Unit 4 - Internet and Transport - Increasing Connectedness Flashcards

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What is the internet and how has it developed?

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  • computers got smaller (used to take up whole rooms)
  • 1971 - emails were able to be sent
  • 1991 - world wide web was invented
  • early 90s- Dial-up-connecting to the internet via a telephone line
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What influences geographical isolation in terms of internet?

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  • amount of natural resources
  • whether countries are land locked
  • remoteness
  • extreme terrain or climate
  • e.g. Tibet, Amazon Rainforest
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What are the social media trends (to do with internet)?

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  • social media has overtaken - pornography as the no 1 activity on the web
  • 1 from 8 couples in the US met via social media
  • Facebook added over 200 million users in their 3rd year
  • 80% of companies use social media for recruitment
  • Wikipedia has over 15 million articles
  • people care more how social graph ranks products than what google says
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How are countries physically connected in terms of internet?

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  • Fibre optic cables
    light goes in on one side and out on the other
    most underneath the ocean
    Fibre optic cables are connected to landing stations on each coast
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When was the world wide web (www) invented?

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  • World wide web was invented in 1991
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What does internet allow?

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  • Internet allows quick communication between the receiver and the deliverer
  • Internet makes route planning easier as traffic can be seen in advance
  • Internet is used for logistic
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How significant is the internet in our lives?

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  • the internet takes up more and more significance in our lives
  • people get dependent on it
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