CIS89A Resources 23.12

1. Getting Started The course follows the textbook. In each module, there is a reference to the relevant textbook chapters as well as to online tutorials and reference guides listed in the Media section. Textbook – Read HTML and CSS Visual Quickstart Guide, Ninth Edition. Casabona. Introduction Chapter 1 What Are HTML and CSS? Chapter 3 HTML Syntax Chapter 11 Introduction to CSS Also Code from the textbook Videos – to access, register for the web edition World Wide Web (WWW) the collection of different websites around the world, containing different information shared via local servers(or computers). World Wide Web … Continue reading CIS89A Resources 23.12

CIS2 Resources 23.12

1. Introduction There is no textbook for this course. There are selected Media – articles, videos, pictures, diagrams, podcasts,… listed as resources for each module. You don’t need to study them all. Browse through SEVERAL and find 2-3 to review in detail. Or find your own… SOCIETY A Computer Geek’s History of the Internet – http://www.WBGLinks.net timeline of computers’ history you may never heard of before. This interesting information will help you to build a fundamental knowledge about the relationship between computers and our society,… Law and Manners <p class=”diigo-tags”><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href=’https://www.diigo.com/user/vtaylor/society&#8217; rel=’tag’>so… Social Impact and ROI Report: Every $1 … Continue reading CIS2 Resources 23.12

CIS2 2. Privacy and Freedom of Speech

< User:Vtaylor‎ | Computers and Society Group of pirogues at sunset on the river bank of Don Tati, Si Phan Don, Laos. Basile Morin CC BY-SA Privacy represents an important area of society that is being impacted by computers. Just Google for your favorite recording artist or movie star. They don’t have much privacy – there are pictures of them everywhere. Their personal information is very public. Freedom of speech takes on new meaning in cyberspace. While it is possible for repressive regimes to control print and broadcast media, it is much more difficult to control online publication. This is … Continue reading CIS2 2. Privacy and Freedom of Speech

CIS2 3. Intellectual Property

< User:Vtaylor‎ | Computers and Society Group of giraffes drinking around sunset at Okaukuejo waterhole in Etosha, Namibia. Axel Tschentscher CC BY-SA Intellectual Property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. Intellectual property encompasses two types of rights: industrial property rights (trademarks, patents, designations of origin, industrial designs and models) and copyright. Intellectual Property rights – what they are, who has them, and what can be protected. With computers and particularly with web technology, there has been a significant increase in attention to intellectual property. Because of the ease of access to information … Continue reading CIS2 3. Intellectual Property