Internet Safety
Internet Safety
INTRODUCTION When browsing on the internet, we rarely think about how the internet came to existence. We often go about our routine lives and don’t think about how the internet today has made it so convenient for people to get in touch with one another. This in turn has frequently led many people to having their identities stolen and also experienced being victims of online sexual predators. In this paper, we will discuss how with the evolution of the internet today, more people are able to get in touch with one another; therefore leading to the the harsh reality and safety precautions one can take when being online.
LITERATURE REVIEW The Internet was the result of some visionary thinking by people in the early 1960s who saw great potential value in allowing computers to share information on research and development in scientific and military fields. J.C.R. Licklider of the Michigan Institute of Technology, first proposed a global network of computers in 1962. Soon after, Licklider moved over to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in late 1962 to head the work to develop it. Leonard Kleinrock of MIT developed the theory of packet switching, which was to form the basis of Internet connections. Lawrence Roberts of MIT connected a Massachusetts computer with a California computer in 1965 over dial-up telephone lines (Kristula 2001). It showed the feasibility of wide area networking, but also showed that the telephone line's circuit switching was inadequate. Kleinrock's packet switching theory was confirmed. Roberts moved over to DARPA in 1966 and developed his plan for ARPANET. These visionaries, and many more left unnamed, are the real founders of the Internet. Since 1966, the evolution of the internet has reached levels that no one would’ve ever thought to believe. Today, people can get in touch with one another like never before. We are provided with E-mails, AOL, Instant messaging, and the most common, Facebook
INTRODUCTION When browsing on the internet, we rarely think about how the internet came to existence. We often go about our routine lives and don’t think about how the internet today has made it so convenient for people to get in touch with one another. This in turn has frequently led many people to having their identities stolen and also experienced being victims of online sexual predators. In this paper, we will discuss how with the evolution of the internet today, more people are able to get in touch with one another; therefore leading to the the harsh reality and safety precautions one can take when being online.
LITERATURE REVIEW The Internet was the result of some visionary thinking by people in the early 1960s who saw great potential value in allowing computers to share information on research and development in scientific and military fields. J.C.R. Licklider of the Michigan Institute of Technology, first proposed a global network of computers in 1962. Soon after, Licklider moved over to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in late 1962 to head the work to develop it. Leonard Kleinrock of MIT developed the theory of packet switching, which was to form the basis of Internet connections. Lawrence Roberts of MIT connected a Massachusetts computer with a California computer in 1965 over dial-up telephone lines (Kristula 2001). It showed the feasibility of wide area networking, but also showed that the telephone line's circuit switching was inadequate. Kleinrock's packet switching theory was confirmed. Roberts moved over to DARPA in 1966 and developed his plan for ARPANET. These visionaries, and many more left unnamed, are the real founders of the Internet. Since 1966, the evolution of the internet has reached levels that no one would’ve ever thought to believe. Today, people can get in touch with one another like never before. We are provided with E-mails, AOL, Instant messaging, and the most common, Facebook