Internet Information

 

The internet, most know it only as a pool of knowledge open to all who can type what they want into a search page and get a good thousand possible hits for info. But where did it begin, and how many people use it?

           

  • The Internet began as the ARPANET during the cold war in 1969. It was developed by the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) in conjunction with a number of military contractors and universities to explore the possibility of a communication network that could survive a nuclear attack. It continued simply because the DOD, its contractors, and the universities found that it provided a very convenient way to communicate. (University of Regina)
  • World-wide, homes with Internet accessibility has increased by 34,000 percent since 1994!
  • 1 in 6 people use the Internet in North America and Europe. (NUA)
  • The number of women using the Internet worldwide will pass 96 million or 45 percent of the world's Internet users in 2001. (Computer Economics)
  • 64 Million U.S. Adults Regular Internet Users Mediamark Research Inc. has released data which suggests that there are 64.2 million adults going online in the U.S. every month.
  • A survey of 30,000 consumers in 30 nations by found that the U.S. not only has the fastest-growing number of Internet users, but the largest proportion of e-commerce consumers. (Roper Starch Worldwide)
  • This summer 82 percent of college graduates will search for careers and employment information online. (NUA)
  • It took 13 years for television to reach 50 million users - it took the internet less than 4 years!
  • There is more E-Mail than postal messages!

            Some know it as a business place, where information can be transferred from one location to another nearly instantaneously. Even an open market to some where their goods can be viewed on the global market 24/7 anywhere across the globe.

 

  • 56 percent of U.S. companies will sell their products online by 2000, up from 24 percent in 1998. (NUA)
  • Cisco Systems Inc. is today the world's largest Internet commerce site, selling more than $32 million in products every day. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
  • Small businesses that use the Internet have grown 46% faster than those that do not. (American City Business Journals)
  • Forty-four percent of U.S. companies are selling online; 36% more say they will do so by the end of the year. (Association of National Advertisers)

 

            The Internet has produced thousands of jobs as the demand for technology increases both among businesses and as well as normal citizens.

 

  • More than a million new jobs were created by the U.S. high-tech industry since 1993. (American Electronics Association)
  • Preliminary employment data show that the U.S. high-tech industry employed 4.8 million workers in 1998, making it one of the nation's largest industries. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
  • 364 million PCs were in use in 1998. (Computer Almanac Industry)
  • In 1996, 7.4 million people worked in high-tech jobs, earning an average salary of $46,000, more than fifty percent more than the average wage of $28,000. (U.S. Department of Commerce)
  • High-tech has driven more than a quarter of all economic growth since 1993. (U.S. Department of Commerce)

 

 

    1. When was the internet created and by who?

 

    1. Which country has the fastest growing number of internet users and the largest proportion of e-commerce consumers?

 

    1. Which Company is currently the world’s largest internet commerce site?

 

    1. The internet has produced what for the U.S. high-tech industry?

 

    1.  Those who worked in the high-tech industry earned an average $46,000, more than __% more than the average wage of $28,000.

 

    1. According to this article what would you suggest a small business to do if they wanted to grow?

 

    1. The internet serves as an open market for many things to be sold, how does this improve on another method of selling products?

 

    1. Why has the internet allowed for such economic growth of economies around the world in such a short period of time?

 

    1. Which is becoming more popular to use, postal mail or e-mail? And which is faster and more reliable?

 

    1. How much longer did it take for television to reach 50 million users than the internet?

 

Sources:

  1. http://www.internetindicators.com/facts.html
  2. assorted other random facts from random sites…