access? The Internet was created in the late 1960s so that U.S. Department of Defense researchers could share information with one another and with other researchers. The scientists and academics who created the internet soon saw the power of the new technology: Wires linking computer terminals together in a "web" of networks allow people anywhere in the world to communicate over the computer. Even though it was developed by the government‚ the Internet is not government run. The Internet Society‚ a
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me stand here to deliver a speech about Internet Effect for Our Life. As we know‚ nowadays‚ Internet is very important for us. But‚ actually‚ what is the meaning of Internet ? The Internet is combined worldwide network of computers that form a global information network system. The history of Internet started in 1969 when Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DAPRA) decided to conduct research on how to connect a number of computer. Actually‚ Internet originally used in military and university
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Internet slang is becoming a daily language. This has both merits and drawbacks. To focus on its influence on language‚ internet slang has invited split views on its influence on the standard of language use in non-computer-mediated communications. On one hand‚ internet slang is believed to have a negative influence on the future of language‚ and that it would lead to a degradation of standard. Some would even attribute any declination of standard formal English to the increase in usage of electronic
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Internet Detective Topic: How internet detective can help college students to produce good assignment? Internet detective refers to an internet research skill which is needed by most of the college students to produce a good assignment. In this new era‚ when the internet becomes a powerful research tool‚ students have to filter the sources of information while doing a research for their coursework and assignment. Usually‚ a high-graded thesis is supported by appropriate and creditable evidence
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Internet Addiction Test How do you know if you’re already addicted or rapidly tumbling toward trouble? The Internet Addiction Test is the first validated and reliable measure of addictive use of the Internet. Developed by Dr. Kimberly Young‚ the IAT‚ this 20-item questionnaire measures mild‚ moderate‚ and severe levels of Internet Addiction. To assess your level of addiction‚ answer the following questions using this scale: 1 = Rarely 2 = Occasionally 3 = Frequently 4 = Often 5 = Always _____
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is called “Teenagers’ Internet Socializing Not a Bad Thing’ by Tamar Lewin. It was taken from the New York Times in November 2008. It talks about how teenagers are socializing online‚ which can be a good thing. The articles audience is mainly to the parents of teenagers‚ and their children‚ because its telling the parents not to be afraid if their children are ‘wasting time’ on the internet. The opinions expressed by the researchers in this article regarding Internet socializing‚ unlike what
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Why the internet is addictive and how we can overcome internet addiction? There are four main factors related to internet addiction. First of all‚ multimedia content found online makes a mental stimulation like to that created by television. A second reason‚ the internet is always there‚ 24 hours as of their time day‚ seven days a week and any time of the day or night. Moreover‚ it is easy to access and use. The final reason‚ the possibilities are almost boundless. The users can go anywhere online
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Isolated By the Internet Becoming one of few highly regarded people having great contribution to the establishment of the internet‚ Clifford Stoll an astronomer and computer expert‚ became highly skeptical of the internet and its beneficial or perilous effect on its consumer. He clearly states throughout the passage his views on internet use becoming hazardous to its users‚ making his argument by displaying multiple examples of social disconnection of obsessive internet users. Renowned psychologists
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The internet is a global network of networks using universal standards to connect millions of different networks (Laudon & Laudon‚ 2012). With millions of people trafficking the networks everyday it is virtually impossible to monitor all unethical behaviors. Throughout the internet there are people who are publishing false information‚ using fake identification‚ hacking accounts for financial benefits‚ or countless other criminal acts and there is no way of stopping all of them. The internet is open
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People can get lots of things done through the Internet‚ chatting with friends through MSN‚ shopping on Amarzon.com‚ settling the credit card bill‚ making new friends through the Facebook‚ reading newspaper on appledaily.com‚ etc. Besides‚ when we want to search for information‚ we can simply “Google” it‚ and we get what we want. It is no doubt that the Internet has greatly sped up the flow of information. In Hong Kong‚ the popularization of the Internet leads to the formation of different forums‚
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