Ccsi330 Project Final Report

Course Project

CCIS 330 : Course Project

E.J.B.

CCIS 330, Devry University

Contents

Assignment 4

Abstract 4

Introduction 5

The "Information Age"? 7

The Question Is Asked... 7

Life of Information 7

The Confusing Difference... 7

Information Uses Then and Now 9

Individuals 9

Learning 9

Knowing Ourselves 9

Feedback for our actions. 9

Every Day Activity 9

Families & Each Other 10

Communication 10

Teaching to Sharing. 10

Debates & Discussions 10

Collaboration 10

Sharing and bringing Ideas to life 11

Every Day Operations 11

Cultures & Societies 11

Expression 11

Recording 12

Economics 12

Information's Accuracy & Truthfulness 13

One Person's Truth...A Matter of Individual Perception 13

Lies and Mis-Truths 13

Perception of truth 14

Persuasion & Misleading 14

Context & Completeness 14

Information Changes 14

The Grey Area of Our Information Today 14

Categorizing, typing, cutting and matching 15

Defining Information 15

The Real Debate 16

The Sides Involved 16

Individuals' 16

Groups and Organizations 17

Businesses & Business People 17

Criminals 17

Rebels 18

Hackers 18

Governments & Agencies 18

Societies and Cultures 19

Why Share? 19

What we don't know does hurt us. 20

Right to Debate & Our Own Decisons 20

Better Relations 21

Education 21

Safety & Preparedness 22

Why Not Share? 22

Other Issues & Concerns 23

Who's The Owner 23

Who's the Users? 23

The Caretaker? 24

Not what “is” being done, but what “can” be done… 24

What to share? 24

Who Decides? 24

Illegal is only a definition. 25

Cover, Convenience or Control? 25

Personal Concerns 25

Absolute freedom versus Absolute Privacy 27

Technology's Effects On Information 28

Information Storage- Completing the Circle, Pictures to Pictures 28

Open Communication 28

High Speed Networks 28

BroadBand Connectivity 28

The Internet 28

Processing Speed 29...