When historians look back at the latter half of the twentieth century, they might well remember it less as the time man walked on the moon and more as the time when the Internet was born. The Advancement Research Projects Agency Network, known as the ARPANET, was developed in the 1960's by the U.S. Department of Defense. This was the world's first operational informational sharing network, and the predecessor of what we now call the Internet. Although the creation of the Internet was primarily to allow the sharing of resources, its true popularity came in the ability to send and receive mail. This communication process, known as electronic mail or more commonly referred to as e–mail, has now evolved into the most used application on...show more content... This technology meant that the conversations that were previously being e–mailed and took seconds to send and receive, were now taking place in real time. Instant Messaging software is simply a program placed on a computer that connects to an on–line service, similar to a phone line connecting to the operator. This software permits computers to relay conversations over the Internet, which in turn means two or more people can "talk" or correspond simultaneously. Instant Messaging eliminates any delay issues with direct communication; however e–mail also evolved into another forum through Weblogs.
First introduced in the mid to late 1990's, Weblogs, also referred to as "blogs," are Internet webpages where entries are made similar to a journal or a diary. These personal views or updates to a particular subject are presented in reverse sequential order. Blogs can cover an array of topics including food, politics or local news, but most function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images and links to other blogs, web pages and other media related to its topic. Most blogs are primarily textual and include photographs, videos or audio. Without any discretion on the choice of topic, the questions becomes why would anyone want to air their personal problems or desires for everyone to see?
According to an article entitled "The Blog Phenomenon," author John Dvorak points out a few obvious suggestions as to why participants in Get
How to use Internet as a management resource?
Introduction:
Internet is a global network, connecting thousands of host servers worldwide. The United States Department of Defense established it in the beginning of the 1960ВЎВЇs. Today, there are now 10 to 20 million people using an Internet comprised of more than 30,000 networks spread out over 78 nations all over the world.
Now the Internet has become a great electronic gateway that provides instant access to global news and information. The databases, documents, files, and programs that are ВЎВ°sittingВЎВ± on Internet computers contain a tremendous amount of information. You can search for and find up–to–the–minute stock market activity, weather reports, music,recipe; you can make...show more content...
At last, we will briefly discuss some risks for using Internet.
Implementing Internet as a management resources:
Search external information to compete in the business world
Approach specific knowledge and experts to increase management skill
Use internet as a tool to improve management performance
Risks:
The very fundamental purpose of Internet is to provide an open information framework with few access barriers to information. There are several
potential risks associated with the implementation of Internet in the organization. So managers should pay attention to it and avoid it.
Security
Internet is a completely open system. Any user is able to access any information interconnected via the information superhighway.
Computer "Viruses" and "Worms".
Computer Viruses and Worms are known for causing harm to computer systems.
Information Overload and Redundancies.
Conclusion:
How to successful use Internet as a management resource are more than a management buzzword and a textbook definition. It is a new way of managing organizations towards a more complex and competitive future. Furthermore, more and more managers have realized that Internet is not only a communication tools and information resource. In fact, managers have promoted how to use Internet to their strategy plan. Internet has proven very successful in providing information and Get more content
A very common question that often arises is 'When was the Internet developed or invented?" That is a good question, one that is hard to define as it has many multiple answers.
The Internet, including the World Wide Web (WWW), is perhaps one of the greatest inventions of our time. Without a doubt, it has had a profound effect on almost every aspect of our lives. The formation and implementation of the Internet has changed the way we do business, communicate, entertain, retrieve information, and even educate ourselves. Nevertheless, the Internet might have never materialized if it had not been for some innovated thinkers from the AdvancedResearch Project Agency, who created "ARPAnet."
The Internet began as a proposed plan to...show more content...
This development continued at a fast pace until an English computer scientist, Timothy Berners–Lee, for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) developed the protocols for the World Wide Web in 1989.
The Internet refers to the global information system that is logically linked together by a globally unique address space based on the Internet Protocol (IP); is able to support communications using the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite; provides, uses, or makes accessible, either publicly or privately, high level services layered on the communications and related infrastructure.
Computers on the Internet may use one or all of the following Internet services:
В· Electronic mail (e–mail). Permits you to send and receive mail. Provides access to discussion groups.
В· Telnet or remote login. Permits your computer to log onto another computer and use it as if you were there.
В· FTP or File Transfer Protocol. Allows your computer to rapidly retrieve complex files intact from a remote computer and view or save them on your computer.
В· Gopher. An early, text–only method for accessing Internet documents. Gopher has been almost entirely subsumed in the World Wide Web, but