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The document discusses internet developments such as blogs, wikis, digital media sharing websites, and social networking websites. It provides tasks to match definitions to terms and identify advantages and disadvantages of each development. Security issues with data transfer over the internet are also discussed.

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01 Internet Communication

The document discusses internet developments such as blogs, wikis, digital media sharing websites, and social networking websites. It provides tasks to match definitions to terms and identify advantages and disadvantages of each development. Security issues with data transfer over the internet are also discussed.

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Computing: Internet Development and Issues

Objectives
 Know the uses of blog's, wikis, digital media websites and social networking.
 Be able to discuss the security issues of data transfer over the Internet.

Communication over the internet


Reading resources:
Use the following links to read about this topic.
http://www.ictlounge.com/html/internet_developments.htm
http://www.igcseict.info/theory/6/intdev/index.html

Task: Match the definition to the term.

These websites create 'communities' of


It is like an online journal or log where a
people who can share information about
person writes about issues that are important
their lives, interests and hobbies with each
to them, they are used regularly and updated.
other.
These websites allow users to upload video
They are interactive web pages that allow users
and images which can then be viewed by
to collaborate and can be edited everyone.
other people.

Term Definition
a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by
an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or
Blog’s (web logs)
conversational style.

a website or database developed collaboratively by a


community of users, allowing any user to add and edit
Wikis
content.

Digital media sharing web


sites
Social networking web sites

Task: Give at least one advantage and one disadvantage for each online communication
development.

Advantage Disadvantage
Blog’s (web logs)

Wikis
Computing: Internet Development and Issues
Digital media sharing web
sites

Social networking web sites


Computing: Internet Development and Issues
Task: Use the internet to find an icon/logo to illustrate each online communication development.

Blog’s (web logs) Digital media sharing web sites

Wikis Social networking web sites

Internet Use Issues


Reading resources:
Use the following links to read about this topic.
http://www.igcseict.info/theory/6/internet/index.html

Although the Internet has many uses there are some issues that can cause us problems if we are not
careful. Some of these issues include:
 Unreliable information
 Undesirable information

Task: In pairs discuss what you think is meant by these two terms.
Record bullet points of your discussion.

Unreliable Undesirable

Task: You need to use the internet for research on a homework assignment. Create yourself a
check list to remind you how to check online information is correct.
Computing: Internet Development and Issues

My Checklist

Is the Internet information reliable?

Tic
Check
k
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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