DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MC.2005.238
Putting a Business Suite on Grid Technology By letting companies distribute work among a system of computers, grid technology offers businesses versatility, agility, and improved efficiency. Unusual Attack Holds Computer Files for Ransom Hackers have launched a new type of attack in which they remotely lock up documents on computers and demand a ransom from the victims to unlock the computer. Cornell Scientist Builds Self-Replicating Robot Cornell University researchers have created a family of robots made up of three or four cubes that are cut diagonally into halves that can rotate against each other and connect to one another in different ways so that the robots can change shape and build copies of themselves. Schools Increasingly Use Software to Grade Essays Instructors now use software to score a variety of written assignments ranging from high school papers to essays on standard exams for graduate school applicants.
Index Terms:
grid computing, standards, Globus Alliance, Global Grid Forum, hackers, Web security, ransomware, software, essay-grading software, predictive model-building, robotics, self-replicating robots, microprocessors
Citation:
Linda Dailey Paulson, "News Briefs," Computer, vol. 38, no. 7, pp. 24-26, July 2005, doi:10.1109/MC.2005.238 Usage of this product signifies your acceptance of the Terms of Use. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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