The Internet is the world's largest computing network, with hundreds of millions of users. From the perspective of a user, each node or resource on this network is identified by a unique name, the roman name, such as www.nist.gov.

Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) are a relatively recent phenomenon, not usually covered in classical computer forensics. This guide attempts to bridge that gap by providing an in-depth look into PDAs and explaining the technologies involved and their relationship to forensic procedures. It covers three families of devices - Pocket PC, Palm OS, and Linux-based PDAs - and the characteristics of their associated operating system. This guide also discusses procedures for the preservation, acquisition, examination, analysis, and reporting of digital information present on PDAs, as well as...

Ecosystem-based management requires comprehensive assessments of the ecosystem to establish a feedback loop on the conditions in the systems under management. These assessments require observing data that reflect the pressures and ecosystem indicators of concern to managers. This report examines ongoing ecosystem assessment and modeling efforts in the California Current Ecosystem (hereafter referred to as 'ecosystem assessments') in the context of NOAA's model for Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) development. The goals of this effort are to 1) examine the ecosystem assessments in the...

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary is an extremely productive marine area of the west coast of the United States in Northern California.

Environmental protection is currently receiving more attention in Chinese domestic policy than ever before, and all indications are that this attention is going to continue to increase.

The Internet Age is here. The effective use of this technology and all that it can provide is a key tosuccess for businesses and individuals. Knowing this, the Obama Administration seeks to ensure thatall Americans have affordable access to broadband Internet services. Accomplishing that goal, however, requires a set of facts about Internet use that can underpin and guide this policy objective

ForewordResearchers and policymakers recognize that availability and use of high-speed Internet services - a range of connection technologies collectively known as broadband - are essential to economic growth. The United States has made considerable progress towards ubiquitous broadband access, with more than 93 percent of the population living in areas offering wired broadband service, and about 98 percent having access to either wired or terrestrial wireless connectivity at speeds of at least 3 Mbps download and 768 Kbps upload (NTIA & FCC, 2013). The Internet has rapidly grown from an...

The Internet is an extraordinary platform for innovation, economic growth, and socialcommunication. High-speed Internet services delivered over broadband networks arecritical to maintaining the United States' competitiveness in a global economy. Astrong correlation exists between broadband (both deployment and adoption) and indices ofeconomic growth, such as increases in Gross Domestic Product, employment, and propertyvalues. The Administration recognizes the importance of broadband to improve health care, enhance education, and provide essential job training and employment assistance for...

The economic census is the major source of facts about the structure and functioning of the Nation's economy. It provides essential information for government, business, industry, and the general public. Title 13 of the United States Code (Sections 131, 191, and 224) directs the Census Bureau to take the economic census every 5 years, covering years ending in "2" and "7."

Americas manufacturers are a cornerstone of the American economy and embody the best in American values. They enhance U.S. competitiveness while improving lives domestically and internationally.