IT-FP3006 Report: Development of Internet, WWW, and Social Media

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web, examining the key factors that contributed to their growth. It analyzes the integration of the WWW and the Internet, highlighting the common traits of prominent developers. The report then shifts its focus to social media, specifically evaluating Instagram as a representative tool. It explores the application, advantages, and disadvantages of Instagram for individuals, professionals, and businesses. The conclusion synthesizes the key findings, emphasizing the interconnectedness of the internet, WWW, and social media, and their impact on professional communication.

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IT - The internet, World Wide Web and social media
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IT - THE INTERNET, WORLD WIDE WEB, AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Part 1: Development of the Internet and the World Wide Web......................................................3
Factors significant for the development of internet.....................................................................3
Factors significant for the development of World Wide Web.....................................................3
Analyzation of the integration of WWW and Internet................................................................4
Common traits of prominent developers of the Internet and World Wide Web.........................4
Changes in professional communications...................................................................................4
Part 2: Different aspects of a social media tool...............................................................................5
Application of the selected tool...................................................................................................5
Advantage of the social media tool.............................................................................................5
Disadvantages of the social media tool.......................................................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
Reference.........................................................................................................................................6

IT - THE INTERNET, WORLD WIDE WEB, AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Introduction
The foremost determination of the paper is to focus on the development of Internet and
World Wide Web. The two concepts along with its present traits will be described in details in
this paper. Instagram which is a type of social media tools will be evaluated in the second unit of
the paper.
Part 1: Development of the Internet and the World Wide Web
Factors significant for the development of internet
o Effective communication process.
o Business and commercial utilization.
o Secure transaction methods.
o Increasing use of social media platforms.
o Entertainment purpose.
o Online shopping purpose
Factors significant for the development of World Wide Web
o Job seeking.
o Performance expectancy of the management systems.
o Security and services of the website portals.
o Validation and reliability of the data.
o Digital e-commerce
o Direct marketing
o Website retailing

IT - THE INTERNET, WORLD WIDE WEB, AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Analyzation of the integration of WWW and Internet
The information space in terms of the WWW uses the URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
whereas the Internet cannot work in the absence of the URL. The URL is sometimes interlinked
with the help of the hyperlink text. The functionality of the WWW and the internet is somewhat
similar but the functionality of the internet is way bigger in all aspects as compared with the
WWW.
Common traits of prominent developers of the Internet and World Wide Web
Packet Switching: It is defined as a mode of transmission of a message with the help of
numerous segments.
TCP/IP: The communication between more than one network is managed with the help
of this networking protocol.
DNS: Domain names are equally important for both Internet and www.
Changes in professional communications
Workflow has increased and data security became a key need for every enterprise.
Workflow automation: Elimination of the paper is the key feature of this automated
machines.
Authenticity: Digital signatures are the key features of the E-forms which provides more
authenticity to the documents.

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Part 2: Different aspects of a social media tool
Application of the selected tool
The selected social media tool Instagram is used by individuals, business organizations
and professionals in different types of purpose like online sales and marketing (Vermaat et al.,
2017). Branding of a service or product can be done effectively with the help of Instagram.
Advantage of the social media tool
Development of the marketing strategies and its associated feedbacks is the most
important advantage of this application for the individuals, professionals and the organizations
(Mustafa, Murat & Necati, 2016). The other advantage of this application is the visual marketing
which is very important for the professionals the SME’s.
Disadvantages of the social media tool
User-enabled editing features of this application are the most important drawback of this
application it has a direct negative impact on both professionals, individuals and business
organizations as the integrity of the data will be hampered.
Conclusion
From the above paper, it can be concluded that the development of WWW and Internet
was very much related to each other. The common traits of the developers of the WWW and
internet were discussed in the paper. The advantages and disadvantages of the selected social
media tool helps in understanding the impact of social media on the professionals, individuals
and business.

IT - THE INTERNET, WORLD WIDE WEB, AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Reference
Mustafa, E. C., Murat, C., & Necati, E. E. (2016). The Role of Social Media in Crisis
Communication and Crisis Management. International Journal of Research in Business
& Social Science, 5(3), 2016.
Vermaat, M. E., Sebok, S. L., Freund, S. M., Campbell, J. T., & Frydenberg, M. (2017).
Discovering Computers© 2018: Digital Technology, Data, and Devices. Nelson
Education.