SOC 3116 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3: Darpa, Transmission Control Protocol, Web 2.0
23 Apr 2015
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Media companies that own internet companies, and television shows with complementary websites. Impartial: digital information carried across networks is indifferent to how it is represented, who owns or created it, or how it is used. Internet history: refers to (1) a technical infrastructure of computers and other digital devices permanently connected through high-speed telecommunications networks; and (2) the forms of content, communication, and information sharing that occur through these networks. Internet protocol (ip: transmission control protocol (tcp) Internet developed parallel to the general development of personal computers and other devices. New media: an introduction: created in the u. s. a as a consequence of the cold war. Research projects agency (arpa): packet switching (most significant development): long messages could be broken down into smaller packets . Messages could be rerouted if there was a blockage at one message route point of connection between 2 computers.
