Engineering: Sewing Machine Timeline

1700 In 1755, Charles Weisenthal, a German immigrant who lived in England patented “a needle to be used for mechanical sewing” (“The Origins of the Sewing Machine” 1). No one tried to use this machine and no one knows if it could be used for sewing. In 1790, Thomas Saint,...

Technology in Information Mining

Introduction Information mining is the concept which is also known as data mining, and it can be defined as the process of seeking for the necessary information or data to analyze it and transform according to the definite purposes or set standards (Sumathi & Sivanandam 2006). The focus on the...

Solving Problems of the E-books

Audience Modern people got used to the information technologies and the devices related to them; they cannot imagine their life without using innovative gadgets. The use of innovative technologies has become so essential that many people want to apply those in every part of their life. The appearance of the...

Technology and Its Effects on Society

Technology is a capable aspect in the current world. Through technology, many goals have been achieved in the twentieth century and beyond. The power of technology plays an important role in aspects of our day to day life. Also, technology is a very component in reproduction, communication, traveling, education, playing,...

Copyright Issues in Global IT Market: Impact on Software and Hardware Use

Introduction This proposal is about the study of copyright issues in a global IT market. It proposes to study how these issues limit and affect both hard and software use hence monopoly by developers and exorbitance in pricing and maintenance. Many software companies like Microsoft use the copyright on their...

IT Security Concepts: Securing Digital Assets in the Age of Cyber Threats

Ensuring the security of information does not entail securing the servers and the network only. Physical security of the organization is paramount in ensuring the IT security. When I got to the company, it did not have proper physical security measures for its equipments. Employees could access the server room...

Payment Innovations in Modern Life

Introduction Technology goes beyond border. Advances in technological innovations have made things easier including remittance of payments within and outside country and continent borders, in addition to presenting complex challenges in security and issues related to competition amongst the firms or companies venturing in these initiatives. Innovations in most areas...

Exploring Digital Rights Management Laws and Their Implications for Creators

Introduction We live in a time when exponential progress in the field of IT technologies results in traditional legal notions, concerned with copyright protection, being deprived of any sense, whatsoever. Unfortunately, people who actively strive to slow down the pace of technological progress, in order to be able to continue...

The 4G Wireless Network: Redundancy and Fault Recovery

3G wireless networks and 4G networks Both 3rd and 4th generations are mobile communication standards set to define the general airwaves utility. They are both forms of transmissions that carry information in the form of voice and data. The most notable difference between the two transmission networks is the speed...

Challenges and Solutions in Nuclear Energy: Reprocessing and Sustainability

Introduction Nuclear science has proved to be of great importance in contemporary society as far as energy is concerned. Nuclear is regarded as a clean source of energy. The source finds relevance in a world faced with increasing demands for power. However, nuclear processing is faced with a number of...

The Internet of Things: Challenges and Perspectives for the Future

The Internet of Things (IoT) implies the increasing people-people, people-devices, and devices-devices interconnectedness that is facilitated by the Internet (Gubbi, Buyya, Marusic, & Palaniswami, 2013). According to Jing, Vasilakos, Wan, and Qiu (2014), while IoT is an emerging issue, it is going to have a major impact on how people...

Whether Robots are Conscious or Not?

Introduction The robot is defined as a man-made electromechanical machine that works on a set of pre-programmed instructions from humans or computers to do some specific job or a variety of jobs on its own. Robots are devices that mimic human or animal characteristics in performing the specified jobs and...

Virtual Reality Technology: Theory, Practice and Research

Introduction Virtual reality involves use of senses to interact with and manipulation of a computer based external environment. Magnetic tracking is used to measure the movement in the environment. In future developments, ultrasonic waves will be used to measure the movements. Currently, the technology has been used widely in a...

Cyber Security: Policy, Processes and Practices

Introduction to the Global Threat Landscape The global society faces several security threats. Technological development has compromised the state of global security. With globalization, most states have become insecure. A perfect example is the United States. An analysis of the global threat landscape depicts a pattern of evolution. Particularly, this...

Technical Communication: Social Networking

Social networking can be defined as a virtual environment in which individuals form groups for a common goal of socializing. Traditionally, social networking is mostly done offline by groups of friends or people sharing a common interest. Technological advances have, however, changed the social networking concept to the point where...