The history of the Internet began with the development of electronic computers in the 1950s. The public was first introduced to the concepts that would lead to the Internet when a message was sent over the ARPANet from computer science Professor Leonard Kleinrock’s laboratory at University of California‚ Los Angeles (UCLA)‚ after the second piece of network equipment was installed atStanford Research Institute (SRI). Packet switched networks such as ARPANET‚ Mark I at NPL in the UK‚ CYCLADES‚ Merit
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April 2012 Disadvantages of the Internet The internet has been the most phenomenal introduction in the world of communication in history. While with every single latest technology‚ the internet has its own disadvantages. Today the internet has become the most influential communication device for people around the globe. Some of the disadvantages of the internet are social disconnect‚ the security of children using the web‚ spamming and privacy. The internet has the possibility to imply damage
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The internet of things Dave Evans‚ “Chief Futurist” at Cisco‚ is confident that the internet of things will change everything. In a report published under Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group‚ Evans explains that as more sensors are added to the Internet‚ almost anything can be connected to the Internet‚ revolutionizing the state of the Internet. All that it is asking for is giving up privacy and information‚ in exchange for unlimited knowledge and a creation of a “global brain.” What is
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Introduction The importance of Internet is enormous and it is largely increasing. It connects people worldwide‚ and it provides possibilities that are impossible without it. This importance can be viewed in few aspects‚ most of all importance for the global economy. Considering this aspects it is of great value to make Internet accessible for all people. The difference in accessing the Internet between rich and poor countries‚ or the so called "digital divide" is stunningly large. Efforts to outcome
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New Research: Internet Censorship To Stop Protests... Actually Increases Protests from the who-didn’t-see-that-coming? dept We’ve been arguing for a while that attempts by various governments to shut down forms of communication during protests and riots only serves to make protesters and rioters angrier. Some new (quite timely) research‚ pointed out by Mathew Ingram‚ seems to agree that internet censorship tends to make such problems worse. The research is a quick read‚ and certainly goes further
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Internet Bullying A freshman at Rutgers University‚ Tyler Clementi‚ posted a goodbye message on his Facebook page before he jumped to his death because of an Internet bullying incident. Tyler’s roommate‚ Dharun Ravi‚ and his friend‚ Molly Wei‚ secretly filmed Tyler during a "sexual encounter" in his dorm room and posted it live on the Internet. What the two thought was a harmless prank turned into something much more serious. According to ABC News‚ “Under New Jersey ’s invasion-of-privacy statutes
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Internet banking When was the last time you walked into a branch of your bank? Let me paint the picture for you! It is Friday evening and you just got off of work. Now you’re headed to the bank in order to deposit your paycheck. It’s a fairly routine process that all people have able to wait for a long time. However‚ when you actually arrive at the bank‚ you notice there’s a long queue line at the windows. It looks like you’ll be waiting a while before you can get home. Clearly anyone can see what’s
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Importance of the Internet I think most probably that this [internet] technology will be helpful‚ to get information easily. In that way it will make clear what is truth‚ what is reality and what is false propaganda. I think that provided each individual uses their own intelligence or mind to investigate further‚ this technology should be very useful. — His Holiness the Dalai Lama (From a BBC forum held 23 feb 2000) On this page: what is "the internet"? why is it important to you? why is
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the study The Internet was initially developed by the U.S Defense Department and was at one time only popular within the research community. Its ability to share information across organizations and to interact with the people at low cost has gradually enticed other sectors to explore its use. Today‚ the Internet has an impact on every side of our life including business operation‚ education‚ communication‚ entertainment‚ social activity‚ shopping‚ and so
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atmosphere of the freedom to express ideas on the Internet; therefore‚ government should not encourage censorship. </i></center><br><br><b>Introduction</b><br><br>I. In the Internet community‚ there is a large volume of technical terms. For this reason‚ it is first necessary to examine the terminology specific to Internet. <br><br>1.The internet is a world wide computer network. <br><br>1.Electronic mail (email)‚ which is one component of the Internet‚ approximates person to person letters‚ memoranda
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