3500 BC The Phoenicians develop an alphabet. to 2900 BC The Sumerians develop cuneiform writing - pictographs of accounts written on clay tablets. The Egyptians develop hieroglyphic writing. 1775 BC Greeks use a phonetic alphabet written from left to right. 1400 BC Oldest record of writing in China on bones. 1270 BC The first encyclopedia is written in Syria. 900 BC The very first postal service - for government use in China. 776 BC First recorded use of homing pigeons used to send message
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variety of characteristics. A computer network allows sharing of resources and information among devices connected to the network. The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) funded the design of the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) for the United States Department of Defense. It was the first operational computer network in the world. Development of the network began in 1969‚ based on designs developed during the 1960s. USES/PURPOSE OF COMPUTER NETWORKING Computer networks
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The idea of the Internet was born in the early 60s for military purposes only. The first inter-computer connection based on wide area networking was made between Massachusetts and California in 1965 over dial-up telephone lines. Four years later‚ ARPANET‚ the name used for the Internet at that time‚ allowed to connect four major computers at universities in the southwestern US. The early Internet was used by computer experts‚ engineers‚ scientists‚ and librarians. The concept started to mature in
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communications used the public telephone network‚ which was considered vulnerable. NSFNETBy the late 1970s‚ NSF (the U.S. National Science Foundation) saw the enormous impact the ARPANET was having on university research‚ allowing scientists across the country to share data and collaborate on research projects. However‚ to get on the ARPANET‚ a university had to have a research contract with the DoD‚ which many did not have.Internet UsageTraditionally (meaning 1970 to about 1990)‚ the Internet and its predecessors
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The idea of this massive database / server came about in the 1960’s‚ J.C.R. Licklider‚ had the initial idea for what he referred to today’s Cloud as…The Intergalactic Computer Network. Who was also responsible for enabling the development of ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) in 1969. His dream was to have everyone in the world
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TEST BANK Michael J. Quinn 23 January 2012 Copyright © 2013 by Pearson Education. All rights reserved. Multiple-choice Questions For each of the following questions‚ choose the letter of the one best response. Chapter 1 1. The two principal catalysts for the Information Age have been a) books and pamphlets. b) computers and communication networks. c) movie theaters and public parks. d) newspapers and magazines. e) radio and television. 2. Which statement best supports the conclusion
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MKTG306 2014 Lecture 01 Hello! Welcome to MKTG306 • LayPeng Tan • Consultation & Office: • Friday 12-1pm • E4A Room453 • E-mail: laypeng.tan@mq.edu.au 2 Today’s Agenda • Part A: Lecture • What is E-Marketing? • E-Marketing: Past‚ Present‚ Future • Part B: Unit Overview / Assessments 3 E-Marketing - Definition • “E-Marketing is the use of information technology for the marketing activity‚ and the process for creating‚ communicating‚ delivering‚ and exchanging offerings
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Technology in Education In our lives today we expect technology to make a difference‚ and particularly in furthering our education. We see technologies effects as beneficial. We look for it to change‚ and improve‚ what has come before it. Technology is the set of means without which certain kinds of constructive activity would be almost impossible. It supports our efforts to appeal to different learning styles‚ which give us a way to interact with each other and extend the learning experiences.
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WHAT IS COMPUTER VIRUS A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware‚ including but not limited to adware and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability. A true virus can spread from one computer to another (in some form of executable code) when its host is taken to the target computer; for instance because a user sent it over a network
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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
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