Conference: Dec 15th 2006 @ the Graduate Center in NYC

Topic: Computer and Human Error

Looking for students to present their projects.  Any inefficiency is considered an error.  If there is no content, it's an error.  If it's incomplete, there is an error.  If the system is not current, there is an error.  If your SSN is requested as a password, username or account # there is an error.  The practice of using the SSN is very dangerous.

How many possibilities do you have to guess someone's password if it's the last 4-digits of their SSN?

How would you make 2 nested loops (chapt 3 - pg 70)?

    for (days=0; days<365; days++){

    for (hours=0; hours<24; hours++){

    for (minutes =0; minutes<60; minutes++){

    for (second=0; second<60; second++){

cout<<"second;}//FOR SECOND

}//FOR MINUTES

}//FOR HOURS

}//FOR DAYS

This would be the clock for this scenario:  000:00:00:00.

cout<<days<<":"<<hours<<":"<<minutes<<":"<<seconds<<endl;

How secure is a system?  Run tests to see if you can uncover an error in their security methods.

We encourage our students to use Linux because it's free and we encourage non-profit organizations and use of software.

Programming plays a very important role in managerial decision making.