The Internet
Imagine a place where people interact in business situations, shop, play
video games, do research, or study and get tutoring. Now imagine that there are
no office buildings, no shopping centers, no arcades, no libraries, and no
schools. These places all exist in a location called the Internet - "an
anarchic eyetem (to use an oxymoron) of public and private computer networks
that span the globe." (Clark 3). This technological advance not only benefits
people of the present, but also brings forth future innovations. People use the
Internet for many purposes, yet there are three popular reasons. First, there
is the sending and receiving of messages through the electronic mail. Second,
there are discussion groups with a wide range of topics in which people can join.
Finally, people are free to browse into vast collection of resources (or
databases) of the World Wide Web.
Imagine a place where people interact in business situations, shop, play
video games, do research, or study and get tutoring. Now imagine that there are
no office buildings, no shopping centers, no arcades, no libraries, and no
schools. These places all exist in a location called the Internet - "an
anarchic eyetem (to use an oxymoron) of public and private computer networks
that span the globe." (Clark 3). This technological advance not only benefits
people of the present, but also brings forth future innovations. People use the
Internet for many purposes, yet there are three popular reasons. First, there
is the sending and receiving of messages through the electronic mail. Second,
there are discussion groups with a wide range of topics in which people can join.
Finally, people are free to browse into vast collection of resources (or
databases) of the World Wide Web.