Symposium De Virtual
Webster defines "cyberspace" to be " the online world of computer networks", which only makes you believe that Webster has no clue what it's talking about. Yes, it is a large network, but it is oh so much more. It has its problems such as cyber crime, hacking, invasion of privacy and other things that need regulations, but the main grandeur of the Internet, is spectacular. My Point of view differs from any I know, which makes cyberspace the concept of concepts.If a survey were being done on how people experience cyberspace, you would immediately notice that no two answers would be the same. Experiencing cyberspace is something that is different for every person. I myself, experience cyberspace psychologically, I experience it in my mind. There have been many attempts at trying to define the complex term, but up to date, no one has pinned the tail on the donkey. There cannot be one solid definition for a word that possesses so many meanings. I personally associate the word cyberspace with the idea of being able to travel to distant places without ever leaving my chair (which I rarely do). Obviously, I know that there is no way of visiting different places or countries using my home computer, but in my mi
The Government is now trying to censor what ideas go onto something we know as the Information Superhighway. The Internet is now supposed to be regulated so that it will be "safe" for everyone to enter. The Government passed a law known as the Telecommunications Act of 1996. In the TA there is a part called the Communications Decency Act or CDA. This part of the bill arose because of the recent surge of pornography on the Infobahn. The CDA criminalizes indecent speech on the Internet (Wallace: 1). The CDA describes indecent speech as anything "depicting or describing sexual or excretory acts or organs in patently offensive fashion under contemporary community standards." The rapid growth of the Internet has many positive aspects to it. The new technology that is developing with this rapid growth will help keep computers up to date with what is being developed on the Internet. With these technological advances, systems will be faster, more powerful, and capable of doing more complicated tasks. As more people with different interests, thoughts, and ideas get involved with the Internet, there will be more information available (Elmer-Dewitt 64). As the number of Internet users increases, the prices will gradually decrease on Internet software and organizations (Peterson 358). The best quality about the size of the Internets it is so big that it cannot be destroyed (Elmer-Dewitt 62). nd, when I see the location that I am connected to, it feel as
Some common words found in the essay are:
Virtual Webster, Internet Wallace, Censorship Internet, Superhighway Internet, Act CDA, Infobahn CDA, Telecommunications Act, experience cyberspace, computer crime, people experience, rapid growth, pictures words, indecent speech,
Approximate Word count = 986
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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