HISTORY OF COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET OUTLINE 1B MODULE Steps Toward Modern Computing 31 First Steps: Calculators 31 The Technological Edge: Electronics 31 Putting It All Together: The ENIAC 36 The Stored-Program Concept 36 The Computer’s Family Tree 37 The First Generation (1950s) 37 The Second Generation (Early 1960s) 38 The Third Generation (Mid-1960s to Mid-1970s) 39 The Fourth Generation (1975 to the Present) 41 A Fifth Generation? 44 The Internet Revolution 45 Lessons Learned 48
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Internet Explorer The early 90’s brought forward the dawn of history where the world wide web is concerned. The few that were navigating across the world wide web where using an assortment of shareware (free software) and other software to find there way. In 1995 Microsoft released Windows 95 which incorporated features which included support for dial-up networking and TCP/IP; key technologies for connecting to the Internet. In response to to growing public interest in the Internet‚ Microsoft
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An experiment that was funded in 1968 by the United States of Defense was soon called the internet. This was called ARPANET‚ which originally connected the Stanford Research Institute‚ UCLA‚ UC Santa Barbara‚ and the University of Utah. ARPANET was to promote network research. Between 1970 and 1973‚ ARPANET turned into a great success as remote computers got accessed‚ and were allowed to share data‚ which made email go into a new craze. It connected 23 universities and government research centers
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History of The Internet Phillip Johnson The Internet is a worldwide connection of thousands of computer networks. All of them speak the same language‚ TCP/IP‚ the standard protocol. The Internet allows people with access to these networks to share information and knowledge. Resources available on the Internet are chat groups‚ e-mail‚ newsgroups‚ file transfers‚ and the World Wide Web. The Internet has no centralized authority and it is uncensored. The Internet belongs to everyone and to no
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OBJECTIVES FOR MODULE 4: LESSON 1 Using the Internet At the end of this lesson‚ you will be able to: * Define the terms network and Internet. * Describe the origins of the Internet and its basic structure. * Identify the components of a URL. * Apply the principles of evaluation to Web sites. * Internet Objectives * 1. Participants will have an understanding of Internet connectivity and structure - Understanding hardware‚ browsers & networking including LAN &
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1 Types of Communicators and Their Internet Usage: Communicator Style and Willingness to Communicate in Relation to Computer-Mediated Communication Karen Feilzer‚ Blake Snyder‚ and Ira Young Communication Research Methods Professor Alan L. Sillars Fall 1998 2 University life is becoming more and more familiar with the Internet as a means of satisfying communication and research needs. The Internet is attracting all types of people and addressing varied needs. Individuals have at their
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Running head: INTERNET PRIVACY Internet Privacy Derrick Farquhar Baker College of Port Huron Internet Privacy In today ’s society‚ privacy is a thing of the past. Anything you need to know‚ you can find on the Internet. According to Facebook founder Mark Zukerberg‚ “The rise of social networking online means that people no longer have an expectation of privacy. Privacy is no longer a social norm. People have really gotten comfortable not only sharing more information and different kinds
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The Internet has been force into the attention because of its ability to allow information transmission to anywhere where there’s a computer and a phone line. The Internet‚ now households tag for a network of computers providing theoretically worldwide access to information. The Internet has changed ways of living in many aspects in the past few years. It has made the world available at your fingertips. You have the freedom to shop for just about anything without leaving the comfort of your home
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Research project – Internet of things The internet of things has been a huge topic lately in the IT industry. What is the internet of things? “Simply put this is the concept of basically connecting any device with an on and off switch to the Internet (and/or to each other).”(Morgan) In other words‚ the internet of things is the ability of interconnect everyday objects or “things” via a network. In order to exchange data that will allow for communication between these objects without the need for
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History of the Internet Where would we be without the Internet today? Many of us take this extraordinary technology of networking for granted and is so intertwined into our lives that we would be lost without it. The start of the Internet began with the race for the first man on the moon and the start of ARPA. With the advent of the Internet many people started to formulate ideas to start up business opportunities and make more money than they ever dreamed of making. Some of these businesses kept
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