October 19, 2007

Social Networking: focuses on the building and verifying of online social networks for communities of people who share interests and activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others, and which necessitates the use of software.

Infrastructures: generally structural elements that provide the framework supporting an entire structure. The term has diverse meanings in different fields, but is perhaps most widely understood to refer to roads, airports, and utilities.

Hardware: is a general term that refers to the physical artifacts of a technology.It may also mean the physical components of a computer system.

Software: is a general term used to describe a collection of computer programs, procedures and documentation that perform some task on a computer system.

Ethics: (via Latin ethica from the Ancient Greek ἠθική [φιλοσοφία] "moral philosophy", from the adjective of ἤθος ēthos "custom, habit"), a major branch of philosophy, is the study of values and customs of a person or group.

Intellectual Property: is an umbrella term for various legal entitlements which attach to certain names, written and recorded media, and inventions. The holders of these legal entitlements may exercise various exclusive rights in relation to the subject matter of the IP. The term intellectual property reflects the idea that this subject matter is the product of the mind or the intellect. The term implies that intellectual works are analogous to physical property and is consequently a matter of some controversy.


Stealing WiFi probably shouldn't be illegal but also should be illegal at the same time. It kinda depends on the situation. If your neighbor has WiFi, and its not secured, it should probably be their fault for not securing their network. Same thing applies for coffe shops like StarBucks. If they aren't smart enough to secure their network so that only paying customers can get it, it shouldn't be the the person's fault for "stealing" it. But if its a BIG company, like Ford or GM car plants, it would probably be easier for them to leave it open then to secure it because of the different levels of authority. So if you steal from large company buildings, like Ford or GM, it should be illegal.