Question

In what way the the development of the internet been characteristic of the modern era?

Answer 1

The Internet has revolutionized the computer and communications world like nothing before. The invention of the telegraph, telephone, radio, and computer set the stage for this unprecedented integration of capabilities. The Internet is at once a world-wide broadcasting capability, a mechanism for information dissemination, and a medium for collaboration and interaction between individuals and their computers without regard for geographic location. The Internet represents one of the most successful examples of the benefits of sustained investment and commitment to research and development of information infrastructure. Beginning with the early research in packet switching, the government, industry and academia have been partners in evolving and deploying this exciting new technology. Today, terms like “[email protected]” and “http://www.acm.org” trip lightly off the tongue of the random person on the street. 1

This is intended to be a brief, necessarily cursory and incomplete history. Much material currently exists about the Internet, covering history, technology, and usage. A trip to almost any bookstore will find shelves of material written about the Internet. 2

In this paper,3 several of us involved in the development and evolution of the Internet share our views of its origins and history. This history revolves around four distinct aspects. There is the technological evolution that began with early research on packet switching and the ARPANET (and related technologies), and where current research continues to expand the horizons of the infrastructure along several dimensions, such as scale, performance, and higher-level functionality. There is the operations and management aspect of a global and complex operational infrastructure. There is the social aspect, which resulted in a broad community of Internauts working together to create and evolve the technology. And there is the commercialization aspect, resulting in an extremely effective transition of research results into a broadly deployed and available information infrastructure.

The Internet today is a widespread information infrastructure, the initial prototype of what is often called the National (or Global or Galactic) Information Infrastructure. Its history is complex and involves many aspects – technological, organizational, and community. And its influence reaches not only to the technical fields of computer communications but throughout society as we move toward increasing use of online tools to accomplish electronic commerce, information acquisition, and community operations.

Answer 2

In the present day  ,internet has become an essential for everyone  *it is an integral part f our daily routines.whatever it is finding a recipe for our favorite  dishes or looking for a book review ,we all turn to the internet .without it our daily  chores might be left undone and our communication channels might break apart in education sector :Internet has become a important tool in the education sector ,just by sitting on their desk ,student are provided a beneficial  outlet to the outside world . children are becoming more at ease with technology than their own parents at a young age . researchers and analyst:Internet is source of treasured information for researchers and analysts.

Businesses:A business also finds the facility of internet extremely important in carrying out its operations effectively .Now a days, businesses are doing ,everything online:from making sales to marketing their products.

Stay at home parents and elderly :

internet has also actively used by stay at home parents and elderly people ,in other words it is used by almost all age groups .It is a way to stay connected  with your friends and people who share similarly interests and life experiences with you .social media and profiles and blogging allows one to connect with the world and share new ideas.