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Internet Security Basics 101 by Nisha

The explosive growth of the Internet has meant that thousands of people are today experiencing the joys of being online for the first time. With growth there always comes pain. Be it your growing pains as a child or the growth and development of this part of our culture called the Internet.

Firstly we need to quickly explain what the Internet is and where it came from. The Internet is the offspring of a military project called Arpanet. Arpanet was designed to provide reliable communication during global nuclear war.

A vast network of interconnected computers was set up all over the world to allow the various branches of US and NATO forces to communicate with each other.

Nuclear war never came (thankfully) and the world was left with a massive network of computers all connected together with nothing to do. Colleges and universities started to use these computers for sharing research internationally. From there it grew and spread outside colleges to local homes and businesses. The World Wide Web was born and its father was a guy called Tim Berners Lee. Read More

By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Steve_Burgess]Steve Burgess

In the field of computer forensics, as in the field of law, procedures in civil cases differ somewhat from those in criminal cases. The collection of data and presentation of evidence may be held to different standards, the process of data collection and imaging can be quite different, and the consequences of the case may have very different impacts.

A couple of quick definitions may be in order. Criminal law deals with offenses against the state - the prosecution of a person accused of breaking a law. Such offenses may of course include crimes against a person. A government body, or the representative of a government body accuses the person of having committed the offense, and the resources of the state are brought to bear against the accused. Guilty outcomes can result in fines, probation, incarceration, or even death.
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Why Does The Indian Government Fail To Curb Terrorism?
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Rajshekhar_Murthy]Rajshekhar Murthy

India gets affected by Bomb blasts almost every month. Hundreds of Innocent people die for no reason. While it is difficult to stop all such attacks, it is fairly possible to prevent such attacks by improvising and using the existing resources effectively.

Let's look at some of the problems we face:
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Hydroponics - A Novel Blessing of Science by Wang

The term hydroponics stands for the technique of cultivating plants in a nutrient solution rather than in soil. It’s a novel technique of growing plants in water which contains dissolved nutrients. This technique is also known as indoor gardening, aquiculture and tank farming.

Studies have proved the fact that plant roots are able to absorb the nutrients from the water even without soil. The new technique hydroponics is based on the concept that plants can be grown without any soil at all.

Professor Gericke of the University of California, Davis, is considered the father of hydroponics. Professor Gericke, in 1929, proved his invention by growing tomato plants in water to a quite remarkable size. The Professor coined the name hydroponics for the culture of plants in water.

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By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Christopher_Shireman]Christopher Shireman

Run a Spyware Removal Tool Regularly

If you are not aware of this by now, then consider this your wake up call. There are people and companies that give away free games and applications to you just to keep track of what websites you look at, what forms you fill out, and who you talk to. This information is used to create a profile of what kind of shopper you are so they can more effectively market to you. These types of applications are known as Spyware - aptly named because they spy on your every move and use your computer against you. The bad news is that these tools can also be used to market to other users, and possible get you into major trouble - not to mention slowing down your computer.

The best thing that you can do to prevent these types of applications off your computer is to run a Spyware removal tool regularly. One that we use and recommend is Ad-Aware® from Lavasoft, which is another completely free tool that you can download at http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php. Once you have it installed, you can follow these steps to scan and remove any recognized spyware from your computer: Read More