Paper Topics

Tom Kelliher, CS 102

Oct. 3, 2001

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Will hand out paper requirements Friday. Paper is due Oct. 12. 4--5 pages.

Assignment

E-mail description of paper topic to me by next class if you didn't do that during class.

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Finished Word exercises!

Outline

1. Discussion of paper topics.

2. Selection of paper topics.

3. E-mail one paragraph description of paper topic to Send mail to kelliher AT DOMAIN goucher.edu.

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Discussion of Paper Topics

These are some starting points:

1. Viruses, worms, etc. Impact on servers and clients. Social Engineering.

2. Privacy: How to keep; how to check.

3. SPAM: How to avoid. History, types, etc.

4. Netiquette: Good manners on the Internet.

5. Carnivore: Surveillance in the age of terrorism.

6. Uses of computing in your discipline.

   Bibliography and commentary on web sites relevant to your discipline.

7. DMCA: Too strong? too weak?

8. Copyright in the Internet age. Artist's view; consumer's view; corporate view.

9. Computing the future: future uses of computing.

10. Encryption: Tool of the free or weapon of the criminal?

11. Internet terrorism: Can the Internet be brought crashing down?

12. The virtual credit card: secure Internet shopping. MS Passport

13. The promise of distance education.

14. Digital Divide: real or imagined. Solutions?

15. How the Internet (technology) has changed society.

16. What should society's role be in controlling the Internet and technology?

Selection of Paper Topics

1. Select topic.

2. Write-up a one paragraph description.

3. E-mail it to Send mail to kelliher AT DOMAIN goucher.edu