ABSTRACT
Computers are increasingly used in our daily lives. We use them at work and at home. We use computers to shop and bank. The banking industry is relying more and more on computers and for their customers to do banking online. It cuts down their payroll expenses. A person can make withdrawals, deposits, and transfers at automatic teller machines (ATMs). The use of credit cards involves using computers. Most businesses use computers for conducting sales and making inventory purchases. Service businesses and governmental agencies are relying more and more on computers. Government and business are increasingly using the Internet to conduct business. It is a new way of shopping. Some companies are solely on the Internet by using websites. People use the Internet to shop and to communicate with family and friends via electronic mail, called e-mail. Most computer crimes are just new ways to commit old crimes. Criminals who used telephone or mail to commit crimes now use the computers and the Internet. However, computers have made it possible to commit new types of crime.
