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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Explain how and why the Internet was created.

The internet was originally called the ARPANET to use aas a network that would enable researchers to share computing resources and ideas. It was upgraded to a more reliable network that would allow computers to communicate with one another. Users be able to share information.

Describe the technology that’s at the heart of the Internet.

TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)

Describe the technology that makes the Web work as a multimedia mass medium.

The Web uses a set of protocols to make a variety of Internet services and multimedia documents available to users through a simple point-and-click interface. Many multimedia options are available like sharing videos and music."The Web uses a set of protocols to make a variety of Internet services and multimedia documents available to users through a simple point-and-click interface. "

Discuss the tools people use to build Web sites.

The earliest Web pages were simple hypertext pages, and web protocols like HTTP and HTML.

Discuss the trends that are changing the Internet and the way people use it.

Peer-to-peer computing was popularized by music sharing services, but its applications go beyond music sharing. There is also social netowroking and networks of family and friends connect

Discuss some of the most important social and political issues raised by the growth of the Internet.

Privacy, security, equality of acess and auntenticity. and inappropriate Net behavior are surfacing.

Describe various ways that governments restrict access to the Internet.
In December of 2000, congress passed the Children's Internet Protection Act.

Also The Saudi Arabians had no access to the internet unitl 1999 in an attempt to block offensive websites. Internet traffic in households were controlled over a centralized control center.

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