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This is the story about a friendly high school freshman who happens to have a strong interest in how computers work. This interest gets him to ask questions and perform investigations that end up having him work with the FBI to solve Cyber Crime. In this story, the names are made up but the hacks are based on events that have actually happened in the industry.
Time Out is a mystery, in
which a bright high school boy named Sam helps investigate curious
inconsistencies in his school's computer system. Sam befriends a new student,
Jim. At a basketball game, they discover that the shot timer allows more time
to their school's home team that to the visiting team, though it does not
indicate a difference in the countdown. Sam asks his computer science teacher
for help with this puzzle, and the teacher gives him administrative access to
the school-wide system so that Sam can investigate it from home. Meanwhile,
smaller mysteries seem to present themselves: the buses seem to arrive late to
bring the students home, and students feel rushed in their classes. Through Sam's
relentless investigative work he eliminates suspects and finally helps the FBI
nail the evil doer.
