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The Internet and its Improvements for Society
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The Internet and its Improvements for Society "SYN" says Computer A to Computer B. "SYN, ACK" replies Computer B. Finally, Computer A repeats back, "ACK..." and proceeds to deliver some data to Computer B. This is a handshake for the transport layer of the Internet, the basis on which information is delivered from any computer to another, perhaps thousands of miles apart. It enables programs running on computers to communicate with similar programs running on the other computers on the Internet, thus enabling human users of these programs to interact with each other. Many have argued that the rapid growth of the Internet and the amount of time people devote to using it will degrade human interaction and destroy society. I will argue that, in the long run, personal interaction and the ability of society to function as a true community will improve dramatically because of it. The term 'Internet' was shortened...
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