History and Development of the Internet The internet is a global computer network connecting millions and millions of users throughout the world. (Leiner‚ 2). It has become one of the fastest growing forms of communication today. (Marshall‚ 1). The Internet started as a Defense Department Cold War experiment in the 1950’s. (Academic American‚ 225). The government needed a way to relay information between tanks and headquarters so the APRA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) sought
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Internet The Internet is undoubtedly the most crucial technology of the modern world‚ the useful application has not only made our lives easier than ever before but it also plays a very important role in future developments. Everyone knows that the internet has global advantages. With the introduction of the internet global communication has become a matter of just a click of the mouse. The internet has brought about various different‚ innovative communication means
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Internet History Report The Internet was created in 1969 by scientists working for ARPA. ARPA stands for advanced research projects agency‚ and was formed to create a network of computers that could save information in the event of a nuclear attack. UCLA‚ Stanford Research Institute (SRI)‚ UC Santa Barbara (UCSB)‚ and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City were the first ARPANET locations. The ARPANET is what is now called the Internet. The plan was unprecedented: A professor at UCLA‚
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cost‚ speed‚ typical providers‚ and features like email? An ISP is a device that enables you to connect your computer to the internet. ISP stands for Internet Service Provider this enables. The purpose of ISP is to enable people to search the internet for various things such as music and games‚ people also use them to find information about things. The speed of your internet depends on how far you are from the nearest ISP so if you live opposite the ISP you will have a fast connection where as some
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Role of the internet and crime The Role of the Internet and Crime The Role of the Internet and Crime Michelle Herrick Digital Crime and Digital Terrorism Strayer University Professor Masudur Chowdhury Prepared- 02/16/2013 ` The Role of the Internet and Crime Explain how the Internet has aided criminal activity. The internet has aided to criminal activity by providing an increased amount of anonymity for the criminal. They are able to commit crimes from long distances even
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The Threat of Internet Privacy With the ever rising use of the internet‚ as well as online banking in businesses‚ this brings the concern that hackers and viruses may have the ability to access your private information. Recent developments in internet security have been shown to decrease and destroy nearly all internet viruses. Microsoft associates have proven that there are many ways around our man made barriers called firewalls’. The question is whether or not your private information
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BAD INFLUENCES OF THE INTERNET The ‘Internet’ is one of the most used search tool on the earth‚ used by majority of the world’s population for research‚ communication‚ conveniences‚ entertainment and much more. Over the years‚ cases in relation to negative transformation of human behaviors‚ where people are becoming emotionally depress‚ horrified‚ vulnerable‚ addicted through the internet has become a serious problem for many people around the world‚ including us. Internet gaming is one of the most
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The influence of internet is uniformly shared by all the age group of the society in spite of being young or old. But the school and college students under the age of 20 are more involved in INTERNET. They have become active users of social networking sites like Orkut‚ Facebook‚ and Twitter. Even though these social networking sites have restricted the use by users under the age of 18‚ there are currently millions of users who overcome this age group restriction and join these sites. The over
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ASSIGNMENT GROUP CHAPTER /TOPIC: INTERNET TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTION: 1. Essay MUST answer all questions with relevant justification. 2. Each group is required to submit a group written report that consists of Introduction‚ Content and Conclusion 3. Mode: Group (3 student per group) 4. Submission in the form of written report (Hard Copy) ** If you have any difficulties in submitting the assignment according to the date given‚ please come and discuss with me. QUESTION: Qayyum
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you log into your email or simply browse the internet every single day. Before the 1960’s the internet did not even exist‚ but over the years the internet has evolved tremendously becoming a necessity in households and businesses worldwide. The World Wide Web has become the biggest database used universally‚ containing a large amount of information and yet it is also a source of criminal activity. Many people only think of the benefits of the internet‚ but there are two sides to every story‚ along
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