1. Week 1 Unit 2 Internet History and Technology CAS101 Information Fluency

2. It is the greatest truth of our age: Information is not knowledge. Caleb Carr 3. Internet History Product of the Cold War In 1957, the USSR launches Sputnik, the first artificial earth satellite. In response, the United States forms the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) within the Department of Defense (DoD). ARPA created the ARPANET, a decentralized, web- like communication network that could survive a nuclear strike. It will become the Internet! 4. Internet History Internet Definition - Network of Networks: The Internet is an interconnection of computer networks, connecting millions of computers that can communicate information with one another 5. Internet History World Wide Web Invented in 1989 The Web is only a part of the Internet; it is a massive collection of pages built using HTML (hypertext markup language) code. To view pages, a browser reads the HTML code 6. How the Internet Works 7. The Internet Influence on Research Internet Expansion There are approximately 2,405,518,376 internet users in the world, that's more than a 566.4% increase since 2000! 32% of college students (6.7+ million) take at least one online course. 77% of academic leaders rate the online learning outcomes very high quality. 8. The Internet Influence on Research Research Prior to the Internet Required Understanding of Dewey Decimal System card catalogs Lots of time, especially during limited library hours Finding books required knowledge of subject headings or a good subject specific bibliography. Access was limited in-house collection and/or the luxury of time to order the title from Interlibrary Loan. Evaluation was based upon the publisher, author reputation or third party reviews. 9. Next Steps 1. Review the link in Blackboard, Internet/World Wide Web Timeline 2. Review the link in Blackboard, 24 Hours of Internet Activity Around the World 3. Review the link in Blackboard, Global Internet Map 4. Watch the video: Alepha Molinari Lets Bridge the Digital Divide 5. Complete the Assignment