ICS 131--Fall 2000--Lecture Three--3 Oct 00
1. Review of Lecture Two
Ethics and Etiquette
Differences and Similarities between
E-Mail and other forms of communication
Sender--Be careful what you put into e-mail;
You don't know who will be reading it.
Receiver--Be careful how you react to the
mail you receive
Carnivore
Should one person and a significant other share an account?
Be careful about list of addressees on your e-mail
2. Short history of the development of modern computing
Computer Access Software Usage
IBM 650 Hands-on Assembly Programs, program execution
Cards Early PL
IBM 704 Cards O/S, PL Programs, execution, KWIC, RJE
1410/1440 Terminals CAI, PL Programs, teaching, registration
ARPAnet, DCS
Sigma 7 Terminals CAI, PL primitive net access
DEC 10 Displays
copper
PC's Hands-on application commo as a major activity
Work LAN info access
Stations
Major changes: Cost, speed, size, number of users, nature of usage
2.5 How did these changes come about?
A. More efficient use of hardware
Operating systems, multi-programming
B. More efficient use of people
Time-sharing, interactive computing
C. Need for real-time response
Air Traffic Control, Air Defense, Airline reservations
D. Bottleneck model
Let the users in
Supermarkets, Libraries, Gas Stations,
PC's and productivity software
E. Hardware developments
Cost, Size, Density
3. How is Web used? Beyond E-mail
A. Finding Information
Newspapers
Periodicals
Services--Lexis-Nexis
Library Catalogs
Publications of organizations
B. E-Commerce
Financial
Info on Markets
Buy stocks, bonds, futures, commodities
Loans
Mortgages
Merchandise
Books, CD's, PC's, Autos, Real Estate
Toys, Wines, groceries, discounts, auctions
Travel
Information, Tickets, Hotel Rooms
Entertainment
Radio, Video, Music, Books, E-books
Self-publishing
C. Government programs
Medicare, Social Security
I-bonds
Front page
Legislation--Senate Bill 3939, LTC for federal employees
D. Education
Distance Learning
3.5 In the news, access, etc
A. Pen
B. Wireless Access
C. Amazon's dynamic (discriminatory) pricing
D. Digital signature
4. How big is Web business?
5. Impact on the economy
6. Is it suffering from too much hype?
Logistics
Mistakes: Circuits not Currents; Course numbers
BW*2--jf's office
NY Times--thursday's--jf's office
Reading-- E-mail including Carnivore
Follow up on pre-test questions
Internet/Web stuff
Save for later
Attendance
Adds--another mistake--not e-mailing all
Project schedule
2--topic
3--10 references
4--outline--2 pp
5--problems--1 page
First quiz
Lake, Matt. A Pen That Could Let You Scribble Your Way Across the Internet, NY Times, 28 Sep 00, D12
[web access)
Austen, Ian. Meet the New Web. Same as the Old Web. [With Few Pages (and Users), the Wireless Web Is, for Better and Worse, What the Net Used to Be] NY Times, 28 Sep 00, D1, D8
[web access)
The Next Downturn [Cover Story] BW, 9 Oct 00, 167-184
[just look for 2 reasons why IT might trigger a downturn]
Elstein, Aaron. Defending Right to Post Message: 'CEO is a Dodo",
WSJ, 28 Sep 00, B1, B12
[Save for future reference]
Rewick, Jennifer. Priceline's Stock Plunges on Revenue Warning, WSJ, 28 Sep 00, B6
[just one of several drop in stock price]
Huffstutter, P.J., and Fields, Robin. 'The Dirty Little Secret of the Dot-Com World', LA Times, 1 Oct 00, A1, A32
[Save for future reference]
Goldman, Abigail. Mattel Cuts its Losses by Giving Learning Co Away, LA Times, 30 Sep 00, C1, C3.
[Another case of financial problems in IT business]
Sanders, Edmund. Psst! CPO's Are Secret Agents, LA Times, 1 Oct 00, W1, W3
[Save for future reference]
1 Oct 00/jf