Journal 1

I feel I have learned a lot about the Web/Internet during this Learning Module that I didn't know previously. For example I didn't know that the Internet has been around for as long as it has been. I thought that the Internet was invented in the 80s and wasn't used by average people until the mid 90s. However I know now that the first form of the Internet was called the ARPANET, and was invented by Vinton Cerf, Lawrence Roberts, Robert Kahn, and Tim Berners-Lee. And then by 1971 a scientist at BBN named Ray Tomlinson invented the @ symbol used in e-mail address's. By 1973 e-mail made up 75% of the data being sent over the ARPANET. Lastly by the late 90s the US designed Internet 2 while Canada came up with the CANARIE project. Both were new forms of Internet that worked together between Universities, Government, and industry to regain a high-speed network just for research and education. This was important because by the mid 90s the World Wide Web had attracted a more commercial audience directed towards selling goods and services. Along with that came spam, which were ads sent by email that slowed down the Internet speed.

I also feel that I have put in the needed time for this Learning Module. I have received a lot of information about the World Wide Web that I am still trying to comprehend and piece together. I know that by the end of the semester I will have a good understanding of how the Web and the technology we have today works. I also think that the discussion posts help because I can post what I have learned and see what other people have learned as well. For example the post about upcoming technology for 2011. The Pod cast predicted some interesting things that I am curious to see which ones come true, like improved battery life for cell phones that last 10 times as long.

Four words that I have learned this Module are:

1. FTP-File Transfer Protocol for music, photos or anything uploaded or downloaded

2. Telnet-Protocol that allows users to log in and use the processing power of a remote computer

3. e business- used by businesses for financial transactions such as placing orders

4. Moore's Law- 1965 co-founder of Intel Gordon Moore predicted that the number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits will double each year since the integrated circuit was invented.