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The Internet has had a relatively brief, but explosive history. It grew out of an experiment begun in the 1960's by the U.S. Department of Defence. The DoD wanted to create a computer network that would continue to function in the event of a disaster, such as a nuclear war. If part of the network was damaged or destroyed, the rest of the system still had to work. .
There are two main parts of the Internet, the World Wide Web and Electronic Mail. The World Wide Web is pages and pages of information and Electronic Mail sends electronic communication. .
ISP is short for Internet Service Provider, a company that provides access to the Internet. For a monthly fee, the service provider gives you a software package, username, password and access phone number. Equipped with a modem, you can then log on to the Internet and browse the World Wide Web and send and receive e-mail.
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Short for modulator-demodulator. A modem is a device or program that enables a computer to transmit data over, for example, telephone or cable lines. Computer information is stored digitally, whereas information transmitted over telephone lines is transmitted in the form of analogue waves. A modem converts between these two forms.
Broadband is faster than conventional modems (about ten times faster the modern modems). By faster is meant that it delivers more data per second to your computer. This means there's a lot loss waiting times. Web pages load quicker: software, patches and updates download a lot faster. In fact you can download stuff you wouldn't even dream of downloading via a modem. But it goes beyond that. It'll change the way you work for the better. There's no need to log on to the Internet, because you're already there.
The Internet I use the large network of computers, called the Internet, every day. ... I visit different homepages to find information about all sorts of things, e.g. to write this essay. ... Another great function of the Internet is Internet trading. There are a lot of Internet shops. ... I have even send flowers over the Internet! ...
Science and Tech 11 Unit 1 (Computer Essay) My opinion about computers is that there are so many possibilities but also there are several problems. ... A critical examination of the Internet and its technology will provide the reader with reasons as to why schools are rapidly introducing the Internet into the classrooms and facilitating distance education via the Internet. ... The down side of internet is that like 60% of the internet is pornography. ... I hope this essay has showed you the good and the bad and helped you understand computers a little better. ... In turn have fun with yo...
Censorship and the Internet The internet is the largest source of information available. ... In this essay I will introduce internet censorship. ... Does this Amendment protect the internet? ... The previous complications are a few of the topics I will cover throughout the remainder of this essay. ... Get on the internet and go to www.NAMBLA.org. ...
At the moment, the Internet is the perfect example of our first amendment, free speech. ... Matthew Queler wrote an essay about pornography, children, and the laws that need to put into place to make sure these two things do not come into contact with each other. In his essay he talks about how child pornography needs to be stopped and how our children need to be protected from pornography and other offensive sites on the internet. ... Government censorship of the internet is not the answer to the problems many see with the internet. ... Many parents do not know where to start when it com...
This essay is mainly divided into two main sections, firstly it will discuss the main reasons that explaining the rapid growth of Internet in terms of the technology circumstances. Then the essay will argue whether the growth of internet will cause the death of broadcast media. ... In another words, the personal computers popularisation greatly enlarges the network of Internet as more people have a computer, the fundamental needs for Internet, to get online. ... Thus, users may have different use of Internet and broadcast media. ... Obviously, one of the main characteristics of Internet is ...
Discussion Essay In this essay, I will discuss Neil Postman's essay "Future Shlock- and I will explore whether or not I believe the Internet is another technological advance with which we are trivializing culture or whether or not the Internet is reversing the tide of show business news with serious public discussion. I will start off by discussing Postman's essay: "Future Shlock-. ... (Mercury, 43) Postman finishes up his essay talking about how television is the most used medium in America today. ... These days the Internet would take the crown. ... I believe that the Inte...
This essay analyses the economic effects of the Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, recently passed by the 108th Congress and explains why the U.S. government makes a permanent ban on taxing Internet connections (including Internet commerce). ... My essay will utilize the following economic principles: supply and demand, tax incidence, deadweight loss of taxation, tax distortions and elasticities. The essay will proceed in four sections. ... In 1998, Congress passed the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA) placing a three-year moratorium on new taxes on the Internet. ... Section Four: Conclusion ...
Many other small companies made the Internet available to the public months before Microsoft made Windows 95 capable of connecting to the Internet. ... Microsoft realized that the only way to dominate the Internet race was to integrate their programs with the Internet. "Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates outlines an Internet strategy that has the company adding Internet capabilities to all of its products as it strives to become the dominant player in the Internet market. ... According to all of the other quotes in this essay, the opposite is true. Microsoft quickly pulled ahead in the dash to be...
