Assuming that the computer security incidents are unavoidable, this article deals with the characteristic features, resulting loses, and related laws of the incidents in the university. The usual Computer Security Incident Response procedures as well as the possible issues and our philosophy on these procedures are described. In the appendix is shown a sample of the request form for the assistance by Public Safety Commission.

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PC-UNIX (Linux/FreeBSD) enables obsolete PCs to work as small network servers. This article describes the following subjects: 1) How to install FreeBSD system and Apache web server into obsolete PCs, 2) How to take basic measures to cope with the cracking, and 3) How to manage server logs.

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The new Macintosh operating systems, Mac OS X and its Server Version Mac OS X Server, were examined from viewpoint of educational application. A brief historical description of computer network system connected with the Internet is followed by a proposal for the potential practical use of Mac OS X Server which provides a full support of the Internet protocol, TCP/IP, in educational activities.

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A law prohibiting illegal access to computers was enforced on February 13th, 2000 in Japan. The law aims at wholesome development of sophisticated contemporary digital communication society through maintaining the public order in the electrical communication environment.The number of infringements of privacy tends to be increased by the popularization of Internet. Legal suspension and compensation for the loss caused by the infringement are the present legal countermeasures. However, these measures have several difficult issues in relation to the freedom of expression.

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Abstract: Insufficient consideration on copyright in educational activities is frequently pointed out. This article attempts to clarify the basics of copyright by discussing a close relationship between copyright as human rights and school education.

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In this research、Internet accessibility is discussed from the viewpoint of "the concept of mutual help." The website for the graduate course to which one author belongs is reconstructed to be accessible. Then、the details of Internet accessibility and practical work methods are discussed. The accessibility image called for is shown and examined.

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With the rapid advance toward an information society, it is urgent that we proceed with information education in education. It is especially necessary to consider information education in elementary schools based on training in communication capability. In this paper, one example of information education in elementary schools is considered. The targets are subject study and information education, and the chief aim is training children in communication capability. In the 5th grade social studies unit on "fisheries", one example of lesson practice is shown, which aims at training in communication capability through subject investigation study.

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I'm in charge of several classes - medical law classes and information processing classes - among some universities and a medical school. Since last year, I have integrated all of my classes through the computer network named "the network for akiokada's classes". Trying to keep in touch with each other through the network, students of different universities are engaged in the studies of medical problems at issue as social phenomena.And students who finished my classes organized their own networks by themselves; "The support team for akiokada's classes" －to support my classes, and "IPCP (Intercollegiate Palliative Care Project)" －for their own further studies on medical problems as social phenomena.This year, the three networks, mentioned above, were integrated into the network named "Psyche net". Through the network, students of my classes are trying to organize the civil movement for the enlightenment on the correct knowledge of palliative care, and to organize the system for death education for elementary and high school students, as well as they are studying medical problems as social phenomena through information processing skills.

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In this paper, we propose a method to evaluate English reading skill in detail. First, we constructed a model to calculate English reading skill on the basis of Reading Speed used in the field of language education and oral translation. Our model estimates how Reading Speed varies in sentences. Second, using the model, we conducted an experiment to evaluate the examinees’English reading skill. The result shows how our method evaluates reading skill in detail.

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The classes we teach daily are numerous and go by so quickly that we may have questions as to how meaningful each session was for students or whether there are students worrying that they may not have fully understood the content. It is sometimes difficult to detect problems of individual students during the class, and often some students may have fallen by the wayside by the time we become aware of the problem. To cope with these problems, we developed a system helping the students of the college of technology study "the information processing". We utilized networked computers to gather questionnaires about the contents at the end of each class. The analysis of the result for each course was carried out individually. We also developed a support system for extracting the feedback for following sessions. We have used this system in the course of "the information processing" for 2 years. In this paper, we discuss the results of analysis and the effect of our method.

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