Description
This book is a reference guide to the social impacts of the Internet. It covers a variety of topics, including political, social, technical, legal, and economic controversies. It also includes a glossary of key terms, as well as bibliographical sketches of 20 key personalities in Internet history.
An examination of the social impact of the Internet, this volume explores political, social, technical, legal, and economic controversies in a manner accessible to the general reader.
A glossary of key terms, such as algorithm, ARPAnet, Hyper Text Markup Language, identity theft, Internet protocol, malicious mode, and Moore's law, helps readers find their bearings in the high-tech world of the Internet Bibliographical sketches of 20 key personalities?both positive and negative?in Internet history bring this high-tech story to life