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Papercut Limited
Language
English
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Learn how to keep your PC secure from hackers, viruses and malware. The modern digital age is an incredible resource and an astounding human achievement. However, alongside the wealth of information at your fingertips, there are more nefarious elements at work. We live in an increasingly digital reliant world and there are those out there who would stop at nothing to swindle, cheat, destroy and cause utter mayhem with our information. With this
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Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Read along with Disney! Wreck-It Ralph leaves the arcade behind, venturing into the expansive universe of the Internet. Follow along with word-for-word narration to find out if the Internet can survive Ralph's not-so-light touch.
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Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. Internet conversations are structured by the shape of our apps and platforms, from the grammar of status updates to the protocols of comments and @replies. Linguistically inventive online communities spread new slang and jargon with dizzying speed. What's more, social media is a vast laboratory...
Publisher
Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
In the anticipated sequel to Wreck-It Ralph, outcasts turned BFFs Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope von Schweetz leave the arcade behind and venture into the expansive universe of the Internet—which may or may not survive Ralph's not-so-light touch. Relive the action and excitement of Ralph Breaks the Internet with this storybook, featuring narration, character voices, and sound effects from the hit film!
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English
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Using clear, readable prose, conceptual artist and poet Kenneth Goldsmith’s manifesto shows how our time on the internet is not really wasted but is quite productive and creative as he puts the experience in its proper theoretical and philosophical context.
Kenneth Goldsmith wants you to rethink the internet. Many people feel guilty after spending hours watching cat videos or clicking link after link after link. But Goldsmith sees that
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English
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"Musician and technology phenom Shavone Charles explores how curiosity and nerve led her from a small college in Merced, California, to some of the most influential spaces in the tech world: from Google to Twitter to eventually landing a spot on the coveted Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Grateful for being the first in many spaces, but passionate about being neither the last nor the only, Charles tells her story in the hopes of guiding others and shaping...
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Video-game bad guy Ralph and best friend Vanellope von Schweetz leave the comforts of Litwak's arcade in an attempt to save her game, Sugar Rush. Their quest takes them to the vast, uncharted world of the Internet, where they must rely on the citizens, or Netizens, to help navigate their way.
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Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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The internet has transformed the world we live in, but it also poses new risks to our psychological well-being. This book provides an introduction to the issue of internet addiction, an increasingly common problem.All day, every day, we are connected to the internet, putting most people at some level of risk for internet addiction. Problematic internet use can take many forms, including overuse of social media and addictions to online shopping, gaming,...
9) The Internet
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Publisher
Focus Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Introduces readers to the science that makes the Internet possible. Accessible text, helpful diagrams, and a How Does It Work? feature make this book an exciting introduction to understanding technology.
Publisher
CRC PRESS
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
State-of-the-art, flat structures called metasurfaces can filter and steer light and sound, render an object completely invisible to electromagnetic waves, and much more. They can deliver automation, remote operation, and advanced performance to a wide variety of existing systems, with applications in communications, medical imaging, sensing, and security. However, for non-specialists, individual metasurfaces are currently restricted to limited reusability...
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Pearson Education India
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"Today we live in an era of internet where there are more connected devices than humans. The ecosystem of these interrelated computing devices, over the internet, for data sharing, communication and automation is called Internet of Things (IoT). Internet of Things not only exposes the learners to the world of IoT but also takes them deep into implementation, security and testing. The text is supplemented with case studies and real-world examples to...
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"A guidebook to beating internet addiction and screen overuse and for living a fuller life. There's no escaping it--we live in a digital world. We work, play, socialize, and learn online, and the Internet provides many amazing opportunities. Unfortunately, because of our basic biology, we're all susceptible to overuse and addiction to screens. Video games, social media, porn, and even scrolling online, taps into that pleasurable dopamine reward system....
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Cornell University Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"This book examines the history and future of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which provides websites extraordinary legal immunity for user-generated content and is responsible for the modern Internet in the United States"--
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2014.
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English
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"Harris delves into the frontlines of America's new cyber war. As recent revelations have shown, government agencies are joining with tech giants like Google and Facebook to collect vast amounts of information. The military has also formed a new alliance with tech and finance companies to patrol cyberspace, and Harris offers a deeper glimpse into this partnership than we have ever seen before"--Amazon.com.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"For over a decade, Taylor Lorenz has been the authority on internet culture, documenting its far-reaching effects on all corners of our lives. Her reporting is serious yet entertaining and illuminates deep truths about ourselves and the lives we create online. In her debut book, Extremely Online, she reveals how online influence came to upend the world, demolishing traditional barriers and creating whole new sectors of the economy. Lorenz shows this...
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Syngress, an imprint of Elsevier
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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"Securing the Internet of Things provides network and cybersecurity researchers and practitioners with both the theoretical and practical knowledge they need to know regarding security in the Internet of Things (IoT). This booming field, moving from strictly research to the marketplace, is advancing rapidly, yet security issues abound. This book explains the fundamental concepts of IoT security, describing practical solutions that account for resource...
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Publisher
Mitp Verlags
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Deutsch
Description
Praktische Hinweise für die Vertragsgestaltung mit Agenturen und Fotografen Folgen von Rechtsverletzungen und Durchsetzung eigener Rechte Zahlreiche Beispiele, Checklisten, Tipps und Mustertexte für Verträge Dieses Buch ist ein praktischer Leitfaden für alle rechtlichen Fragen, die bei der Veröffentlichung von Fotos im Internet entstehen. Die Autoren geben Ihnen die notwendigen rechtlichen Grundlagen an die Hand. Teil 1 behandelt das Urheberrecht...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Continue exploring rules and regulations about the Internet, this time on the international level. First, Professor Rosenzweig discusses existing Internet governance and the dynamics leading to change. Then, he assesses some of the barriers to effective international governance of the Internet. Is the current structure, with all of its flaws, better than the alternatives?
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