Internet and technology
- 2. WHAT IS THE INTERNET? WHY IS IT SO PRODIGIOUSLY REVERED? o The internet can be mundanely defined as a humongous publicly accessible network and amalgamation of information, transmitted using the Standard Internet Protocol(SIP) o Any kind of data can be attained through the internet, be it school essays, infallible statistics or even power point presentation templates, research or even listening to mellifluous music! o The internet is evolving with an unprecedented speed over time and is being made accessible to every corner of the earth, which is quite discernible.
- 3. THE HISTORY OF INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY The internet has evolved over time. The Internet got its start in the United States more than 50 years ago as a government weapon in the Cold War. For years, scientists and researchers used it to communicate and share data with one another. The advent of the internet revolution embarked by the Arpanet, invented in 1962 by a scientist from M.I.T. and ARPA named J.C.R. Licklider who proposed a “galactic network” of computers that could talk to one another. THE WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW) Subsequently, internet was ushered by a computer programmer in Switzerland named Tim Berners-Lee who introduced the World Wide Web: an Internet that was not simply a way to send files from one place to another but was itself a “web” of information that anyone on the Internet could retrieve. Berners-Lee created the Internet that we know today.
- 4. APPLICATIONS OF INTERNET The Internet has many important applications. Of the various services available via the Internet, the three most important are e-mail, web browsing, and peer-to-peer services. E-Mail: E-mail has become an important part of personal communications for hundreds of millions of people, many of whom have replaced it for letters or telephone calls. In business, e-mail has become an important advertising medium, particularly in instances where the demand for products and services in time sensitive. Web Browsing: A web browser (commonly referred to as a browser) is a software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web.The most popular web browsers are Chrome, Edge, Safari, Opera and Firefox. Peer to Peer Services: . Peer-to-peer networking is based on the sharing of physical resources, such as hard drives, processing cycles, and individual files among computers and other intelligent devices.
- 5. ADVANTAGES OF INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION: The main advantage of internet is the faster communication than any other devices.. INFORMATION: The internet is the source of knowledge. LEARNING: The internet has now become a part of education. Education like home schooling is easily carried out using internet.. ENTERTAINMENT: The internet is now the most popular form of entertainment. Movies, songs, videos, games etc. is available in internet for free. Social networking is also possible using internet. SOCIAL NETWORK: The social networking is the sharing of information to people across the world. Also the social networking websites are used to easy communications. Example: Facebook and twitter. E-COMMERCE: All business deals can be carried in the internet like transaction of money etc. this is called E commerce..
- 6. DISADVANTAGES OF THE INTERNET AND CONCLUSION INFORMATION LOSS: The information crucial to us or any important files can be easily taken by the hackers. SPAM: The unnecessary emails, advertisements etc. sometimes are said to be spam because they have the ability to slow down the system . VIRUS ATTACKS : The malware or virus threats are so deadly that affects the system to a greater extend. It immediately deletes all important files and finally the system ends up being crashed. VIRTUAL WORLD: The people using internet often will forget the difference between virtual and real world. This causes the people to get depressed quickly and it leads to social isolation and obesity problems. Strengthening our understanding of the critical uncertainties about tomorrow's Internet is crucial for understanding what form the global connectivity system may take. The policies and agreements enacted by international, national and multistate holder bodies to address critical Internet uncertainties could play a pivotal role in guiding the evolution of the global connectivity system and determining whether the transformations it is catalyzing contribute to global sustainability. DISADVANTAGES CONCLUSION