Computer Science 1033A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Tim Berners-Lee, Marc Andreessen, Eric Bina

• School: Western University
• Department: Computer Science
• Course: Computer Science 1033A/B
• Professor: Vivi Tryphonopolous

Document Summary

Lecture 2 - multimedia overview: intro to text. Five senses are mechanisms to communicate with others and our environment. Definition: multimedia is everything you can hear or see. Technical definition: describes any application or technology that uses any combination of. Using a combination of moving and still pictures, sound, music and words, especially in computers or entertainment. Marc andreesen, eric bina, alex totic - web browser (mosaic) - (1993) In roughly six months of 1993, mosaic transformed the internet from the esoteric province of researchers and technophiles to a household appliance, creating multibillion-dollar industry and changing the way society works, communicates and even falls in love. In short, affecting nearly every facet of our life. Problematic because of the rapid change in technology. Directly speaking to people - do we actually understand each other The world wide web is the voice of power! Think about the area that has the higher population.