Element's and Issues for Today's Internet
Worksheet #4 - The Next Big Thing
Part A - Research a number of new inventions and innovations that are coming to the market that you would consider to become the 'next big thing' for 2015. Fill the information in on the sheet provided and print out a copy to hand in.
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Worksheet #5 - Searching the Web
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Worksheet #6 - Internet 2.0: Bigger, Better, Stronger.. FASTER
"We can rebuild it. We have the technology!" Yet twenty years later, no matter how sleek the internet looks in its Porsche skin, its still cruising around with the motor from a Volkswagen. What's going to happen when the motor finally gets an upgrade?
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There are a number of reliable websites that can test your current download and upload baud rates. Be sure to find one that doesn't automatically send you to a third party ad or make you install their software to make the test run. Here are a number of reliable sites with their results from the latest test, done March 30, 2015.
Downloads Uploads
http://www.speedtest.net/ 10.64 Mbps 31.16 Mbps
http://www.bandwidthplace.com/ 2.08 Mbps 6.36 Mbps
http://speedtest.bellaliant.net/ 20.54 Mbps 67.12 Mbps
You can see that measurement of baud rate can be very subjective depending on the algorithm used to do the measurements and the time of day that measurements were taken. In order to be fair, run the test a number of times and periodically through the day.
Downloads Uploads
http://www.speedtest.net/ 10.64 Mbps 31.16 Mbps
http://www.bandwidthplace.com/ 2.08 Mbps 6.36 Mbps
http://speedtest.bellaliant.net/ 20.54 Mbps 67.12 Mbps
You can see that measurement of baud rate can be very subjective depending on the algorithm used to do the measurements and the time of day that measurements were taken. In order to be fair, run the test a number of times and periodically through the day.
Worksheet #7 - The Ephemeral Internet
Do the things we saw and do on the web just slowly fade and disappear, or do they keep collecting forever like some huge ball of gum at the bottom of our computer's stomach?
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Worksheet #8 - Entertainment or Mental Mahem?
The Internet is the source of information and education for many people today, but have we let our acceptance of online content lead us into more trouble than its worth? May 4, 2015
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Worksheet #9 - The 3D Printer Revolution
Small manufacturers and backyard inventors are excited over the possibilities created by the 3D printer. However, what implications are there for the world of today and tommorrow? May 11, 2015
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