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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Start by considering the tension between surveillance and the rule of law. While the pace of technological change is extremely rapid, laws are slow to keep up. Worse, the institutions responsible for creating laws often have internal conflicts about the role of privacy and security—as illustrated by a dramatic face-off over John Ashcroft’s hospital bed.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (36 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Look toward the future and examine the possibilities of quantum computing, human-computer interface, and artificial intelligence. These technological changes are going to require each of us to make decisions about privacy and security—for ourselves and for future generations. Recap what you’ve learned to determine your vision of the best way forward from here.
83) The Internet
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Where would we be without the Internet? How would you research a school project or look for things you want to read about or buy online? This book details just what the Internet is, how it works, and how to be responsible when using it. So, be safe and happy surfing! This book will allow students to ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through...
84) Coding 1, 2, 3
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
390L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"How does a computer know what to do? In this STEAM based title, learn about code and the process coders use to program computers. This title supports NGSS for Waves and their Applications in Technologies For Information Transfer"--From the publisher's web site.
85) Killswitch
Publisher
Random Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (75 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The Internet is under attack. Free speech, innovation, and democracy are all up for grabs. KILLSWITCH is about the battle for control over the Internet.. This is the story of two young hactivists, Aaron Swartz & Edward Snowden, who symbolize the disruptive and dynamic nature of the Internet. Their lives parallel one another as they free information to millions on the Internet, putting them directly in the cross-hairs of the most powerful interests...
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (85 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Bitcoin is the most disruptive invention since the internet, and now an ideological battle is underway between fringe utopists and mainstream capitalism. Bitcoin's early pioneers sought to blur the lines of sovereignty and the financial status quo. After years of underground development Bitcoin grabbed the attention of a curious public, and the ire of the regulators the technology had subverted. After landmark arrests of prominent cyber criminals...
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This documentary focuses on a small 'startup' company in Bangalore that designs and produces software products for cellular service providers in Europe and the U.S. Turning the tables on the usual outsourcing story, July Systems has leveraged U.S.-based venture capital and Indian technical expertise to break into the latest high-tech markets.. The film explores the creation of a Silicon Valley-style work culture within this 'cross-border' company...
88) The A.I. Race
Publisher
ABC
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (56 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This documentary explores how Artificial Intelligence will change your job as new research shows how much of what you do could be done by robots. From drivers to lawyers to doctors, we bring affected workers face to face with A.I. experts.
89) Chromebook
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
3rd edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 454 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Description
This is your easy-to-follow guide to the low-cost alternative to a traditional laptop. This beginner's manual walks you through setting up your Chromebook, transitioning from using a traditional computer, and customizing the system to fit your needs.
Publisher
WatchIT
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (35 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
CIOs, IT and business leaders must be proactive in their planning and always ready to respond when it comes to cyber threats and attacks. Security experts agree that attacks are no longer a matter of “if” but are now clearly a matter of “when” for organizations today.. A critical element in the IT and business arsenal to help organizations deal effectively with cyber attacks is the enterprise Incident Response Plan, or IRP. In this report...
Publisher
WatchIT
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Chief Information Officers at major corporations have similar IT concerns. A top issue is how to increase productivity, lower cost and mitigate risk in the enterprise data center.. In an effort to capture even greater efficiencies, IT leaders are now taking a serious look at "Hyperconverged" solutions to help meet their short-term and long-term IT goals. In this report, expert Leo Galletta, of Converged Technology Group, will explore the world of...
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"We are approaching a critical threshold in the history of our species. Everything is about to change. Soon you will live surrounded by AIs. They will organise your life, operate your business, and run core government services. You will live in a world of DNA printers and quantum computers, engineered pathogens and autonomous weapons, robot assistants and abundant energy. None of us are prepared. As co-founder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind,...
93) Silicon Cowboys
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (78 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Three friends dream up the Compaq portable computer at a Texas diner in 1981, and soon find themselves battling mighty IBM for PC supremacy. Their improbable journey altered the future of computing and shaped the world we now know.. Winner of the Special Jury Prize - New Jersey Films Competition for Archival Filmmaking at the Montclair Film Festival.. "A fascinating account of maverick innovators during the Wild West era of personal computing." -...
94) Neon
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (85 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
NEON celebrates the beauty, color and vibrant history of the neon sign from an international perspective as we face a world where it will soon be lost and superceded by L.E.D. signage. Neon is 100 years old and the craft and construction has changed very little, making neon one the greenest forms of light ever produced and an amazing and enduring force of color and light in the visual landscapes of our lives.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (57 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Few men have changed our everyday world of work, leisure and human communication in the way that Steve Jobs, Apple's former CEO, has done. The scope of his impact was evident in the outpouring of tributes from around the world — voiced on Twitter as well as through makeshift memorials in front of Apple stores — following his death, from complications of pancreatic cancer, on October 5, 2011.. STEVE JOBS – ONE LAST THING not only examines how...
Author
Language
English
Description
Industry leaders have transformed their visions into businesses, products, and ideas that have changed the way people live. The world as we know it looks significantly different than it did just 15 years ago due to innovators such as Reed Hastings, Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Meg Whitman, and Jeff Bezos. Read the inspirational stories of these influential leaders with this informational text that is packed with fun facts, fascinating sidebars,...
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
11th edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 362 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Your iPad is a magical piece of technology connecting you to the rest of the world pretty much anytime and anywhere. Super thin and (well, almost) light as a feather, it allows you to keep up with your day to day duties, stay in touch with family and friends, catch up with work, relax with books and movies, or even create your own works of art! Given all it's capable of, it's essential to have a guide to help you make the most of your device. The...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
192 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
JUMPSTART YOUR NEW AND EXCITING CAREER AS A PENETRATION TESTER
The Pentester BluePrint: Starting a Career as an Ethical Hacker offers listeners a chance to delve deeply into the world of the ethical, or "white-hat" hacker. Accomplished pentester and author Phillip L. Wylie and cybersecurity researcher Kim Crawley walk you through the basic and advanced topics necessary to understand how to make a career out of finding vulnerabilities in systems,...
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