Week 1-introduction to the internet

This week we learnt about introduction to the internet. Basically,all these while i was just blindly making use of the advantages of the internet. Little did i know that the internet has actually evolved drastically over time. It came to my realization that people today are all connected to each other and just within seconds away from each other. It was more of the teleconferencing and email that made me realize how much closely connected we are.

Back then, people had to go through the trouble of writing letters and posting it and waiting for few days before the letter reaches over to the recipient. But today, all they need to do is just type and email and send it and within seconds the recipient is able to receive it. This has definitely enhanced communication in the world today as it had made it a lot faster, convenient and accessible.

Even teleconferencing has made many people's lives a lot easier. Nowadays, people make use of teleconferencing for work purposes and personal purposes as well. The advantages are that even amidst the physical distance and boundaries across countries people can stay connected easily and can teleconference for work related issues. This saves travelling time and travelling cost and besides it can be done at your own convenience.

Another thing that intrigued me was how there is the presence of IP ADDRESSES. One of the video that was shown in class made me realize that the internet is not very much safe after all. We think that whatever we do or post on the net cannot be seen by others but we fail to realize that once we post something on the net, it can be retrieved one way or another. Another scary thing is when we use the computers provided at work. We fail to realize that our bosses can actually hack into our computer system to see what we are doing on the net. Indeed it isnt as confidential as we all think it is.

Hence, i am rather interested and looking forward to this module to continue to learn how the evolution of internet has affected communication today, be it positively or negatively.