- the idea of internet came from the military hoping to maintain communication in times of enemy attacks.
- PC or personal computers were developed by bill gates and steve jobs.
- e-mails, IM (instant messaging), VoIP(voice over Internet programming) and the WWW are the most useful facilities by the internet.
- the web relies on a system of hosts, browsers, and search engines to bring users to websites characterised by URLs.
- the WWW and internet technology implies on Marshall McLuhan's concept, the global village where everyone in the world is connected to everyone.
- one other concept of his is that the media and the WWW are extensions of our bodies.
- freedom of expression is an important aspect of the internet usage.
- problems of the internet revolve around technological and informational gaps.
- the internet and the WWW especially with their power to reshape all the mass media raise multiple issues for media literate users hoping to effectively make their way in an interconnected world.
Media consumed this week:
- instant messaging.
- newspapers.
- books.
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