If you are walking around with a smartphone that’s guiding you with its GPS, would it be possible to “augment” your experience with real-time data?

One of the powerful tools that many mobile devices have is GPS. GPS is an acronym for Global Positioning System, a network of satellites (24 of them), computers, and receivers that can work together to calculate your exact position on earth (latitude, longitude, and altitude). This is achieved by triangulation, or comparing the time it takes for a signal to […]

What Is Web 2.0?

What Is Web 2.0? People using smartphones on subway. AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon With Web 2.0, individuals can share with online communities any time, anywhere. What are some pros and cons of increased involvement in online communities? The term Web 2.0 was coined in 2004. At its most basic level, Web 2.0 allows those who visit Web pages to leave their […]

What Is a Programming Language?

What Is a Programming Language? While computer hardware has continued to evolve and improve over the last several decades, an equally important story is the development of software. Consider the following statistic. In 1981, the software industry had $140 million in sales. Three years later, sales had increased to $1.6 billion (Campbell-Kelly & Aspray, 1996, p. 260). Today, the sales […]

What Is Digital Literacy?

What Is Digital Literacy? Literacy is an important skill in our society because many of our activities depend on our ability to read and write. Literacy is invaluable; let’s take a moment to look closer at the activity of reading. Imagine picking up a book, scanning the chapters with your eyes, processing the concepts in your mind, and preserving the […]

Using an art example from the Pop Art movement, describe what social or political statements the Pop artists were trying to make.

Review our reading on the Pop Art movement. Write an essay in your own words that addresses the points below: • Much of Pop Art focused on mundane objects and repetitive imagery. Was there a meaningful “message” to Pop Art? • Using an art example from the Pop Art movement, describe what social or political statements the Pop artists were […]

Analyze the basic skills and tools needed for budgeting for public sector agencies and / or departments.

Analyze the basic skills and tools needed for budgeting for public sector agencies and / or departments. Recommend appropriate policy actions based on the evaluation. Evaluate a budgeting system at any governmental level. Analyze the scope and sequence of budgeting in terms of sources of revenues, purpose of government expenditures, budget cycles, budget preparation, and debt administration. Examine the process […]