To meet the needs of data transmission standards, Bob Kahn and Vinton Cerf, two Internet creators, developed the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the Internet Protocol (IP) (Kristula, Dave. http://www.davesite.com ). During the 1970s various government, scientific, and academic groups developed their own networks. ... Thank in part to computer and software advances, the Internet has developed into a tool with many uses. ... New forms of e-mail have been developed such as voice mail and video mail. ... In the early "90s, a File Transfer Protocol System was developed. ...

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Protocols and browsers make up the Internet and also have a lot to do with how the Internet works. ... The basis for the Web is the Internet. The Web is built on the Internet, and makes use of many of the mechanisms the Internet provides. ... The Web was developed with the concept of universal readership. ... Marc Andreesen and a group of student programmers later developed the first graphical browser for the World Wide Web called Mosaic. ...

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A new protocol was introduced, Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) which was a newer version of the NCP was developed by a group headed by Vinton Cerf from Stanford and Bob Kahn from DARPA. ... Communication allows for lower long distance charges than the telephone, technology being developed to make long distance phone calls for free. ... Education is becoming popular with the Internet. More than 51% of instructional rooms had Internet access in 1998, classes and seminars can be taken over the Internet. ... Business on the Internet is a growing technology. ...

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Internet Addiction Research Paper Theme: Social Impact of the Internet 8 October 1997 ABSTRACT The Internet is the largest source of information in the world today. ... Is it Live, or is it Internet? Internet Addiction The Internet is the largest most versatile source of information in the world today. ... Defense Research Projects Agency initiated a program to research the techniques and technologies for inter-linking various types of networks.1 The objective was to develop communication protocols that would allow networked computers to communicate transparently across multiple, linked...

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What have we developed as a result of the Internet? ... In the early 1970's a new protocol, titled TCP/IP (Transmission Control Program) was developed by Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn, both working for DARPA. ... Mail exchange servers were developed and inter-continental transmissions were plentiful. ... The first commercial Internet dial-up access (world.std.com) was developed. 1992 brought us ISOC (Internet Society) and hosts now reached more than one million. ... Eudora is another e-mail developed by Qualcomm, Inc. ...

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In a sense, the Internet is more addictive than Television. ... While becoming more proficient in computer skills, they have learned to develop artificial relationships with computers. ... A warped sense of reality is developed, and in many instances our morality tolerance levels are decreased. ... Internet addiction is increasingly becoming a problem among habitual users of the Internet. ... (Rosenberg) Many individuals are also using the Internet to advance their careers by posting their resumes on the Internet and sometimes being rewarded with lucrative job offers. ...

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Censoring the Internet Censoring the Internet The internet offers a huge wealth of information both good and bad, unfortunately the vary nature of the internet makes policing this new domain practically impossible. ... Today the internet is ruled by no governing body and it is an open society for ideas to be developed and shared in. ... Government people want the Internet more fully regulated. ... Today people pay ISP's or Internet Service Providers for internet access. ... The mass media so far has not been too kind to the internet. ...

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Such issues involve connection speeds and costs, security, online content and the lack of filtering and monitoring and the use of advertising funded Internet sites and may help to explain the changes occurring in the internet environment in the last five years. Before delving into these changes, a brief look at how the Internet has developed might be beneficial. ... Recently however, the popularity and effectiveness of the Internet has come under fire, and with good reason. ... With the total number of households connected to the Internet reaching nearly 111 million in 2003, the Intern...

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The Internet is, literally, a network of networks. ... Despite the recent publicity, the Internet is not a new thing. ... A protocol known as TCP/IP was developed to allow different devices to work together. ... Internets Anonymous and Webaholics are two of the sites offering help, but only through logging onto the Internet. ... The Internet offers a new way of doing business. ...

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Current and Future Uses of the Internet ABSTRACT This study examines the current and future uses of the Internet. ... These questions were developed using a uses and gratifications perspective. ... New users of the Internet have a range of options undreamed of by the audience of just a few years ago (Pew Internet). ... The best applications for the audience of the Internet are still being perfected or have not yet been developed or even imagined. ... The questions asked were developed around the theory of uses and gratifications in that they attempt to determine how the interviewee...

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Internet Addiction The Internet is the largest most versatile source of information in the world today. ... Development of the Internet began about 15 years ago. ... (Cerf, 1997) The objective was to develop communication protocols that would allow networked computers to communicate transparently across multiple, linked networks. ... The list of Internet Addiction symptoms is long. ... The symptoms include the following: you neglect important family activities, social events, work responsibilities, academic projects or health concerns to spend hours on the Internet; a significant person,...

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Regulating the Internet The Internet is a method of communication and a source of information that is becoming more popular among those who are interested in surfing the information. ... The internet offers a huge amount of information both good and bad, unfortunately the internet makes policing this new area practically impossible. ... Today the internet is ruled by no governing body and it is an open society for ideas to be developed and shared in. ... This is where the internet has a need to become filtered. ... To decide whether Internet filters should be required, it is important t...

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Laws censoring the Internet are not the correct solution to the problem of protecting children from pornography or other harmful data on the Internet. ... This can include any law, be it speeding, anti-trust or Internet. ... Recently a device called the "V-Chip" was developed to aid parents in that. ... Already new software is out to help parents monitor Internet access. ... A parent has just as much time to screen TV as they do to screen the Internet. ...

