Friday, October 31, 2008

The Future of Internet Technology

Internet is the network of networks. Through it n number of computers connects with each other and can exchange data among themselves. It has wide applications. With the rapid progress in the technology internet will also be more improved and can show change in certain aspects. Some of them can be:
  1. The speed of the internet is what decides its quality today. And in future much more data can be transmitted per second.
  2. The libraries will go virtual. That is, you can browse through the catalogue and read your favorite author all on your desktop. The scholars too will be interested to conduct research and publish research papers online.
  3. With the application of the technology in the education, internet will be used more widely for studies. More number of students will prefer for online courses and thus the day is not far when the universities will be converted into virtual colleges where the students sitting in different region will study together and share their views in real time.
  4. The internet marketing and retailing is fast getting popular. And with the growth in the technology vast improvements will be observed in this field. Today the consumers can shop and purchase online. The look of the shops will improve and more sophisticated software will make you enter a virtual shop. Today the experience to sense and experience the feel of the product purchased online is missing. Who knows that in future software is developed that will help to remove this shortcoming and also allow you to have a feel of the product that you are purchasing.
  5. Tele medicine will grow popular and will be the most preferred way of giving the best care to the patients.
  6. The criminals need to beware as in future the technology will be used to track the criminals and control crimes. This will be possible with the integration of the GIS and cartography with the internet. Also the GIS technology will be used to make more accurate weather predictions.
  7. The people worldwide will share their views and talk freely using internet as a medium to connect. Social networking will thus gain importance and wider improvements will be made in this feature.
  8. The transparency in the services given by both the private and the government departments will improve. You will also be able to vote for your government by using the net.
  9. But the online security threats and cyber crimes will be common in future.
Predicting future is exciting. But with the newer technology and innovative devices coming up, it gets a little tough.

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