Sorry to disappoint you, but those kinds of questions that aren't really Computer Science problems make up nearly half the exam these days. It is very much language specific, and had almost zero control flow and logic, while only a very high-level concept of data structures is examined. You have a valid point about OSes and architectures, though--that's why it was switched to Java.
Actually, there is a way to take it on a computer now. You have to convince the people in charge that your handwriting is so INCREDIBLY, horrifically illegible that it would be impossible to grade. A friend of mine managed it, but the rest of us were stuck with pencils.
I went into reading this article skeptical because of the "3 years to taking over the world" comment. I realized, of course, that it was really talking about "new server shipments". However, I came out of reading it still skeptical because this "analyst" undoubtedly has such a huge personal stake in telling people that linux will take over the world. If linux died tomorrow, she would be out of a job. What do you think her analysis is going to be?
Re:Crashing back to Terra, er, Earth...
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$200 billion going in, $12.5 billion going out.
That should be "$12.5 billion going in, $200 million going out":-).
2. a computer password, access code, or similar data by which the whole or any part of a computer system is capable of being accessed with intent that it be used for the purpose of committing any of the offences established in Articles 2 - 5;
That makes it criminal to produce or procure a password "by which...a computer system is capable of being accessed"
It's toward the work environment present on the computer. I have a fairly new machine set up with three operating systems--two versions of linux, plus XP. Each of them has a very different feel to it, a different personality if you'll allow me to anthropomorphize a bit. I feel more loyalty for these operating systems than I do for the white box on the desk. For instance, one of my three OSes seems to be pissed off about something--it constantly crashes with no explanation (no, it's not the one you think). I don't feel so happy with that one right now, but that doesn't mean I'm mad at the computer itself.
The problem is not in the way a EULA is displayed. It is that people don't want to read them. I've seen some where the reader has to scroll all the way down through the license before it is even possible to click the 'I Accept' checkbox. This is a step in the right direction, but the fact is, it isn't enough to help most users. They will figure out what they have to do do get past the license agreement, and most will never even consider reading it.
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They definitely mean meters; they are planning to keep the balloons tethered to the ground.
It does seem like they aren't really in the sky at 60 meters.
It sounds like a pretty neat gadget all right, but I'm willing to bet it's way too expensive to be worth it. I'm waiting a while longer before buying any many-function nerd gadgets.
Unfriendly, sure. Annoying, sure. Even worth boycotting the service, if you're paranoid like that. But by no stretch of the imagination is this an infringement of anyone's rights--that would require that it not be a choice.
If these viruses really are variations of one another, which seems perfectly reasonable, then they are using the same vulnerabilities. That seems to imply that for some reason virus scanners are unable to pick up on these repeat vulnerabilities. As far as I know, that is a new problem. In the past, virus protection software has been able to protect against that sort of thing--why would it have suddenly gotten harder to protect against new viruses?
The government shouldn't be touching IT infrastructure because there is no reason why they should touch it. It doesn't matter if the private sector is superior, as long as the private sector is as capable of handling the situation as the government is.
If oil is better than water is better than air, shouldn't glass be best of all? The light-bending properties of glass are the same as water, but more extreme.
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Basically, the entire test was over ArrayList and recursion
Do they have two different tests? These topics weren't on the one I took at all--it was all about HashMaps and BSTs.
Sorry to disappoint you, but those kinds of questions that aren't really Computer Science problems make up nearly half the exam these days. It is very much language specific, and had almost zero control flow and logic, while only a very high-level concept of data structures is examined. You have a valid point about OSes and architectures, though--that's why it was switched to Java.
Actually, there is a way to take it on a computer now. You have to convince the people in charge that your handwriting is so INCREDIBLY, horrifically illegible that it would be impossible to grade. A friend of mine managed it, but the rest of us were stuck with pencils.
I went into reading this article skeptical because of the "3 years to taking over the world" comment.
I realized, of course, that it was really talking about "new server shipments". However, I came out of reading it still skeptical because this "analyst" undoubtedly has such a huge personal stake in telling people that linux will take over the world. If linux died tomorrow, she would be out of a job. What do you think her analysis is going to be?
$200 billion going in, $12.5 billion going out.
:-).
That should be "$12.5 billion going in, $200 million going out"
2. a computer password, access code, or similar data by which the whole or any part of a computer system is capable of being accessed with intent that it be used for the purpose of committing any of the offences established in Articles 2 - 5;
That makes it criminal to produce or procure a password "by which...a computer system is capable of being accessed"
We're all criminals!
It's toward the work environment present on the computer. I have a fairly new machine set up with three operating systems--two versions of linux, plus XP. Each of them has a very different feel to it, a different personality if you'll allow me to anthropomorphize a bit. I feel more loyalty for these operating systems than I do for the white box on the desk. For instance, one of my three OSes seems to be pissed off about something--it constantly crashes with no explanation (no, it's not the one you think). I don't feel so happy with that one right now, but that doesn't mean I'm mad at the computer itself.
The problem is not in the way a EULA is displayed.
It is that people don't want to read them. I've seen some where the reader has to scroll all the way down through the license before it is even possible to click the 'I Accept' checkbox. This is a step in the right direction, but the fact is, it isn't enough to help most users. They will figure out what they have to do do get past the license agreement, and most will never even consider reading it.
They definitely mean meters; they are planning to keep the balloons tethered to the ground.
It does seem like they aren't really in the sky at 60 meters.
$149 Not so bad after all.
It sounds like a pretty neat gadget all right, but I'm willing to bet it's way too expensive to be worth it. I'm waiting a while longer before buying any many-function nerd gadgets.
So, is this the 'fabled tortoise' then?
Unfriendly, sure.
Annoying, sure.
Even worth boycotting the service, if you're paranoid like that.
But by no stretch of the imagination is this an infringement of anyone's rights--that would require that it not be a choice.
If there were organized cyberterrorism involved, I think the viruses would be more effective.
If these viruses really are variations of one another, which seems perfectly reasonable, then they are using the same vulnerabilities. That seems to imply that for some reason virus scanners are unable to pick up on these repeat vulnerabilities.
As far as I know, that is a new problem. In the past, virus protection software has been able to protect against that sort of thing--why would it have suddenly gotten harder to protect against new viruses?
If the business model is outmoded, it should be taken over by a new, improved business model, not by government intervention.
The government shouldn't be touching IT infrastructure because there is no reason why they should touch it. It doesn't matter if the private sector is superior, as long as the private sector is as capable of handling the situation as the government is.
If oil is better than water is better than air, shouldn't glass be best of all? The light-bending properties of glass are the same as water, but more extreme.