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Breeding, Marshall – Computers in Libraries, 2005
Many libraries are or soon will be offering Wi-Fi, also known as wireless networks. The largest perceived barriers to providing this service are concerns about security. The prime rule when deploying Wi-Fi is segregation, having a clear separation between a public wireless network and the rest of the library?s network. A number of devices can be…
Descriptors: Libraries, Internet, Computer Networks, Computer Security
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Bagnall, Peter – Physics Education, 1998
Discusses the Internet and how it works, beginning with its origins in the U.S. military and covering such issues as clients and servers, upload and download, and the World Wide Web. (Author/PVD)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Software
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Education Week, 1996
This document contains all of the articles from an "Education Week" special report examining technology's role in bringing schools and homes closer together. Articles include: (1) "Homeward Bound" (Peter West), about one of the nation's first "virtual teachers" and the effect of the changing dynamics of the…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks