One invention/development that changed the World – Internet

The world has seen myriad of inventions that has made huge impact on millions of lives globally. Invention of wheel is considered as one of the most innovation invention. In today’s world, invention of wheel may not be that innovative, but in ancient times it was the invention which heavily impacted the transport of huge entities or object that were impossible to move from source to destination. To talk about innovative inventions in modern age where everyone relies largely on digital solutions, internet is the invention that rocked the world pretty well. Internet has made the life easier and conveniently simple by connecting the entire world.

Internet by simple definition, can be defined as a global wide area network that aids in connecting the computer systems across the globe. The internet was invented in late 1960s. The project for the internet was funded by U.S Department of Defense, ARPANET. The initial development of internet was packet switching that allowed multiple computers to communicate on a single network. Internet has made life feasible, and the use of internet in everyday life has changed drastically. Wide variety of applications are solely dependent on internet for their functioning. Use of social media has connected the people of the world and made their life conveniently simple.

Internet may sound trivial in today’s era, but before internet, life was not easy as we see it today. Communication was difficult, and sometimes the message would not get through on time, costing heavy loses. Research and finding information on specific topic or literature involved long nights at library, and tedious process of reading entire piece of literature as there was no find now button. All these shortcomings and challenges that occurred during pre-internet era certainly defines the importance of internet for us. Emails were not possible before internet, hence letters and postcards has to be used for basic communication.

Post-internet world has made great impact on human lives. Internet let us find the information we need quickly, at any instance. People can express their views on particular matter, if needed using internet. The positive impact of internet certainly proves its significance. Development of social media applications changed the entire communication game. Now with development of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, we can quickly grab the phone or computer connected to internet and message our loved ones. Internet has not only influenced our personal lives, but also made business easier. Every report and record in industry can be shared with management team, so everyone can have insights about what is going on with the business.

Information, learning, and knowledge can easily be looked on internet. Finding the appropriate information on internet is just clicks away. Search engines giants like Google Search and Microsoft Bing proffers best results for anything we search. Millions of pages are indexed on the internet, and stored on central server so that a normal student or professional man/woman can look up for the information. Learning classes, online classes, webinars, and education tech portals has made learning a fun & interactive process. In the times, where pandemic is affecting millions of people, learning over internet is just stupendous.

Addresses and locations can be found easily on internet using maps application. Earlier paper maps were used to reach specific location, but now just a tap or click away, you can find any location in world you want to. Internet has certainly improved the way we live our life. Billions of locations are stored on Google Maps, and people can take advantage of it using GPS i.e Global Positioning System to find any location. The GPS guides the user and gives specific directions to reach location desired. Phones connected to internet can be used as a map, and locations can be searched on it without any hassle.

Making donations, selling and buying items or commodities, and shopping is just another bonus point of having internet. Online e-commerce websites turns shopping into another simple task. Look up for the product and order it conveniently while sipping over cup of tea. Making donations for any relief is not more a stressful process. Open up the portal and enter the amount you want to donate, and click pay. Payment is automatically donated to the relief fund of your wish. These advantages of internet makes it one of the greatest invention or development.

Entertainment is another aspect of internet. Internet is full of movies, videos, games, and music. Services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video just makes watching movies a fun experience. Covid-19 pandemic has hit the world bad, and entertainment in our life has been replaced with constant worry of getting infected. Getting outside the home is bone-chilling experience. OTT services has given us a ray of hope, and provided us with enough content to watch and enjoy while sitting at home. Production houses are more inclined toward releasing the content on OTT platforms instead of opening theaters and risk lives of millions.

The world has come to standstill after Covid-19 has spread across the globe. IT industries which provides solutions to billions of people and connect them with each other has severely affected. Work From Home is the new normal for working. Remote working is in trend, and guess why it is possible? Yes because of internet the entire world is connected with each other and IT professionals can easily work from home and tackle the challenge of Covid-19. Internet has certainly proved to be as a boon for the world, and we shall be grateful for the inventors and developers of internet.