I have been around for a while,
well let’s just say I graduated in 1989 and the computer that was around then
was the IMSAI FDC-2, which was so new to everyone that I had known, I didn’t bother
with the technology. I was just some kid trying to figure out how to make his
car faster than his friends back then. Quite a few decades later AOL was interfused
into the world, and I was amazed at what I had in my house the whole world at
my hands. Once again I was too busy with my career in the military to pay it
the attention that it deserved. Now here I am in this digital word standing behind
the power curve trying to play catch up. Now I would like to give everyone a
look at what this dinosaur has learned so far.
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Brief
history of the Internet and Web browsers
After Russia launched its
communication satellite in space in 1957, the Department of Defense wanted a secure
way to communicate if America’s phone lines was lost during an attack. The
United States funded a research team to come up with a secure line of
communication, this was the beginning of Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency (ARPA)
This was some of the top scientist
in chemistry, physics and calculus. In 1962,
a scientist from M.I.T. and ARPA named J.C.R. Licklider presented their theory
on a “galactic network” of computers that could talk to one another. A few
years later in 1965 the program called packet switching was developed, which
helps computers breakdown messages to one another, and in 1969 the first
message was sent to UCLA it simply read
LOGIN, thus the network was named ARPA net. Over a time period of three years
seven computers was on the network.
After
a lot of technological breakthroughs over a six year time period, the ARPA net had
made a huge advancement in 1991, a computer programmer by the name of Tim
Berners-Lee created the Word Wide Web program which was able to send files over
the network. Then In 1992, a group of students and researchers at the
University of Illinois developed browser called Mosaic, which later developed
into Netscape. It took a lot of the brightest minds in several different fields
of study, and almost two decades to give the word the internet we use every day.
Methods
of communication
Social networking
After all of the work
that has been done to build the internet, we enjoy many different ways to
communicate with each other online. I will start with the popular ways we communicate
now days, which is Social Media. Sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat are
some the most popular now days, even a Dinosaur like me can use them. These
site allow you to post pictures for everyone on your contact list to enjoy and
comment on, thus giving family and friends to visually see and share in life experiences.
Though
social networking is one of the most popular to everyone Email is one of the
most preferred forms of communication in a business setting, this gives a way
for people to send secure messages to one another or to a group of people at
the same time. This also allows files, projects, and documents to be sent to
one another, almost instantly depending on network speed. This also can
increase the efficacy in the work place by enabling mutable sections in the
work place work on the same project at the same time.
Wikis
and Blogs
Wikis
Wiki sites are a good
source for information for readers to learn on any specific subject. Although
it is not a great place to use for a research paper, due to the fact it is usually
updated by anyone, so there could be miss information on them if the page has
not been screened for facts regularly. These are generally for a refresher or
to get a general idea on any given topic, not for facts or research.
Blogs
like this one that I am writing are used for expression of ones ideas or
feelings on a topic. This is also a great place to view someone else’s view on
a topic and debate. This allows someone to get a different perspective from
another person. This also allows companies to post their thoughts on company
goals products and vison.
Podcasts
and webcasts
Podcasts
Podcast have gained popularity
lately, this is a way to get a recording of a person’s favorite radio morning
show, news broad cast. Podcast has created mutable home based radio shows, this
form of data is only in audio, this is primarily for talk radio based content
and not music due to copy right infringement.
Webcast
Most major media
news stations are using Webcast to report events in real time on the internet,
this allows people to access news stories from anywhere where there is internet.
Webcasting also allows news stations to archive past events so they can be
watched at a later time by users all over the word.
Streaming
media
Steaming
Media is one of my personal favorites by for this is something I use on a day
to day basis. Streaming Media is a compressed video or audio file that is played
instead of being stored to the hard drive of your device. The file is steaming
the video or audio data that is being viewed or listened at the time, this way
it does not have to be saved to a hard drive. Although the quality solely depends on the
network speed of the device playing the file. Steaming Medias popularity has grown
greatly form the success of companies like Netflix and Hulu
E-commerce
and m-commerce
E-commerce
E-commerce is a way for
an individual or company to sell goods or services over the internet. E-commerce was introduced to the internet
early as 1960s as an electronic exchange. In the early 2000 Amazon started selling
books outside of Jeff Bezos' garage. E bay interduced online auctioning around
the same time and E-commerce exploded, with the Beanie Babies frenzy. E
commerce has generated worldwide sales that have reached $1.2 trillion, and
U.S. sales reached $38 billion, according to Statista.
M-commerce
M-commerce is essentially based on the same concept of E-commerce,
but it is done with a tablet I pad or smartphone on an app instead of a web
site. Most E- commerce companies have been developing apps to be purchased for
free from a user’s cellular service. This elevates the user from having to go
to the internet to purchase goods, now the user will be able to open an
application that will allow user to purchase goods.
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