World wide web

The world wide web will continue growing and advancing as long there's a high consumer demand. With other big companies in the market, every one is competing to get the best and new advanced technology out in the market before someone else does. They are always trying to get their products to a new market so their company can be widespread. For example, both yahoo and facebook are trying to dominate Google's search engine by advancing their own.
A cloud is a network of servers that allows users to run an application or program from different computers and different location at the same time. It also allows users to store their data, software etc. online.

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Networks and Communication

Asynchronous communication is also known as non real-time communication. It enables flexibility because it allows receiver to receive information when it's most convenient for them. Some forms of asynchronous collaboration,such as email, are ubiquitous. Asynchronous communication can be used in forms of web logs, where people can share ideas and comment. It can be used as discussion boards where dialogues can take place over time, messaging (email), databases, website links, etc..
Synchronous communication is also known as real time communication. It takes place like a conversation where it allows people to connect at a single point in time, at the sametime. Synchronous communication can be used in forms chat, instant messaging, audio, video, and web conference. This type of communication allows in-depth discussion with higher-touch interactions, sharing presentaion and information, and discussions and dialogues. In the article " Skype in the Classrrom, from York to Antarctica," the third graders are able to interact with scientist that were on the other side of the continent through skype. They were able to apply the materials they had learned and form discussions and higher-touch interactions.