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Internet Addiction Research Paper Theme: Social Impact of the Internet 8 October 1997 ABSTRACT The Internet is the largest source of information in the world today. ... Is it Live, or is it Internet? Internet Addiction The Internet is the largest most versatile source of information in the world today. ... Defense Research Projects Agency initiated a program to research the techniques and technologies for inter-linking various types of networks.1 The objective was to develop communication protocols that would allow networked computers to communicate transparently across multiple, li...

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They say the Internet is global, and in the purely technological sense, it is. But all those way-cool cyberspace visionaries who wax ecstatic about the supposed "end of nationalism" and the coming global village are completely missing the growing national diversity of form, content, and expression now developing on the Internet. ... The Digital Revolution may plow through national boundaries like a tornado, but wherever it touches down it rapidly develops indigenous characteristics and local (i.e., national) competitive power. ... What's more, in China and other regions of the develop...

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This is a problem because of the nature of the internet. ... Much like John was misusing his companies internet access to access pornography websites. ... Ivan Goldberg called it, "Internet Addiction Disorder (AID)". ... Young is among others who discovered the parallels between Pathological Gambling, which is described in the DSM-IV, and Internet Addiction Disorder and used it as a model to develop a formula to diagnose Internet Addiction Disorder. ... Although "internet addiction" is not officially classified as a disease in the DSM-IV, there is growing concern among psychologists and ot...

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A Brief History Of The Internet By default, any definitive history of the Internet must be short, since the Internet (in one form or another) has only been in existence for less than 30 years. ... UUCP (Unix-to-Unix Copy Protocol) was developed at AT&T Bell Labs in 1976, and distributed with UNIX the following year. 1978 saw the split of TCP into TCP and IP. ... This event marked the gradual decline of productivity over the Internet. ... The Internet had grown so fast, and to such large proportions by this time that some control was needed to oversee its expansion, so in 1986, the Internet E...

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The history of the internet is a brief one, of course. ... UUCP (Unix-to-Unix Copy Protocol) was developed at AT&T Bell Labs in 1976, and distributed with UNIX the following year. 1978 saw the split of TCP into TCP and IP. ... This event marked the gradual decline of productivity over the Internet. ... The Internet had grown so fast, and to such large proportions by this time that some control was needed to oversee its expansion, so in 1986, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) came into existence under the IAB. 1988 Saw the advent of IRC (Internet...

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If you're an Internet user, you know who you are. ... He has become what is known as an "Internet Junky". ... (Goldberg, MD) The prevalence of Internet Addiction Disorder has been increasing in number, hence a support group, among many, The Internet Addiction Support Group (IASG) has been developed. ... ", C) Reduction in Internet use which has been prolonged. ... Good luck fellow Internet users....

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Internet Privacy The concern about privacy on the Internet is increasingly becoming an issue of international dispute. ... (www.privacyrights.org) It is possible for the online activities of Internet users to be monitored, both by their own service provider and by the system operator of any sites on the Internet that may capture them. ... Marketers utilize this data to develop highly targeted lists of online users with related likes and behaviors. ... The huge scope of the Internet worried some government officials, who saw unfettered Internet gambling as a threat to society. The computer...

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INTERNET - Geek or Chic? ... A brief history of cyberspace The Internet was first developed in the late 1960's by the US department of defence as a communications tool. ... By 1990 a new Internet protocol was developed, this was called HTML and it allowed much more complex data such as graphics to be transmitted across cyberspace. ... Many developing countries do not have a postal structure as efficient as in Britain, with post often being slow, inefficient and highly unreliable. ... This gives the internet a geeky reputation. ...

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What is internet? ... Schneider et al) Unique features of the internet include: The TCP/IP internet protocol Still is one of the basic operations that the internet rely on, the Transmission Control Protocol(TCP) and the Internet Protocol(IP). ... When computer's transmit this several layer TCP/IP program on a network, internet is established. ... The marketing opportunities Marketing develops relationships through customer focus, quality, technology and ethical behavior. ... Internet service providers put download limits on its customer's accounts because of the hig...

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Introduction Businesses are utilising the Internet, intranet and extranet facilities in order to gain a competitive advantage. According to O"Brien (2000 G-3) a competitive advantage occurs when a business develops a product, services, processes or capabilities that give a company a superior business position relative to its competitors and other competitive forces. ... Internet businesses through the use of Internet technologies are finding they are able to interact with their customers more quickly and efficiently. ... The Internet has also provided opportunities for many businesses to ex...

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The Internet has been one of the most remarkable and memorable invention of the last century. ... However, the Internet poses special challenge to the society. ... Children also develop a wrong attitude towards sex since sex shown on the screen, under any circumstances, any way is desired, is beneficial and does not have negative consequences. ... The most important step for parents is to supervise and be involved in their use of the Internet. ... Another important social and educational strategy is for families, schools, libraries, and other organizations to develop acceptable-use policies ...

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Privacy on the Internet Ever feel like you are being watched? ... When the Internet first started to develop, hackers could get into anything and do anything. ... Hackers have invaded the privacy of the American Internet User since the dawn of the Internet. ... The IP address is the address that is assigned to your computer once you access the Internet from your ISP (Internet Service Provider). ... Get in the act now, privacy on the Internet....

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