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Direct linkDescy, Don E. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2007
According to the National Safety Council, 63 million computers became obsolete in 2005 alone, and it is estimated that the total number in storage in 2007 numbers upwards of 500 million computers (Earth 911, 2007). This article describes the steps that one should take before disposing of an obsolete computer. First and foremost, all personal…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Computers, Computer Security, Access to Information
Descy, Don E. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2006
A computer virus is defined as a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer. The existence of computer viruses--or the necessity of avoiding viruses--is part of using a computer. With the advent of the Internet, the door was opened wide for these…
Descriptors: Computers, Computer Security, Crime Prevention, Internet
