5 NURSING INFORMATICS Dial-up Internet

• 1990'S In-home use of the internet still required a telephone

THE INTERNET modem and applications had to be installed from a CD or
• 1989: US government lifted restrictions on the use of the multiple floppy discs; people accessed the internet from
internet, and allow its usage for commercial purposes as Internet cafes, schools or libraries.
well
• Global system of interconnected computer networks WIFI
• 1997: The WiFi* standard was introduced
History of the internet
• 1969 Birth of the Internet Social Media
o ARPANET commissioned by DoD for research into • 2003: Social Media platform started
networking • 2003: Friendster was the first social media platform
• 1971 People communicate over a network • 2003: Myspace was the first to go viral and nationwide
o Email was invented among many demographics.
• 1973 Global Networking becomes a Reality • 2004: Facebook
o First international connections to the ARPANET • 2006: Twitter
University College of London (England) and Royal • Social media platforms turned many infrequent users into
Radar Establishment (Norway) constantly- connected consumers.
o File Transfer protocol specified (how computers
send and receive data) TimeLine: History of Popular Social Media Platforms
• 1991 Friendly User Interface to WWW established • 2002 Linkedin
o World-Wide Web (WWW) released by CERN; Tim- o A business-and employment- oriented social
Berners-Lee developer networking service that operates via websites and
• 1999 Wireless Technology mobile apps
o Commonly known as Wi-Fi was invented • 2004 Facebook
o An online social media and social networking service
ARPA based in Menlo Park, California
• 1957: President Eisenhower created Advanced Research • 2005 Youtube
Project Agency (ARPA) o First large-scale video sharing website that makes it
• ARPA was housed in the Pentagon with DoD (Department easy to watch videos online
of Defense) • 2006 Twitter
• ARPA created Information Processing Technology Office o A service for friends, family and coworkers to
(IPTO) to further the research of the Semi Automatic communicate and stay connected through the
Ground Environment (SAGE) program exchange of quick frequent messages
• 2007 Tumblr
SAGE o Lets you effortlessly share anything. Post text, photos,
• A networked country-wide radar systems together quotes, links, music and videos from your browser,
• SAGE addressed the US Military's concern on phone, desktop, email.
communications networks • 2010 Instagram
• Dr. J.C.R Licklider: interconnected computers of Pentagon, o The home for visual storytelling for everyone from
Cheyenne Mountain, and SAC HO celebrities. newsrooms and brands, to teens, musicians
and anyone with a creative passion.
ARPANET • 2010 Pinterest
• 1965: "hypertext" and clickable "links" started. o A visual bookmarking tool that helps you discover and
• 1970's: The Internet and its predecessor, the Arpanet, was save creative ideas.
a constellation of networked terminal access tools that
connected universities and research labs. Finding material Remember! The internet has no owners, censors, bosses, board of
and accessing it required command line jargon that limited directors, or stockholder.
its use.
Internet facts (2021)
First Email • There are over 4.9 billion active internet users
• 1972: first email was sent by Roy Tomlinson; first test message • There are more than 1.8 billion websites online
was: "QWERTYUIOP" • 4.17 billion people use their mobile devices to go online
• There are 191.4 million active websites on the web
World Wide Web • There are 3.94 billion active social media users worldwide in
• 1989: World Wide Web" was proposed by Tim Berners-Lee 2021
while working in CERN with Robert Cailiau
• 1990: first search engine - Archie Query Form, was launched World Wide Web
• 1991: The public gained access to the internet after Tim • Collection of interconnected documents and other
Berners-Lee, posted a summary of the project and the http resources that uses HTML* for information storage and
standard that he pioneered retrieval
• 1995: Netscape introduces Mozilla (later renamed
Netscape browser) Web Pages and Domain Name
• Web Pages
World Wide Web o Hypertext documents on internet
• AKA the Web • Domain Name
• Information system where documents and other web o Identification label that defines a realm of
resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators, administrative autonomy, authority, or control on the
which may be interlinked by hypertext, and are accessible internet
over the Internet
• https - secured

