Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Small task - Reading 2.6

The Internet is like a massive net with all the computers in the world arranged around the edge , connected to one of the strands. Any computer can communicate with any other computer by sending a message along the strands of the net. The World Wide Web is like the collection of sea creatures that have been caught in the net. Each creature is a website - some are useful and some are downright disgusting. Any computer can send a little submersible along the strands of the net to take a picture of one of the sea creatures and send it back for you to look at. There can be lots of submersibles all taking pictures of the same sea creature so lots of people can see the picture on their computers at the same time. You can tell your submersible what sort of sea creature you want to see and it will travel along the strands until it finds a creature like the one you are looking for but some creatures can't be seen with the naked eye so your submersible will need some special equipment to find those creatures.
The Internet has revolutionised communication throughout society and I'm sure libraries are no exception even though I don't have personal experience of the changes.

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