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Against Hackers on the Computer

Against Hackers on the Computer. Mayling Nil CIS 1055 Section 22. What is a Computer Hacker?. Practice of modifying computer hardware Practice of modifying computer software Most common among teenagers and young adults

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Against Hackers on the Computer

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  1. Against Hackers on the Computer Mayling Nil CIS 1055 Section 22

  2. What is a Computer Hacker? • Practice of modifying computer hardware • Practice of modifying computer software • Most common among teenagers and young adults • They enjoy programming and have expert level skills in particular programs

  3. Attitudes of a Hacker • Enjoys learning details of a programming language • Enjoys doing the programming • Person capable of appreciating someone else’s hacking • Person who pick up programming quickly • Person who is an expert in a particular programming language

  4. Basic Hacking skills • How to program • Get one of the open source Unixes • Learn how to use the internet and write HTML • Know functional English

  5. History of Hacking • 1970s- Origins of Hacker Subculture • 1980s- 1985 – All Fun and War Games • 1985 – 1990 – Theft and Bugs • 1990- Combating the Perceived Hacker Threat • 2000 – New Trends

  6. Graph of Home Computers

  7. My Opinion on What Should be Done • Hackers’ computer equipment, modems and storage devices should be taken away. • First offense • Second offense • Third offense

  8. Guy Hacking Into Temple’s Network

  9. Works Cited • "Facts/Statistics About Computer Security and Loss of Data." Google Answers. 6 Feb. 2004. 8 Aug. 2008 <http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=304308>. • Harvey, Brian. "What is a Hacker?" What is a Hacker? 8 Aug. 2008 <http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~bh/hacker.html>. • Heaton, Jordana. "Hacker History." Hacker History. 8 Aug. 2008 <http://www.slais.ubc.ca/people/students/student-projects/j_heaton/>. • Hinders, Dana. "What is Computer Hacking?" What is Computer Hacking? 8 Aug. 2008 <http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-computer-hacking.html>.

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