In this paper we present a novel scalable accounting infrastructure to support charging for network usage and Quality of Service (QoS) in an Internet context. Measurement and accounting are two core processes of a charging mechanism that make heavy demand on resources. They reduce the resource available for the core processes of the network i.e. routing and forwarding packets. Increasing the pr...

The relationship between the psychobiological model of personality types (psychoticism, extraversion, and neuroticism) devised by Eysenck & Eysenck (1985) and Internet use and usage motives was examined. A sample of 210 undergraduate students were asked to report on their motives for using the Internet and how often they engaged in a variety of Internet and web-based activities. The findings de...

Purpose – The specific goal of this research study is to point out the utilization, integration and exploitation of the Internet among libraries in Greece. Design/methodology/approach – A survey consisting of 44 questions was distributed to librarians in Greece to collect the data for the study. Findings – The study reveals that the Internet is an essential and rigorous tool for librarians in G...

This article presents a study on the adoption and usage of new media among a representative sample of Flemish youngsters. Some major findings include the dominant role of computers and Internet in the media behavior of these youngsters, challenging traditional media such as TV and radio. However, the supposed popularity of mobile applications and gaming among youngsters was not universally pres...

Internet users’ choices about their extent and types of usage and the types of precautions they take for their online security and privacy is an increasingly important research topic. As business and personal Internet usage grows so do concerns about misuse and abuse leading to financial loss or breaches of privacy. For the younger user, the risk of sexual exploitation from misuse is a particul...

The main success of the internet is its openness. To guarantee security in the internet for example to protect the user’s privacy or the security of online transactions the use of security tools is essential. Because today’s internet users cover almost all educational levels and professional groups, we assume that they will be mostly security novices. Unfortunately, the usage of today’s securit...

OBJECTIVE The present study explored the relation between professional self-efficacy and the attitudes of dentists toward discussing Internet dental health information with their patients. METHODS Fifty-seven dentists answered a questionnaire examining professional self-efficacy and attitudes toward patients wishing to discuss dental health information obtained through the Internet. RESULTS...

Today’s web-pages are primarily designed for occasional usage. Professional users therefore use special applications that use Web Services increasingly. As the number of internet-users grows we argue that there is a disregarded growing gap between these professionaland occasional-users we refer to as experienced users. For this group of users with little or no programming-skills web-pages are i...

This research aims at examining the relationships between problematic internet usage (PIU) behavior and some demographic information and qualifications related to internet use of Turkish university students. The research was conducted with 2084 university students. Data was collected by means of Problematic Internet Usage Scale (Ceyhan, Ceyhan & Gürcan, 2007) and a questionnaire. The findings i...