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AbstractThe Internet is a source of more information then most of us know. In this report I highlight someof my favorite things. Also, I highlight some of the things that we as users and buyers need to be cautiousof before using.
What is the Internet?What comes to a your mind when they think of the Internet? Well, I will tell you what used to come to mymind. When I thought of the Internet, I thought of x-rated Web pages and chat rooms. I envisioned amedium that was so full of disgusting and perverted pictures that parents needed a cybersitter” to makesure that their children did not get into the Web pages that they were not supposed to. I thought this wasthe way it was because that is what I had heard about, but I’m a experimental type person and decided toinvestigate for myself what was really on the Internet. What I found surprised me greatly, for althoughthere are a lot of things that a person would not want their children to see or read, a person has tointentionally search out these things to find them. When you compare the wealth of information you canretrieve off the Internet, it is worth the effort that it takes to make it where children can work on thecomputer without fear of them being exposed t!o something they should not. One way to make it safer for your children and teens is done when youorigianly sign up with your Internet provider. What you do is turn on teen access only, or children acessonly, but since nothing is foolproof, keep the computer in a open spot where the you can always see what isgoing on, for supervision is always the best solution.
What does the Internet do? That is a concise question with a broad answer. The facts show that theInternet does nothing. We travel through it to get to our destination ,but we do not use it as itself. It is a toolin our human communications capability. In my research the article compared the Internet to the telephonesystem, and said that it was similar to our Interstate highway System. The Internet extends the reach ofpeople so that ideas and services can be exchanged, but this does not happen by itself. The Internet isactually a global network of networks. Millions of computers are able to share information with each otherusing the telephone lines. In fact, the Internet links at least 3 million computers at any one time, and thatdoes not count the people logging on just to surf the net. It only counts the institutions providing some typeof Internet service, or information sharing programs.
How did the Internet begin? I thought this was interesting. The Internet began like most things in oursociety, that is to say that it was started by the government. The Internet started out as a experimentalmilitary network in the 60’s. It then expanded to other governmental agencies and then to higher education.
Now the Internet is well known all over the world, for just about anywhere you go, people know what theInternet is. Not everyone knows what to do with the Internet, but most know what it is.
Now, unlike a few years ago, the Internet is accessible to just about anyone with a computer. Theindividual needs only a modem, but they also needs internet access to be connected. At this point it wouldbe good to distinguish between Internet providers and commercial services providing Internet access. As Imentioned before the Internet started with the government and spread to education. These two groupscomprised the bulk of the Internet until the late 1980’s when companies began linking to the Internet. So aUniversity or Government agency that provides internet access to their students and employees areproviding what is considered full Internet access. They do not pay for their Internet access it is part of theirstudies and employment. On the other hand, the average Joe can get hooked online through a commercialservice such as America online, prodigy, and other large communications company such as AT andGTE. These companies provide Internet access that is much mo!re user friendly, and was designed with the consumer in mind.
One thing I forgot to mention, is that before you can be connected to an online service
What is the Internet?What comes to a your mind when they think of the Internet? Well, I will tell you what used to come to mymind. When I thought of the Internet, I thought of x-rated Web pages and chat rooms. I envisioned amedium that was so full of disgusting and perverted pictures that parents needed a cybersitter” to makesure that their children did not get into the Web pages that they were not supposed to. I thought this wasthe way it was because that is what I had heard about, but I’m a experimental type person and decided toinvestigate for myself what was really on the Internet. What I found surprised me greatly, for althoughthere are a lot of things that a person would not want their children to see or read, a person has tointentionally search out these things to find them. When you compare the wealth of information you canretrieve off the Internet, it is worth the effort that it takes to make it where children can work on thecomputer without fear of them being exposed t!o something they should not. One way to make it safer for your children and teens is done when youorigianly sign up with your Internet provider. What you do is turn on teen access only, or children acessonly, but since nothing is foolproof, keep the computer in a open spot where the you can always see what isgoing on, for supervision is always the best solution.
What does the Internet do? That is a concise question with a broad answer. The facts show that theInternet does nothing. We travel through it to get to our destination ,but we do not use it as itself. It is a toolin our human communications capability. In my research the article compared the Internet to the telephonesystem, and said that it was similar to our Interstate highway System. The Internet extends the reach ofpeople so that ideas and services can be exchanged, but this does not happen by itself. The Internet isactually a global network of networks. Millions of computers are able to share information with each otherusing the telephone lines. In fact, the Internet links at least 3 million computers at any one time, and thatdoes not count the people logging on just to surf the net. It only counts the institutions providing some typeof Internet service, or information sharing programs.
How did the Internet begin? I thought this was interesting. The Internet began like most things in oursociety, that is to say that it was started by the government. The Internet started out as a experimentalmilitary network in the 60’s. It then expanded to other governmental agencies and then to higher education.
Now the Internet is well known all over the world, for just about anywhere you go, people know what theInternet is. Not everyone knows what to do with the Internet, but most know what it is.
Now, unlike a few years ago, the Internet is accessible to just about anyone with a computer. Theindividual needs only a modem, but they also needs internet access to be connected. At this point it wouldbe good to distinguish between Internet providers and commercial services providing Internet access. As Imentioned before the Internet started with the government and spread to education. These two groupscomprised the bulk of the Internet until the late 1980’s when companies began linking to the Internet. So aUniversity or Government agency that provides internet access to their students and employees areproviding what is considered full Internet access. They do not pay for their Internet access it is part of theirstudies and employment. On the other hand, the average Joe can get hooked online through a commercialservice such as America online, prodigy, and other large communications company such as AT andGTE. These companies provide Internet access that is much mo!re user friendly, and was designed with the consumer in mind.
One thing I forgot to mention, is that before you can be connected to an online service