A thunderous HELLO to one and all!
this is my virgin attempt to blog somethin that contains academic content. so as the sayin on the title suggests, i am tryin to start with a big BANG and hopefully this effort will let me gain enough horse power to ace this module (which is the battle won).
so. enough of ramblings. the virgin post shall be about HISTORY OF INTERNET. though i am honestly not utterly excited about this topic, i shall try my best to give my insights with excitement :)
5 interesting facts on the history of internet :
1) The almighty internet was sparked in the minds of brainy individuals, in the early 1960s, who were eager to explore the possibility of information sharing in the scientific and military fields.
The internet, then known as ARPANET, was birthed in 1969. The connection, which is probably so antique now, had 4 major computers linked up together.
2) The early Internet was used by computer experts, engineers, scientists, and librarians. There were no PCs in those days, and anyone who used it, had to learn to use a very complex system.
3) The World Wide Web was started in 1991. It was based on hypertext--a system of embedding links in text to link to other text, which you have been using every time you selected a text link while reading these pages.
4) A current trend with major implications for the future is the growth of high speed connections.
5) Wireless has grown rapidly in the past few years, and travellers search for the wi-fi "hot spots" where they can connect while they are away from the home or office. The next big growth area is the surge towards universal wireless access, where almost everywhere is a "hot spot".
Voila! Hope the above 5 points that i've picked out from an unbelievably long paper are ample in helping u better understand your friend, the internet.
personally, i believe that the internet is a vital part of our lives now. the absence of it can be fatal.
we would not be able to go on facebook and find out the latest gossips.
we would not be able to do our online shopping.
we would not be able to watch the replays of 'little nonya' on mobtv.
we would not be able to dota thruout the night with our peers.
we would not be able to skype and chat w our friends.
we would not be able to create a blog for com125.
indeed. the above happenings can be truly fatal.
to end off this first post. some food for thought. now that our lives are so dependent on the internet, are we in danger of an internet overdose?
Hi Jody. Your blog is finally up. I remember talking with you about it some time back. Indeed, internet has become an obligatory part of our lives. I do not think I can survive without the internet. There's a Southpark episode where the whole world "ran out" of internet because the king modem is sick or something... It's hilarious. You should watch it if you can find the episode.
ReplyDeleteClue: It's on the internet. ;p