“The hand of the diligent will rule, but the slack hand will be put to forced labor.” Proverbs 12:24

There is a host of useful information floating around the highways and byways of “Cyberspace”.  If you desire to be diligent, informed, competitive and aware during this rapidly changing technology era, understanding the basic fundamentals of technology is a must.

In this area, you will learn basic technology terms, frequently used applications, basic Internet navigation and ways to use the Internet to manage finances.

Basic Technology Terms

Today the Internet is seen as the communication instrument that has revolutionized life, as we know it. Over the last few years the Internet has touched just about every aspect of our lives from the ability to shop from the comfort of our homes 365 days/24 hours/7 day per week. It spawned the rise of the dotcom industry, it’s the instrument of change reshaping governments, industries and services that affects all of mankind.

Access

POP Dialup, Broadband, Dedicated T1, Cable, DSL, Satellite

Originally the Internet started life as a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) experiment to connect the computers of DoD funded research facilities in the U.S., 1967 was the first publication of the initial design for the ARPANET (named for the DoD's Advanced Research Projects Agency - ARPA). 

Hosting

Domain name service (DNS), WWW, FTP, Ecommerce, Audio/Video

Web publication and sharing files is surprisingly easy for example faith based resources, economic educational materials located at this web site. Provides relevant written content, Photos, graphics, Audio, and Video materials that are freely available 24/ 7 shared resources. Quite literally publishing Internet WWW or posting files for sharing empowers the individual. By allowing access to information hosted/ located on hundreds of thousands of globally connected Internet host computers.

Creation of a global Internet network of computers has given individuals an information highway to instantly communicate across national and international boundaries as easily as across the street.

Internet Solution: Education, Research, Health, Games, Chat, Voice over Internet Protocol) (VoIP)

The Internet is a globalize network of computers that provides users with the ability to instantly communicate with anyone, anywhere in the world. It enables social and commercial interactions without boundaries.

Internet Email

Webmail, Mailing list, Message boards, Web messaging

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Refer to the following links for a glossary of basic terminology:

Basic Internet Terms for Newbies

Glossary of Internet Terms