22: The Internet in Software

Encode QR in Software 22: The Internet

determine whether it uses encryption for credit card numbers 3 Sean is planning to take some distance education courses next term He currently uses a regular phone line and a modem to connect to the Internet He s consulted you to figure out what his options are for a faster connection Review his options, giving him the advantages and disadvantages, along with any restrictions that may prevent his receiving the service 4 With a child in high school and another at a local college, it s always a struggle in Tom s house about who gets to use the computer to do Internet research It s not feasible for Tom to

install another line, but he does have a second computer What solution can you offer to solve his problem 5 By now, you ve become a regular columnist for your company s monthly newsletter Everybody in the company uses e-mail and browses the Web, but you re convinced that the company would benefit if employees knew how to use some of the other Internet services You ve decided that this month s article will highlight three other Internet services Which three will you discuss and what will you include about each

Remote Desktop is a great feature of Windows XP Professional However, making it work when the computer you want to connect to is behind a router or firewall can be difficult There are many choices to consider and configure, such as the computer s public IP address and port forwarding or network address translation on the router Using the Internet, find a tutorial or a step-by-step how-to article that guides you through configuring a remote computer and router to make a Remote Desktop connection possible

Remote Desktop provides the same functionality as some third-party software and services, such as the open source VNC software, Symantec s commercial pcAnywhere software, and the online service GoToMyPCcom Each has its own benefits, such as no cost, ease of configuration, or cross-platform use Research two other solutions that offer similar remote control functionality as Remote Desktop and compare and contrast the three What are the similarities What are the unique benefits of each Which one would you be more likely to use yourself Why

Have you heard of WebDAV Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning is a set of extensions added to Hypertext Transfer Protocol to support collaborative authoring on the Web While HTTP is a reading protocol, WebDAV is a writing protocol created by a working group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) WebDAV offers a faster, more secure method of file transfer than FTP, and some predict that it may make FTP obsolete It s already incorporated into most current operating systems and applications Some authors say that WebDAV will change the way we use the Web Use the Internet to learn more about WebDAV and its features Apple calls it a whole new reason to love the Net After learning about WebDAV, see if you agree

Are all high-speed Internet connections created equal Test them to find out! Speakeasynet hosts one of the best Internet sites for testing the speed of an Internet connection: http://wwwspeakeasynet/speedtest/ Test three to five Internet connections that you can easily access, such as your home, a friend s house, your school, a library, and an Internet caf How do the connections compare If you can, find out which technology the connections use Which one seems to offer the best connection in your area

ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICIANS: PRIMUM NON NOCERE ( FIRST, DO NO HARM )

Explain the threats to your computers and data Describe how to control the local computing environment Explain how to protect computers from network threats

our PC is under siege Through your PC, a malicious person can gain valuable information about you and your habits He can steal your files He

can run programs that log your keystrokes and thus gain account names and passwords, credit card information, and more He can run software that takes over much of your computer processing time and use it to send spam or steal from others The threat is real and right now Worse, he s doing one or more of these things to your clients as I write these words You need to secure your computer and your users from these attacks But what does computer security mean Is it an antivirus program Is it big, complex passwords Sure, it s both of these things, but what about the fact that your laptop can be stolen easily Before you run out in a panic to buy security applications, let s take a moment to understand the threat to your computers, see what needs to be protected, and how to do so