept for no longer than is necessary
-Be processed within your legal rights
-Be kept secure
-Not to be transferred to countries that do not have similar Data Protection laws.
The main benefits of the Data Protection Act for individuals as well as groups in the information age are:
-Anyone misusing your personal data can be prosecuted as it is against the law
-People feel safer as they are more reassured that their data will be kept secure

The disadvantages of the Data Protection Act for people in the information age are:
-It is easier than ever for people to use someones elses data and get away with it for a long time, so the data protection act is certainly mistreated and people do not always reasuured by the act.

Monitoring internet and e-mail use

It certainly has some advantages, such as, it prevents employees from wasting time on the internet and looking work unrelated things, also, the employers are able to find out whether any workers are thinking about moving to a new job and it also makes their internet work space safer and lessens the risk of contracting viruses or getting any unwanted websites up and so forth.
It will most importantly have some negative impacts on the business as it is crowding workers independence and they are unlikely to want to work that way and it will probably force them more into looking for a new job which they wont search at work so the employers won't know about it and demonstartes that the employers have little trust in the workers and not many people are likely to want to work under these conditions.
I do not think it has many advantages for the employees accept them seem like good workers to the employers if they do not get reported for doing anything wrong ans the line manager will be able to send a positive report about them to their employer.
Sometimes it is necessary to use the internet for different things that usually wont be deemed for business purposes but on occasions it is and the employeees then have difficultly in doing so due to the monitoring system. An employee who only uses it for business purposes and feels that there is no need for their computers to be tracked and therefore will feel like it is an invasion of privacy and this can cause problems in the work place.

Discussion Teen Arrive Alive GPS Tracking system

I do not think it is a good idea, it stops teenagers idependence and parents should have faith in their children to behave while driving, if they dont then they shouldnt buy or give them a car to use and if they wasnt safe they wouldnt have passed their test. Also, some teenagers may react badly to their lack of indepenence and purposely drive wrecklessly to maybe prove a point. However, if it does work efficiently it could protect teenagers as if they know someone is watching them they are more likely to drive safely and also if they do get into trouble and have an accident some can call for help and still be able to give the emergency services directions as to where they are. However, parents will not be able to constantly watch where their children and also the techonlogy is sure not to work constantly and it is unlikely that many teenagers will agree to it.

Dicusssion US Passports and RFID

The US department of homeland security has decided that 1 millin US passports will contain radio frequency ID chips in 2005, moving to a universal system from 2006.
While this idea will be faster and more convenient it does have dnagers and flaws. How do you decide which 1 million people have the radio chip inserted into their passport and it they may not be relevant or useful to the system at all, sop will it actually be achieveing much? Also, it can be danger to the people and they can be traced from a wide range, sometimes helping to contain crimes but sometimes causing more trouble than they are worth.

The pros and cons of ID cards

ID cards will provide an easy and secure way for legal UK residents to prove who they are when they apply for services at private businesses or for government benefits or in order to purchase alcohol or cigarettes,etc. The cards are linked to their owners by unique biometic identifiers(fingerprints. This is reliable way to ensure the cards are legitimate and helps protect everyone from identity theft.
These new and improved ID cards are available for any UK resident over the age of 16. These ID cards, which are certainly more safe than the previous ones, were praised by the queen in her May 2005 speech and The identitity cards act became law in March 2006. They are expecting to be rolling out the first ID cards for British Citzens in 2009. Starting from 2010, ID cards will be offered to young people on a voluntary basis.
This is all to clamp down on Identity theft and fake ID cards, I think it will definitely have an impact on Britain. But whether they will make a difference for the best i dont know. I think it is important that the government have put careful consideration into this and i hope that will be successful. I think the majority of people would like something in place in order to stop their identitys being stolen and i think the new and upcoming system may work, however, the people who still identitys are very clever and will soon work out a way to carry on committing the crime, however, we can still try and prevent and i personally certainly see the need for ID cards, not only for this reason but also as a form of age prove and other such things. I definietly think they are a must of the current society and even if the latest system doesnt stop identity theft we will eventually find a way and they are useful for other things meanwhile.

Information overload

Spreadsheets can help considerably with an information overload because they can deal with a lot of informtaion being entered. They also keep all the information neat and orderly and also you can hide information, so that is not in the way.