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Here are some interesting numbers related to use of computers and the internet.

 

LIFE BEFORE THE COMPUTER
Memory was something you lost with age
An application was for employment
A program was a TV show
A cursor used profanity
A keyboard was a piano
A web was a spider's home
A virus was the flu
A CD was a bank account
A hard drive was a long trip on the road
A mouse pad was where a mouse lived
Those terms now have all new meanings!

The Numbers

30

Number (in millions) of kids under 18 who are online.

13

The highest number of phishing attacks recorded in a single day in thousands (13,209)  in October of 2008.  Cyveillance, claims that in the 60 days (September-October '08), phishing attacks have set new records in terms of frequency and volume, as reported by darkreading on November 17, 2008.

95

Percent of U.S. public schools that provide Internet access.

83

Percent of teens who use e-mail to stay in touch with friends and relatives.

 

 
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