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Internet / World Wide Web

     The internet is a system where people can search for different web pages or networks. For computers, if someone is not connected to the internet, you may not be able to get service or connection. Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn invented the internet in 1980 so there could be communication between devices. Many years ago, the internet was used between two computers in different places where data was transferred by packet switching. This method separates data into smaller packets and then they get transferred. This is still used today, it is just a little different and faster due to all the advanced technological inventions.         The World Wide Web is where all the websites that people use are located. A man named Tim Berners-Lee created it in 1989 because he did not like the idea of having to log into specific computers to see the information they each had. He wanted to be able to access the information from any computer. When it was first created...

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My name is Alexia Pez and I am very interested in this class. I'm excited to see what I am going to learn and I hope that I do not struggle in it, considering we have to do coding and I have never done that before! I am a very organized and motivated person who wants to learn new topics and skills to use throughout my life and career. Media is something I am attracted to because nowadays, everything revolves around media. The more I learn about it, the better I will feel because I will have a better understanding.  Here is my picture that I converted into ASCII Art:                 .