The Impact of the Internet on Society
The Internet is, quite literally, a network of networks. It is comprised of ten thousands of interconnected networks spanning the globe. The computers that form the Internet range from huge mainframes in research establishments to modest PCs in people's homes and offices. Despite the recent hype, the Internet is not a new phenomenon. Its roots lie in a collection of computers that were linked together in the 1970s to form the US Department of Defense's communications systems. Fearing the consequences of nuclear attack, there was no central computer holding vast amounts of data, rather the information was dispersed across thousands of machines. A set of rules, of protocols, known as TCP/IP was developed to allow disparate devices to work together. The original network has long since been upgraded and expanded and TCP/IP is now a "de facto" standard.
Millions of people worldwide are using the Internet to share information, make new associations and communicate. Individuals and businesses, from students and journalists, to consultants, programmers and corporate giants are all harnessing the power of the Internet. For many businesses the Internet is becoming integral to their operations. Imagine the ability to send and receive data: messages, notes, letters, documents, pictures, video, sound- just about any form of communication, as effortlessly as making a phone call. It is easy to understand why the Internet is rapidly becoming the corporate communications medium. Using the mouse on your computer, the familiar point-and-click functionality gives you access to electronic mail for sending and receiving data, and file transfer for copying files from one computer to another. Telnet services allow you to establish connections with systems on the other side of the world as if they were just next door.
This flood of information is a beautiful thing and it can only open the minds of society. With the explosion of the World Wide Web, anyone could publish his or her ideas to the world. Before, in order to be heard one would have to go through publishers who were willing to invest in his ideas to get something put into print. With the advent of the Internet, anyone who has something to say can be heard by the world. By letting everyone speak their mind, this opens up all new ways of thinking to anyone who is willing to ...
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Increased spending usually increases jobs, but since 2007 unemployment has risen from almost six percent to thirteen percent in February 2014. Two major factors in this dramatic unemployment spike are the youth unemployment rate of ages fifteen to twenty-four and the under employment of women. Almost forty-two percent of Italy’s youth are unemployed on top of the even bigger amount of unemployed women at forty-six percent. Some economists think this is due to the growing liquidity problems that many Italian companies are having. One other theory is that the unemployment benefits system is enticing more and more people to work in the black market. While these people work on the black market they are double dipping, as in collecting unemployment benefits from the government while earning a salary off the books. Since Italy’s underground economy is such a large operation, many people especially people over thirty are taking advantage of the governments easily manipulated benefits program. The unemployment benefits program also favors older members because they make up the ma...
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The Impact of ICT on Society I will talk about how ICT has effected people from all walks of life, how it has effected jobs and living conditions. = == == ==
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