I would like to focus on one of the most popular form of technology the Internet. The Internet is, quite literally, a network of networks. It is comprised of ten thousands of interconnected networks spanning the globe. The computers that form the Internet range from huge mainframes in research establishments to modest PCs in people's homes and offices. Despite the recent hype, the Internet is not a new phenomenon. Its roots lie in a collection …showed first 75 words of 5044 total…

…showed last 75 words of 5044 total…bit as revolutionary as the light bulb or the telephone, is going to shape all our lives in the century ahead. The Internet is as persistent as it is potent, an indelible and uncontainable presence in the culture. Despite of all the "doomtalking" the future is hopeful. However, governmental action can't really make any difference, because the Internet is too diffuse, too international, too much "the cat that long ago escaped the bag"... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**