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Computers are abundant today in Society. Invented by Charles Babbage in 1822, was at first used for simple calculations. However, as technology has advance computers have become essential in almost all occupations. The first computers have become the building block for all computers to come. -
Invented in 1876 by Antonia Meucci created with the first basic phone. At first phones were used for transmitting and receiving of audio and used a ground return path, however it advanced so much that phones are used by everyone that it’s considered an essential for people now. -
In 1894 Guglielmo Marconi developed a wireless telegraph system using radio waves. Wireless is now becoming more common with it being more flexible and adaptable, and soon might make wired connections obsolete. -
The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network was the forerunner of the internet. Invented in 1966, its main purpose was to link computers over telephones lines. Although we do not use ARPANET anymore, it is argued to be the biggest Internet advancement, since it was how the internet was made. -
An Internet Protocol is a numerical label that is connected to a computer network for communication. In 1970, IP was serves two purpose: network interface identification and location address. -
Emails today are used for many different purposes, mainly communicating with others. The first version of email was invented in 1965 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology however, the modern @ sign we use was invented in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson. -
Computer viruses are common nowadays, with computers being used everyday. The first virus known was detected on ARPANET in the early 1970s known as the Creeper. It was written by Bob Thomas at BBN Technologies in 1971 -
Computers are widely used in today’s society. With the first personal computer being developed in 1974, it enables people to accomplish a lot more at home and is now used in almost all occupations. -
Virtual reality is widely considered the “future”, in gaming, and most believe it will be used for other occupations in the future. Invented in 1986 by Ivan Sutherland, the first VR game, The Sword of Damocles on the head-mounted display (HDM) system. -
A Multinational technology company that produces electronics software and online services. Founded in April 1, 1976 by Steve Jobs, this trillion company has become the most used technology company. -
Introduced on January 1, 1985, this domain has become the most dominant domain system of the internet. Originally, the domain was used for commercial organizations but then later became opened for general purpose. -
The world wide web (www) was invented by a British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee in 1989. The Web is considered one of the greatest internet advancements made since it gives users access to a vast array of information. -
An E-commerce company founded by Jeff Bezos, is now the biggest and most valuable brand. Amazon deals with a new way of shopping though online, which could be considered an invented way of shopping since as technology advances, some stores might obsolete which will mean e commerce will become more normalize. -
The engine search Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998. Google is currently the most popular engine search with more than 70 percent of world using it for a wide arrange of information. -
Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia where users can create and edit wiki pages on a specific information. It was originally a project for Nupedia founded on March 9, 2000, is now the most popular wiki and has information on most topics. -
Developed by International Organization for Standardization in October 2001, MP4 is a digital container format used though different medias. It handles files such as audio, image, videos, text, etc. -
Invented on October 25, 2001, Windows XP is the most popular and most used operating system developed by Microsoft. It gives users access to productivity tools which is one of the reasons why it is used the most. -
Facebook is a social media app where people can create profiles, post videos, picture, like and share. Founded on February 4, 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook is the most popular media with over 2.89 billion monthly active users. -
YouTube is a social media platform where users can watch and sharing videos. Launched on February 14, 2006, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, YouTube has become one of the biggest platforms and the second most visited website. -
With YouTube becoming one of the biggest social media platforms, it also bought us the biggest event in internet history: boxing. With it streaming a youtuber boxing match in August 25, 2018, it got over 2.25 million live viewers.