The Internet, although not as we know it, was first created in the early 1960’s by a US Government funded initiative. The idea was to create a network that was independent and did not require the services of a central computer to control the operations of that network. In addition to this, the network had to be able to still operate, even if parts of it were destroyed. Originally the application of this network would

In the last five years connection speed is becoming more and more of a concern to consumer users. Although the connection speed has increased significantly from the early days of home Internet, so has the cost. With the sheer amount of traffic on the Internet, is it any wonder that people are after the faster ‘vehicle’ to get them to where they want to go? Equivalent to riding a motorcycle in a traffic jam, users with faster Internet access are able to better manoeuvre and avoid traffic jams. This speed does not come without a price tag though, and many users are now turning to faster connections such as Broadband and ISDN to get the results and thus avoid the ‘road rage’ of being stuck in traffic. The issues with connection speed can partially be apportioned to the inclusion of graphics, audio and video files being used on Web pages. Previously, the content of the Web sites was purely informational, now however there is definite shift to more user-friendly interfaces. Whilst this has promoted a much more easy to use aspect, the technological implications have been harsh. Instead of a web page opening by downloading pages of information, it must now open graphics and other design tools. This takes longer for the page to load, and similar to SPAM, costs the user more in terms of time and money.

be to transfer information quickly and securely to all parts of the network in the event of nuclear war erupting. It wasn’t too long before other uses for this network became apparent, and in the early 1970’s, email took its first trembling steps. Before long, companies too began to utilise the technology and within years were building their own internal networks. With such information available online it wasn’t long before the emergence of the World Wide Web occurred. Two factors played a key role in this development. Hypertext and Graphic Interfaces were soon in circulation and as such, information was becoming more and more accessible and was beginning to resemble what we today know as the World Wide Web. In the matter of a few years, the Internet had grown from a far off concept to full blown reality and perhaps no one could have foreseen the developments that have occurred. Recently however, the popularity and effectiveness of the Internet has come under fire, and with good reason.

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