Essays on Information Science and Technology

The science fiction, “I robot”, by Isaac Asimov is a must-read book for beginners to develop an interest in robotics. It gives a collection of nine short stories that imagine the development of a positronic brain for robots which possesses equivalent or superior intelligence than...

Daily usage of the internet has certainly transformed our lives today. The ease of communication, learning and exploration the World Wide Web by just some clicks is the main reason this phenomenal technology has become an integral part of our day to day lives. However,...

Introduction: The world has seen a number of advancements in wireless technology field. Starting from the first generation of wireless technology which was all about analog cellular, where cell phones of heavy weights and antennas were seen. Then came 2g and 3g in which data...

All people use their cellphones on a daily basis for almost everything, and many people wish they had cable speeds on a mobile device. Cable can bring download speeds of around 1 gigabit per second. These speeds are revolutionary, and many people wish they could...

Cellular wireless networks have come a long way since the first generation was introduced in 1981. Mobile connections have soared into the billions and approximately every 10 years, a new mobile generation comes along. Now new 5G technology enables consumers to leverage the benefits of...

The global data volume is expected to reach 175 zettabytes by 2025. For comparison: in 2010, when 4G networks just started to be deployed everywhere, it did not exceed 1.2 zettabytes. 5G is the fifth generation cellular technology. It is expected that 5G will be...

There is no doubt that one of the most important features within the fifth generation platform of the mobile communications standard resides in the fact that 5G will use multiple input and multiple output technology, also known as MIMO, which basically makes use of a...

Over the decades, as technology advances, surveillance has become easier to spy on individuals. Today, we are in a world where surveillance is everywhere, such as at the top of traffic lights, in stores, in schools, and around banks.We people need surveillance around us because...

Abstract MySpace is a social networking site which was built in 2003 by Chris DeWolf and Tom Anderson in Beverly Hills, California. This site was functioned to enable people communicating or interacting freely with each other. They could customize their own profile by using different...

This paper shall attempt to explore the engagement of documentary films with oral history traditions, primarily in terms of their collective dealings with verbal records of interviews and testaments. It shall attempt to study the plausibility of using film footage from such documentaries – and...

Abstract Trust and reputation systems are always subject to attacks if an adversary can gain a benefit in doing so. The list of different attacks against them is extensive. Assaults like knocking, newcomer, Sybil, intrigue and numerous more are liable to ebb and flow inquire...

Despite disenfranchising a faction of the population from availing its fundamental rights, the matter of legal illiteracy is commonly overshadowed by more pressing concerns for the justice system; although, the difficulty posed is perhaps equally onerous. The level of neglect for conventional solutions ultimately leads...

Technology is evolving at a rapid pace and is becoming an integral part of our lives, but evolution does not necessarily mean betterment. This can be observed thoroughly in the globally hit novel ‘Ready Player One’ by Ernest Cline, the movie ‘Wall-E’ by Andrew Stanton...

The development of crime and deviance online has progressed with greater access to the Internet; however, the development of sexual deviance online has drawn mixed reviews on whether its advancement is a greater benefit or detriment to society. Sexual deviance is defined as activity or...

One of the major problems facing companies working with user-generated online content in the modern era is moderating offensive speech and hate speech. The current approach to handling the problem is manually maintaining a list of all possible words and phrases that may be considered...

Abstact This report is based on a real-world problem solved by a number of students of the Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar in India. The main purpose is to delve into their project and discuss the data structure used in achieving the objectives of the project....

“Thirty-five years of planning, controversy and bitter recrimination” is what was written of The British Library two years before it opened it’s doors in 1998. Designed due to a Parliament Act in 1972, decreeing the combination of six different archives. The building, designed by Colin...

Abstract The study in ICT based library and Information Resources and services: a case study of Karnatak Arts, Science and Commerce College, Bidar. The present study demonstrates and elaborates the primary way to learn about ICTs, the purpose of using ICT enabled library resource and...

The Black Lives Matter Global Network is a chapter-based, member-led organization with the mission of building local power and intervening in state- and vigilantes-inflicted violence against Black communities. Other things like racial profiling, police brutality and racial inequity in the United States have protested regularly...