The Internet - Connecting to Internet, Mobile Access, Censorship and Accuracy
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- Created on: 11-04-18 10:01
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- The Internet
- Connecting to the Internet
- Dial Up
- Very slow and limited use
- However, if only a light user, might be cheaper than broadband
- Broadband
- Not available everywhere
- Expensive
- Not penalised for heavy use if you have an unlimited package
- Streaming can be used
- Cheap calls using VOIP
- Dial Up
- Mobile Access to the Internet
- Advantages
- Acces from wherever you are
- Work more productively because you can do things instantly, rather than return to office
- Increase in real-time collaborative working / video conferencing
- Work from home is an option
- Problems
- Affects home/work balance
- Expensive if using mobile phone
- Poor connectivity
- Security problems eg. Hacking
- Network overload at peak demand
- Advantages
- Censorship
- Little control over what can appear online
- Positives of Non -Censorship
- Freedom of Information
- Commerce
- Wikileaks
- Negatives of Non - Censorship
- Many undesireable things can appear online (terrorism, ****, child abuse etc)
- Accuracy
- Virtually anything can appear online - no restriction on authorship
- Up to the viewer to determine the accuracy of online information
- Connecting to the Internet
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