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The Internet , where is it?

The Internet , where is it?. By: Liz of the Fantastic Four. The Internet, where is it ?. My artifact explains where the Internet is, what it is composed of, who are the participants and related organizations as well as potential future models of what will become of it.

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The Internet , where is it?

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  1. The Internet,where is it? By: Liz of the Fantastic Four

  2. The Internet,where is it? My artifact explains where the Internet is, what it is composed of, who are the participants and related organizations as well as potential future models of what will become of it.

  3. “The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite (often called TCP/IP, although not all applications use TCP) to serve billions of users worldwide.” Main article: Internet protocol suite Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet, http://openwork.org/where-is-the-internet/

  4. What makes up the internet?  There are several layers usually valued to as the network stack. All these and you make up the internet: • Computers • Cell phones • Servers • Routers • Switches • Cables • Wireless signals • Requests, etc. Source: http://hardwiredclouds.com/latest/where-is-the-internet/

  5. Where is the Internet? The Internet exists in data centers and these central offices. But you are also a part of it through your interaction.Linked by what is called the internet backbone. Which consists of cables connecting cities and countries. “The backbone uses a mix of fiber optics, satellite and POTS (Plain old telephone system) cables.” Part of the network. Interactive map of the under ocean cables that connect the world. http://www.submarinecablemap.com/

  6. So Where is the internet?  Everywhere a connection is available to this interconnected network of computers, a world wide system. Where is the Internet today?Availability is world wide but access is still limited. Currently 32.7% of the population of the world has access. internetworldstats.com

  7. Future Scenario Resources • Download a PDF version of the scenarios • Read about the scenario planning exercise

  8. Other Internet Information Organizations • The Internet Society • Berkman Center for Internet and Society • European Commission Information Society • Living Internet, Internet history and related information, including information from many creators of the Internet Articles, books, and journals • First Monday, a peer-reviewed journal on the Internet established in 1996 as a Great Cities Initiative of the University Library of the University of Illinois at Chicago, ISSN: 1396-0466 • Rise of the Network Society, Manual Castells, Wiley-Blackwell, 1996 (1st ed) and 2009 (2nd ed), ISBN 978-1-4051-9686-4 • "The Internet: Changing the Way We Communicate" in America's Investment in the Future, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Va. USA, 2000 • “Lessons from the History of the Internet”, Manuel Castells, in The Internet Galaxy, Ch. 1, pp 9–35, Oxford University Press, 2001, ISBN 978-0-19-925577-1 ISBN10: 0-19-925577-6 • "Media Freedom Internet Cookbook" by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Vienna, 2004 • The Internet Explained, Vincent Zegna & Mike Pepper, Sonet Digital, November 2005, Pages 1 – 7. • "How Much Does The Internet Weigh?", by Stephen Cass, Discover, 2007 • "The Internet spreads its tentacles", Julie Rehmeyer, Science News, Vol. 171, No. 25, pp. 387–388, 23 June 2007 • Internet, Lorenzo Cantoni & Stefano Tardini, Routledge, 2006, ISBN 978-0-20-69888-4

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