Week 5 Writing Assignment

1:
1. 1101 = 2^3+2^2+2^1+2^0 = 8+4+2+1 = 11
2. 101010 = 2^5+2^4+2^3+2^2+2^1+2^0 = 32+16+8+4+2+1 = 42
3. 11111 = 2^4+2^3+2^2+2^1+2^0 = 16+8+4+2+1 = 31
4. 10010 = 2^4+2^3+2^2+2^1+2^0 = 16+8+4+2+1 = 18

2:
1. 31 = 16+8+4+2+1 = 2^4+2^3+2^2+2^1+2^0 = 11111
31-16=15-8=7-4=3-2=1-1=0
2. 51 = 32+16+8+4+2+1 = 2^5+2^4+2^3+2^2+2^1+2^0 = 110011
51-32=19-16=3-2=1-1=0
3. 7 = 4+2+1 = 2^2+2^1+2^0 = 111
7-4=3-2=1-1=0
4. 103 = 64+32+16+8+4+2+1 = 2^6+2^5+2^4+2^3+2^2+2^1+2^0 = 1100111
103-64=39-32=7-4=3-2=1-1=0
3:
1. 0.000125 x 56 = 0.007 x 100 = 0.7 Seconds
2. o.125 x 5 = 0.625 x 100 = 62.5 Minutes
3. o.125 x 10 = 1.25 x 100 = 125 Minutes

Net Neutrality

1. The fundamental issue that underlies the debate about net neutrality is whether or not the internet should be run by larger cable and telephone companies who would decide which websites would load the quickest and which ones would take longer to load or be shut down completely in an effort to regulate the growth of the internet.
2. Google and Facebook are two organizations that are in support of net neutrality, some of their arguments are that they want to keep the internet free and to have equal oppurtunities for all website owners not just the ones created by major coporations.
3. AT&T and Comcast are two organizations who are against net neutrality their arguments are that if they regulate the internet in the way that want to (which is controlling the flow of websites based on ownership) it will create the largest variety of choices for consumers. They also belive that it will help to keep the internet under control because it is growing too fast.
4. My opinion about net neutrality is that the internet should remain free for everyone, I don't believe that there is anything fair about what these major coporations want to do, it doesn't seem like anything more than a way for the rich to get richer. The internet should stay as it is, it would unconstitutional to regulate it in this way.

Cybersquatting

I think that cybersquatting is really an issue of free speech like the unquite mind website said. The internet is not only a means to buy and sell it is also a place to learn and become aware. If people want to cybersquat in oder to get the word out about human injustices in the world then I don't see why that is a problem, or if they want to push their political agenda, that's fine too, the internet is a public space. It seems to me that major corporations are overreacting about the domain names. Nissan is a huge comany, they make millions of dollars i'm sure they can pay someone to come up with a similar yet different domain name. Also I don't think that having a less obvious domain name will really be that bad for business. I don't think that people should sue for domain names, it seems like a waste of time, effort and money. Cybersquatting is perfectly logical to me, and I don't think it's harmful at all.

Internet for better or for worse?

I'm old enough to be able to remember a time when internet was sparse and when I had to wait for the dial up on AOL. When I started highschool I had little to no reliance on cell phones or computers, and I used a portable CD player up until it broke the summer before my sophmore year of college, when I finally got on the mainstream bus and bought an ipod. So as hard as I tried I could never have avoided the involvment of computers in my life. I don't consider computers and or the development of modern technology a bad thing, in fact I really don't think I could function without them having had them in my life for so long. I'd have to say that the two things that I really use the most are instant messaging and text messaging, because it is important for me to communicate with people and writing is one of the oldest forms of communication. I might even be the only one of my friends I know who uses instant messenger to talk to their parents. One way in which I believe internet is not benificial is one of the reasons I tried to resist having a dependancy on it, it creates obsessive behaviors in people. Websites such as myspace and facebook are addictive to people who have nothing better to do, their lives get sucked into their little webpages and they become obsessed. People have started being harassed through these sites, pedophiles are using them as prowling grounds and insane girlfriends or boyfriends are using them to have control over their significant others and watch their every move. These are just some examples of what these obssesive websites have been creating in our society. Even though this is one huge negative factor for me I still find that the internet is a huge positive aspect of my life.