Tuesday, December 5, 2017


How to be a Responsible User of Internet?
Nowadays, most of us know how to use internet, we are very familiar doing certain things with the internet. By using Internet, there are so many things that we can do such as communicating with other people, getting information, watching or listening for entertainment, etc.  If there’s an internet, so we have those social media accounts like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.  We all know that most of us especially the teenagers are very addicted in using the internet by doing certain things. After researching, I found some advantages and disadvantages in using the internet.

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF INTERNET?

COMMUNICATION:
The main advantage of internet is the faster communication than any other devices. It’s an instant process. Communication in the form of video calls, emails etc. is possible using internet. Thus, there is no specific region that can be accessed. It is accessible all over the world. Hence, because of this global issues are reduced since video conferencing is possible where everyone across the world can be in single place and can solve out a problem.

INFORMATION:
The internet is the source of knowledge. All kinds of information is present in it. it is easily accessed and can be searched more to get more additional knowledge. Information like educational related, government laws, market sales, stocks and shares, new creations etc. is gathered from a single place.

LEARNING:
The internet has now become a part of education. Education like home schooling is easily carried out using internet. Teachers can upload their teaching videos in the internet and is accessed by people across the world which is helpful for all students. The marks are also released in the internet since, releasing mark for the whole institution in notice boards will create chaos.

ENTERTAINMENT:
The internet is now the most popular form of entertainment. Movies, songs, videos, games etc. is available in internet for free. Social networking is also possible using internet. Hence, there is tons of entertainment that is available in online in the internet.

SOCIAL NETWORK:
The social networking is the sharing of information to people across the world. Apart from being an entertainment website, it has many uses. Any job vacancy, emergency news, ideas etc. can be shared in the website and the information gets passed on quickly to wide area. Also the social networking websites are used to easy communications. Example: Facebook and twitter.

E-COMMERCE:
All business deals can be carried in the internet like transaction of money etc. this is called E commerce. Online reservations, online ticket booking for movie etc. can be done easily. It saves us lots of time. Online shopping is now the latest trend in internet world where products from dresses to household furniture is available at door step.

WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF INTERNET?

INFORMATION LOSS:
The information crucial to us or any important files can be easily taken by the hackers. There is no exact proof for the security for the details we store like account number, passwords etc. hence, sensitive information must be carefully stored by the people.

SPAM:
The unnecessary emails, advertisements etc. sometimes are said to be spam because they have the ability to slow down the system and makes the users to face lots of problems. Spam makes the people get more confused since important emails are also stored along with spam.

VIRUS ATTACKS:
The malware or virus threats are so deadly that affects the system to a greater extend. It immediately deletes all important files and finally the system ends up being crashed. The virus attack is possible in three ways. One it attacks selected files. Two, it harms the executable boot files and most dangerous of all is the macro virus which has the ability to replicate and expand to all parts of files.

VIRTUAL WORLD:
The people using internet often will forget the difference between virtual and real world. This causes the people to get depressed quickly and it leads to social isolation and obesity problems. The obesity is due to the lack of any physical exercises. So its better to play outdoor rather in the internet.

After hearing those disadvantages how will you be a responsible user?


http://www.advantages-disadvantages.co/internet/

Evolution of Traditional to New Media






Evolution of Media Engage the learners in a discussion on how media and information has evolved throughout history.
Pre-Industrial Age (Before 1700s) - People discovered fire, developed paper from plants, and forged weapons and tools with stone, bronze, copper and iron. Examples:
• Cave paintings (35,000 BC)
• Clay tablets in Mesopotamia (2400 BC)
• Papyrus in Egypt (2500 BC)
• Acta Diurna in Rome (130 BC)
• Dibao in China (2nd Century)
• Codex in the Mayan region (5th Century)
• Printing press using wood blocks (220 AD) 
Industrial Age (1700s-1930s) - People used the power of steam, developed machine tools, established iron production, and the manufacturing of various products (including books through the printing press). Examples:
• Printing press for mass production (19th century)
• Newspaper- The London Gazette (1640)
• Typewriter (1800)Telephone (1876)
• Motion picture photography/projection
(1890)
• Commercial motion pictures (1913)
• Motion picture with sound (1926)
• Telegraph
• Punch cards
.Electronic Age (1930s-1980s) -  The invention of the transistor ushered in the electronic age. People harnessed the power of transistors that led to the transistor radio, electronic circuits, and the early computers. In this age, long distance communication became more efficient. Examples:
• Transistor Radio
• Television (1941)
• Large electronic computers- i.e. EDSAC (1949) and UNIVAC 1 (1951)
• Mainframe computers - i.e. IBM 704 (1960)
• Personal computers - i.e. HewlettPackard 9100A (1968), Apple 1 (1976) 
Information Age (1900s-2000s) - The Internet paved the way for faster communication and the creation of the social network. People advanced the use of microelectronics with the invention of personal computers, mobile devices, and wearable technology. Moreover, voice, image, sound and data are digitalized. We are now living in the information age. Examples:
• Web browsers: Mosaic (1993), Internet Explorer (1995)
• Blogs: Blogspot (1999), LiveJournal (1999), Wordpress (2003)
• Social networks: Friendster (2002), Multiply (2003), Facebook (2004)
• Microblogs: Twitter (2006), Tumblr (2007)
• Video: YouTube (2005)
• Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality
• Video chat: Skype (2003), Google Hangouts (2013)
• Search Engines: Google (1996), Yahoo (1995)
• Portable computers- laptops (1980), netbooks (2008), tablets (1993)
• Smart phones
• Wearable technology
• Cloud and Big Data 


https://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/869769/The-Evolution-of-Traditional-to-New-Media/