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Web Browser NETIQUETTE SOCIAL CONVENTIONS THAT FACILITATE INTERACTION
• Application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing OVER THE INTERNET
information resources" on the World Wide Web.
• Ex Google Chrome 1. Remember The Human
• "Process begins when the user inputs a Uniform Resource • Follow the golden rule: "Do unto others as you would have
Identifier (URL) (ex. http://en wikipedia.org) into the others do unto you."
browser • Remember that behind every screen is a human being with
independent thoughts and feelings. It is easy to
Home Page and Search Engine misunderstand or be rude to others when you are not
• Home Page interacting with them in person.
o URL or local file that automatically loads when a web • Before clicking send or post, ask yourself: Would you say it
browser starts or when the browser's home" button is to the person's face?
pressed 2. Adhere to the Same Standards Of Behavior As In "Real Life"
• Search Engine • Ethical standards and laws that govern our society extend
o Designed to search for information on the World Wide to cyberspace as well. This includes harassment and
Web bullying, copyright regulations, and privacy.
o Hits-list of search results 3. Know Where You Are in Cyberspace
o Information may consist of web pages, images, • Different online environments require different behavior.
information and other types of files • The way one interacts with friends, may not be acceptable
in a school or work situation.
Multimedia • Comments that are acceptable on social media may be
• Media and content that uses a combination of different considered inappropriate on professional networking sites.
content forms: • An image or text sent to a friend may not be appropriate
– Text (and at worst highly offensive or inflammatory) if shared on
– Audio certain websites, forums and across social media.
– Images • Using emojis, smiley faces may not be appropriate in
– Animation certain circumstances.
– Video 4. Respect Other People's Time and Bandwidth
– Interactivity • "Bandwidth" is synonymous with "time."
• With the amount of content available online, it pays to
Communication make communication meaningful and to the point.
• E-MAIL • When sending email or on a discussion board, keep
o Allow users to send a mail (message) to another comments brief + relevant to the environment or situation.
internet user in any part of the world in a near-real-time 5. Make Yourself Look Good Online
manner • Pay attention to your grammar, spelling and word choices
• Instant Messaging as well as the overall content and truthfulness of writing.
o Offers real-time text/photo/video transmission over the • Cite sources and be polite.
internet 6. Share Expert Knowledge
o Short messages are typically transmitted between two • The Internet is a great platform for sharing good
parties when each user chooses to complete a information. However, it can also be used to spread
thought and select "send" misinformation and distortions.
• Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) • Share knowledge online that’s helpful and accurate.
o AKA IP telephony 7. Help Keep Flame Wars Under Control "Flaming"
o Methodology for the delivery of communications • Refers to verbal disagreements that occur between users in
services (voice, fax, SMS, voice-messaging) over the IP contexts such as message boards. They are often a result of
rather than via the public switched telephone network strongly held opinions and emotions.
(PSTN), also known as plain old telephone service • Do not monopolize online discussion with long or offensive
(POTS). commentary.
o Ex. Viber 8. Respect Other People's Privacy
o Viber Out uses VolP to establish the connection • The Internet is an open forum. Do not to share information
between the caller and the Viber Out service so that about others that could get them -- or yourself– into trouble,
when the call reaches the Viber Out service servers, both personally and professionally.
the servers send the call to the carrier network of the • If someone is sharing personal information, circumstances,
called party. or a situation, this needs to be handled with care. Don't
share or discuss this information with others who were not
Information Sharing privy to it first-hand.
• Exchange of data between various organizations, people 9. Don't Abuse Your Power
and technologies. • There are many subject matter experts online and just
because they have expertise in a certain field or topic, do
Information shared by individuals not undermine or belittle others who may not know as
• A video shared on Facebok or Youtube much as you do.
• INFORMATION SHARED BETWEEN FIRMWARE/SOFTWARE • Power should always be used responsibly and not to harm
IP addresses of available network nodes or the availability or take advantage of those who are less powerful or
of disk space knowledgeable.
• INFORMTION SHARED BY ORGANIZATIONS RSS 10. Be Forgiving of Other People's Mistakes
feed of an online weather report "(RDF Site Summary or • Give other users the benefit of the doubt and consider that
Really Simple Syndication) they may come from a different background or have less
experience on the Internet. Do not be rude when you
Social Media encounter someone's mistake– always respond with
• Websites and applications that enable users to create and courteously and respect.
share content or to participate in social networking • If there is a need to correct someone's errors, directly you
could privately message them as opposed to ripping them
apart publicly on the discussion.

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