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Notice the unique structure of the keyboard. It does not even look like one. T
his may take time to get used to, but it will payoff in the end.
Not only is there hardware for the reduction of RSI, but there exists software t
o help you reduce the RSI. Micronite softwareiii
designed a program called ARMS (Against Repetitive Strain Injury) Which reminds
you when it is time to take a break. Also, it walks you through a series of vid
eos which portray ways to massage different parts of your hand, neck, and should
ers.
With all of this hardware and software available for business and personal use,
who would not be interested? Well many people think that it will not happen to
them until it does. People should not wait that long. If you use a computer fo
r more than four hours a day, you are prone to RSI. If your company does not ha
ve ergonomically engineered hardware, software or furniture, then do something a
bout it. It's your health.
1 A copy of the survey is attached to the end of this paper. The correct answer
is bolded.
i URL address : http://webreference.com/rsi.html#whatis
ii URL address : http://www.engr.unl.edu/ee/eeshop/rsi.html
iii URL address : http://www.micronite.com/
Glossary
CGI
"Common Gateway Interface". A standard protocol which allows HTML based forms to
send field contents to a program on the Internet for processing. It also allows
the receiving program to respond by sending an HTML response document.
Email
"Electronic Mail". An electronic document similar to a piece of mail in that it
is sent from one person to another using addresses, and contains information. Em
ail commonly contains information such as: sender name and computer address, lis
t of recipient names and computer addresses, message subject, date and time comp
osed, and message content. Sometimes, an Email message can have attached compute
r files such as pictures, programs, and data files.
Firewall
A program or device which serves as an intelligent and secure router of network
data packets. These mechanisms are configured to restrict the flow of packets in
different directions (i.e. to and from the Internet) based on the system addres
ses (a.k.a. IP addresses) of the connected computers.
FTP
"File Transfer Protocol". A program or feature popularly used over the Internet
to transfer files between computers.
Hacker
A person who deliberately breaks into computer systems for entertainment, gain,
or spite. The most sophisticated hackers spend all of their time breaking into c
omputers. The risk that these people pose is that they often steal or damage sof
tware systems and information.
Home Page
A Web Page which is at the root of all Web Pages for a particular Web Site. A Ho
me Page should portray the image that the company wants to project. Usually, the
se pages resemble marketing slicks, but with an interactive slant. This front pa
ge of a Web Site then provides hypertext links to the rest of the Web Site's con
tent and possibly to Home Pages for other related Web Sites.
HTML
"HyperText Markup Language". A standardized programming language used to create
hypertext documents. Used to create all Web Pages on the Internet. Also allows d
efinition of data forms which communicate with CGI compatible programs on the In
ternet.
HTTP
"HyperText Transfer Protocol". A communications protocol used by Internet Web Se
rvice software to send Web Pages to Web Browser software over the Internet.
HyperText
A type of text document which contains embedded "hotspots" which point to other
sections of text or other documents. Any piece of text or graphic can be defined
as a hotspot which points elsewhere.
Internet
(a.k.a. "The Information Superhighway"). A world-wide interconnection between th
ousands of computer networks on many different platforms, with over 10 million e
nd users (and growing). The telecommunications backbone of the Internet is base
d on a network of U.S. government owned, national T3 lines. A growing number of
Internet Providers are adding their own backbones.
Internet Providers
A community of competing businesses which provide "on-ramps to the Internet". Th
e largest of these companies connect directly into the Internet backbone, or pro
vide their own national or international backbones. Examples of true Internet Pr
oviders: Netcom, UUNet, CERFNet, SprintNet, and Spry. Examples of partial Intern
et Providers & partial Information Service Providers: CompuServe, Prodigy, and A
merica On-Line.
IRC
"Internet Relay Chat". A program or feature popularly used on the Internet by in
dividuals to chat with others, by typing and watching text-based dialog. Many to
pic specific IRC channels have been created on the Internet by users. These chan
nels form a sort of forum for conference room discussion.
Newsgroups
A collection of forums which gather Email from Internet users about a specific s
ubject. The collected Email entries (known as news articles) can then be perused
by all Internet users. Some are simply for recreational discussions, while othe
rs may allow people to form self-supporting user groups.
PGP
"Pretty Good Privacy" encryption. A protocol for using private and public key en
cryption to secure Email and other Internet transactions.
TCP/IP
"Transfer Control Protocol / Internet Protocol". The network communication proto
col used by all Internet computers. Similar in function to NetBIOS, SNA, or Nove
ll Netware's IPX/SPX.
Telnet
A program or feature popularly used on the Internet by individuals to log into,
and take control of other computers on the Internet.
VRML
"Virtual Reality Markup Language" A new emerging language becoming supported by
the World Wide Web, for programming virtual reality content on the Internet.
Web Browser
A type of program used by individuals which reads HTML files on the Internet and
presents them to the user in a friendly way and interactive way. Many such prog
rams exist for many platforms. For UNIX several GUI browsers are popular. For th
ose UNIX based terminals or DOS based PCs, Lynx provides a text interface to bro
wse Web Pages. All Web Browsers allow the user to interactively jump from place
to place by selecting hotspots (highlighted text or graphics). Some browsers all
ow the user to print page contents.
Web Page or Web Document
A single viewable unit of Web information. Often be comprised of an HTML file wi
th several referenced graphics files. Generally, each Web Page has hypertext li
nks to other Web Pages.
Web Site
A collection of Web Pages built for or by a single company or individual. Usuall
y provides one theme of content. A Web Site is not to be confused with a single
physical location where a Web Server exists. It is a Cyber-Location.
Web Server
A combination of computer hardware, telecomm. lines, and HTTP server software.
World Wide Web, WWW, or The Web
An intricate and vast web of information, tied together by hypertext links betwe
en multimedia documents residing on thousands of Internet computers around the g
lobe.