The Internet: Historical Case Study Of The Internet

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Frank Mason
ENT - 3140
2/19/2014
Historical Case Study - The Internet
The internet in its most basic form is a hub in which individuals can communicate with one another. The Internet in a way is a global network of networks connecting millions (if not billions) of computers and people worldwide. Unlike many other services that exist across the planet (both physical and digital), the Internet is decentralized and not one person owns all of it. In fact, there is an organization known as the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) that serves as the regulatory body of the entire internet by establishing international internet protocols that sets the standard for how web pages should be developed (by using the latest version of HTML), how networks can communicate with one another and works with many organizations that develop software around the world on how their products can be utilized with the current of HTML in an accessible and safe manner. Plus, the W3C also creates their own software, which includes tidy, jigsaw, validator, etc. to help making pages more organized, load faster and help with portability when it is time to update the their software or HTML. Each individual computer, called a host, is independent. It is only when a user connects to the network that they are officially connected to a network. A user can choose which Internet services to use through the of a piece of software known as a web browser (Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome) which allows grants the user the ability to access the internet. In addition, there are a numerous ways to access the Internet in today’s technological world. Most online services offer access to Internet services such as NetZero or MagicJack. It is also possible to gain access th...

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... I believe that with time, the growth of technology will make the internet more affordable and have more reach worldwide. However, there are individuals at the time of this writing who do not sufficient access required to survive and obtain well-paying jobs in a growing demand for skills in the technological world. I would like to work in conjunction with the W3C as well as the major internet companies all around the world to find solutions to this ongoing problem and bring computers and the internet to all individuals who will need the technology needed to access the internet. I say this because you never know, there could be somewhere out there who may have access to a wide breadth of technology that could become the next Leonard Kleinrock or Steve Jobs but the world will never will know of their possible genius because they simply proper access to the technology.

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