Video Response

I found the video to be pretty helpful. I think having an 8 minute video with a condensed history of the Internet will be pretty helpful when I have to go back and study/review later, so I bookmarked the link. I think one of the biggest positives of the video for me was the animation. I tend to be a visual learner, so seeing concepts such as packet switching visually drawn out while the narrator also explained them definitely helped me gain a better understanding and grasp the ideas quicker. However, I too had to watch the video more than once. I felt that there was a pretty good amount of unfamiliar concepts/vocabulary thrown at the viewer throughout the length of the video, so, despite the visual aid, I did have to watch a second time and also rewind at some specific parts (like the part on OSI and TCP/IP) in order to fully grasp everything.

One of the more interesting things I noticed from the video was the way in which the Internet developed. Like Andrew noted, the Internet developed over a period of many years rather than all at once. Additionally, the Internet's development was a global phenomenon linked to projects and events in many different areas of the world, such as the NPL in England and the missile crisis in Cuba. It's interesting to note that the Internet was developed by a global process, and now the Internet has become a major factor in globalization. The Internet is and always has been a global phenomenon, and it's fascinating to think about how it will develop in the future and what effect this may have throughout the globe.