By: Benedict Smythe
Submitted: 2008-11-20 02:48:14 | Word Count: 517
Computer networking is devices or computers that are interconnected and exchange information. It has been intertwined with other disciplines as well such as Information Technology, Telecommunications, and Computer Engineering. It also has helped spawned the world’s largest network, which is called the Internet.
This network was started by the military to exchange intelligence. Later on, it would be introduced to consumers by Internet Service Providers and started a cultural phenomenon. Nowadays, we can do a lot of activities through this vast computer network, and most of them have become staples of everyday life.
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Music Downloads
This form of obtaining music has forever changed the music industry. Until now, music labels and artists alike have yet to come up with a unified business model for digital distribution of music. Record labels were opposed to it when downloading was still fresh because they accused it of being the culprit for weakened CD sales. Now they have joined to bandwagon and have started distributing their artist’s music digitally. You can go to an artist’s website and purchase either a single, or an entire album and upload it straight to your MP3 player.
Online Chatting
It has been said that the human race has always found ways to communicate. There was a time when letters were brought by a messenger on horseback to recipient miles away. No matter how far the other person was, the sender would always find someway to communicate. Lately, online chat has become a big thing. Ever since it was introduced on the Net, people have jumped into chatting. People are able to talk to loved ones on the other side of the globe, meet new people, and businesses would be able to conduct 8 person meetings from 8 different locations. Video chat is also an option so that there can be a more of an intimate feeling.
Food Delivery
At one point or the other, all of us that have tried having food delivered may have experienced a miscommunication or two with the operation. Imagine ordering a pepperoni pizza, and getting a triple cheese one. Having food delivered through the Net has made it a lot easier because distorted communication is eliminated, and what you ordered is clearly typed in by you. No more operators that hear you wrong, or buzzy telephone lines.
Video games
Video games have never been more interactive thanks to the magic of computer networking. Online games have become social activities as well, because you are able to play with a number of players from around the world, and be able to chat with them as well. Now we have a lot of games such as first person shooters, real time strategy games, and massively multiplayer online role playing games, which are played exclusively online.
We are enjoying the World Wide Web thanks to the discipline of computer networking. This makes whoever it was who had the idea of linking computers together and indirect pioneer of the Internet. With developments in computer networking, we are sure to see further improvement on the Web itself making our lives simpler and more convenient.
