Lesson 9 (week 48) (completely used)

The Ontological Context (4)- Issues of Intelligence: AI & Robots
(No Lesson: Replacement work= Personal Study- The Development of the Internet)


The Internet and World Wide Web are the greatest telecommunicational breakthrough since the telephone. The enormous growth that the web has enjoyed in the last decade has come very quickly to a system still in its relative infancy.

How the Internet came about

The foundations of the Internet were formed in 1960 when packets of data information were formed on one side transmitted in a machine and transported and resembled at the other side. The only other clear explanation I can give for this would be that it is like the boy in charlie and the chocolate factory who wants to be on television, 'mike tv'.Who uses the machine to be broken down into tiny pieces whilst being transported into the tv and resembled on the other side.

Doing this means that a single signal can be routed to multiple users, and an interrupted packet may be re-sent without loss of transmission, this is when computers were massive and had many connections and interconnections, its all alot moresimple now.

Now that computer technology is all alot more simple, it can be broken down meaning smaller gadgets and technology.

The internet has changed the world and revolutionised peoples lives, especially in terms of communicationa dn entertainment. People can now send instant messages, via msn and  facebook chat, additionally instead of writing letters or making a phone call, there are now so other options; e-mail, video chat or recorded message, all of which are alot quicker, easier and most are cheaper. This also applies with gain infomation from a source, instead of going to the liabary people can gather the information they need by simply typing in a search engine and the search comes up in a matter of seconds. And for  those who prefer a primary source of informaion you can even read books online read books. There is a wide option, so theres something for everyone.
We can also watch live channels and play online games with others on the move with no need of TV and video games, everthing can be done via the net. Even shopping which can be delivered straight to your door. The powers of the internet!