Following the September 1 l terrorist attacks on New York and Wash ington, Congress rushed into action and quickly passed antiterrorism legis lation known as the USA Patriot Act. The Patriot Act has been widely understood as a\sweeping\ antiterrorism law that gave the government vast new powers to conduct electronic surveillance over the Internet The Act's surveillance provisions proved so controversial that Congress added a sunset provision that will nullify several of its key provisions after
I. Summary of the Text Beijing,may5,1998 Intel announces that it will invest US$50 0 million to open an information technology research and development center in Beijing, China The Intel China Research Center will explore Internet-related issue and information technology disciplines. It will improve the fundamental research level in high technology in China and promote the exchange and cooperation between
Unit Five Text B I. Pre-Reading Task 1.\Intel is the name of a(n A U.S. company B. IBM computer C government department D branch of the Internet 2. China is a country scientists and engineers in terms of computing technology
Today's modern communication technology is quite advanced. It is optical fibers and lasers, together with the striking improvements in computing that have made such remarkable communication possible. By using the telephone-line with expanded capacity, people can send messages not only in the form of sound but also in written words graphs and even moving pictures on the Internet
What is Online Learning? In an online lesson, the computer displays material in response to a learner's request. The computer promotes the learner for more information and presents appropriate material based on the learners response. The material can be traditional lessons and tests that are transcribed into a computer program. The material can also be a complex program that tracks users'input and