Cloud computing is an emerging computing paradigm. It aims to share data, calculations, and services transparently among users of a massive grid. Although the industry has started selling cloud-computing products, the software engineering infrastructure and application model are still unclear. In this paper, we compare cloud computing with service-oriented computing and pervasive computing. Bot...

Information systems practitioners are frequently required to master new technology, often without the aid of formal training. They require the skill to manage their own learning and, when this skill is developed in their formal training, their adaptability to new technology may be improved. Selfdirected learning is the ability of the learner to manage his or her own learning experience with som...

The article clarifies the terminological status of concept "media" in context expanding boundaries social practice its application and technological modernization processes production dissemination mass information for children. In work there is given operational definition children's media paradigm, four components their structures are defined: addressed to children physical embodiment; channe...